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Our View | Disenfranchisement of Military Voters is...
The special election to represent Alexandrias West End in the Virginia House of Delegates has been interesting political theater, resulting in a razor-thin 16-vote margin of victory (unusual for Alexandria) for Democrat Charniele Herring over Republican Joe Murray. That this slight margin was upheld after Monday nights recount is not surprising. What is disturbing about this recount is a larger issue that seemingly rears its ugly head in every American election be it local, state, national, scheduled or special: the disenfranchisement of Americans living overseas, particularly military personnel.
