WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Hosemann Visits Troops to Promote Voting

Hosemann Visits Troops to Promote Voting

Delbert Hosemann is one of five secretaries of state from across the country visiting troops in the Middle East.

It's a bipartisan effort to encourage military men and women to cast their votes in next month's election and to talk about the process of military voting.

In an interview from Kuwait, Hosemann told WLBT that Mississippi is the first state to make it possible for troops to cast their ballots by email, cutting turnaround time from weeks to hours. He assures them the process is safe.

"Because we have taken the lead in allowing email voting, it comes back to one person in our office who actually sees the vote and then he actually prints it and puts it in an envelope and sends it on to the various circuit clerks," said Hosemann.

Hosemann will tour undisclosed locations while in the Middle East. The Department of Defense picked up the tab for the trip.