The push has been described as a targeted campaign effort to influence results in Democratic-leaning cities, including Milwaukee and Detroit. Hegseth is providing specific guidance to soldiers stationed overseas on the methods for requesting registration and absentee ballots to ensure they can cast votes while serving abroad.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Pete Hegseth Urges 300,000 Unregistered US Troops to Vote in Midterms
US Politics26 days ago
Deployed service members are receiving instructions on how to obtain write-in absentee ballots ahead of the November elections. Pete Hegseth is calling on warfighters, their spouses, and eligible family members to register, claiming that 300,000 US military personnel are not currently registered to vote. Hegseth framed the outreach as a way to ensure the country remains "the land of the free" by increasing troop participation at the polls.
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