November 1, 2024, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris 2024 presidential election news

With just four days until Election Day, Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon after complaints about inadequate resources to help military members cast their votes.

Three Republican congressmen claim that the Pentagon did not provide enough resources to allow them to vote on time and that the supply of mail-in ballots at at least one military base has been depleted and has not been replenished.

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Mich., Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. and Mike Walz, R-Fla., wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday saying he was “gravely concerned” about “deficiencies in Defense Department protocols,” including a failure to inform service members about their options were voting.

“Our nation’s brave men and women in uniform have brought to our attention that there has been inadequate education at the administrative level on how to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and complete a federal absentee ballot when issued by the state.” “The ballot does not arrive on time,” the lawmakers wrote.

“Other service members also stated that when they applied for a federal absentee ballot, they were told that the base’s supply of such ballots had been depleted and had not been replenished.”

Lawmakers say it is imperative that the Pentagon do everything in its power to ensure the nation's “elite warriors” have every opportunity to vote and that the Department of Defense (DOD) “mobilize all necessary resources over the next seven days.” so that the military personnel are given this opportunity.

Fox News' Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.