Register Now to Vote in the 2024 US Elections

To ensure that you can vote in the 2024 US elections, pick your reason to register/request a ballot as early as possible in February:

• to take the first step in your plan to ensure that you vote in 2024;
• to ensure that you can solve any problems that may arise with your registration/request form;
• to ensure that you can take part...

Get Ready Now to Register to Vote on New Year’s Day 2024

The 2024 US elections will be the most important in the country’s history. Every citizen’s vote is needed to protect US democracy, and overseas voters have less time and greater barriers to voting that those in the USA. Overseas Americans must therefore get ready to act in 2024, to secure their own participation in the election and to assist as...

Why every American living abroad should vote in US elections

Writing in the New York Times Magazine on October 11, The Ethicist considered a question about voting from overseas from Kim, who has moved permanently to Sweden and asked, “I’m an American living abroad. Should I vote in US elections?” The answer is YES.

Millions of (non-military) Americans live outside the USA. We are good citizens of both the land...

Vital state elections in Virginia and Louisiana – take part!

Elections in Virginia and Louisiana will determine, among other things, who will run the 2024 federal elections in those states. If you’re from either state, be sure to take part. Act now; deadlines for registration and ballot requests are close!

Virginia

Virginians will vote for candidates in the General Assembly and local offices; election day is Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

Join the Continuing Fight to Preserve Democracy in the United States

This article was updated to add further information on September 11, 2023.

The time from now through the 2024 election cycle may constitute the toughest test yet of democracy in the United States of America. Many groups and individuals – from all political parties and at all levels of society – are working hard to preserve democratic institutions and the...

Ohio Special State Election on August 8, 2023

Overseas Ohioans who intend to return to the USA need to take part in the upcoming special state-level election. To do so, register/request your ballot today! Go to the US Vote Foundation to register/request your ballot and see Ohio voting requirements and information.

A referendum has been called for the citizens of Ohio to vote on a proposed amendment to...

What Overseas Voters Can Do in 2023

From the viewpoint of federal elections (presidency and US Congress), 2023 is an off year, with only special federal elections taking place. But overseas voters who intend to return to the USA at some point can take part in the many state and local elections scheduled for this year. (Do remember that checking the “intend to return” box when registering...

US democracy won the mid-term elections – the fight to preserve it continues

Throughout its work to encourage overseas Americans to vote in the 2022 elections in the USA, FAWCO’s US Voting Committee stressed the need for active citizenship to protect US democracy. The election results brought good news and bad news. The good news is that voters within and outside the US won significant victories for democracy. The bad news is that...