States ' rules for absentee ballots vary ; rules can change during election season . 30 percent of overseas military ballots returned , counted in 2004 , official estimates . Comment: `` [ Gore ] and I would never authorize and would not tolerate a campaign that was aimed specifically at invalidating ballots from members of our armed services , and I 've been assured that there were more absentee ballots from non-military voters that were ultimately disqualified , '' he said during an interview on NBC 's `` Meet the Press . '' Military ballots were a focus in the 2000 recount in Florida .
States ' rules for absentee ballots vary ; rules can change during election season . 30 percent of overseas military ballots returned , counted in 2004 , official estimates . Comment: Military ballots were a focus in the 2000 recount in Florida .