I approve wholeheartedly of making a special accommodation for religion. No one should be required to choose between giving up the right to vote and violating the dictates of one’s conscience.
At the same time, I believe that a special accommodation should also be made for those serving our country in uniform. I argue for making an accommodation for the 16,737 military personnel and 8,844 military spouses and dependents of voting age who claim Nevada as their legal residence. Because of their service to our country, they cannot come home to vote in a caucus or election. In a caucus, there generally is no opportunity to cast an absentee ballot. In this system, the voter must appear in person and publicly state his or her preference; there is no secret ballot.
Nevada actually did have absentee ballots for the military in their caucuses.
