The Department of Veterans Affairs will continue to allow non-partisan groups, as well as state and local election officials, to help veterans at VA inpatient and community living centers and domiciliary facilities, as long as they coordinate their visits with facility officials and avoid unnecessary disruption of normal operations, the department announced Sept. 8. “VA has always been committed to helping veterans exercise their constitutional right to vote, which they defended for all Americans while serving their nation,” said Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. “We’ve now established a uniform approach to helping those of our patients who need assistance to register and to vote.”
