Chuck Schumer actually said...

One in four ballots requested by troops deployed overseas went uncounted in the 2008 election.

Senator Cornyn has been a champion on this issue and has some amendments that we have all worked out.

S.1415 will amend the 1986 Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee voting Act and bring it into the 21st Century.

Ben Nelson, who is Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel and Readiness, has helped craft this legislation into shape.