Pentagon changes overseas absentee voting forms, removing a category of citizens Republicans want barred from voting

The Pentagon changed the forms many Americans abroad use to vote absentee, and the new version drops U.S. citizens living overseas who have never lived in the U.S., NPR reports. Republicans have pushed to block that group from voting. Their eligibility comes from state law, not the federal form: about three dozen states plus D.C. let them vote absentee using a parent's U.S. address (NPR; Election Assistance Commission). The Pentagon's voting-assistance office says states can still process the old forms.