U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined with Senate colleagues today to introduce The Safeguarding Elections for our Nation’s Troops through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act, S.1728. The bill will expand access to voting for military voters and improve voting assistance opportunities. “It is unacceptable that our service members and their families are facing hurdles when attempting to exercise one of the most fundamental rights they fight and sacrifice to protect—the right to vote.
“These brave Americans put their lives on the line for our democracy, so the least Congress can do is meet its obligation to safeguard their voting rights by ensuring that the Defense Department implements common sense reforms to improve access and assistance for voting.”
The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Schumer (D-NY), Blunt (R-MO), Warner (D-VA), Wicker (R-MS), and Brown (D-OH).