If you are an American living overseas you may have many questions about your rights and responsibilities. FAWCO is the oldest and largest non-partisan organization representing private sector Americans abroad. FAWCO works to keep the public up to date on issues important to Americans living and working overseas, including citizenship, voting, taxation, and banking concerns.
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US VOTING FROM OVERSEAS U.S. Voting from Overseas Committee encourages and assists U.S. overseas citizens to participate in federal elections every two years by providing information and training to volunteers in FAWCO Member Clubs, and helping with publicity. This committee also works to reduce the barriers to voting from overseas imposed by federal and state legislation. |
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Committee Co-Chair Mary Stewart Burgher (AWC Denmark). Co-Chair Position OPEN. To register to vote visit FAWCO Military and Overseas Voter Services Contact the U.S. Voting from Overseas Committee Chairs -
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A former member of AWC Bern and her two children, US citizens born in Bern, recently wished to move their voter registrations owing to repatriation of the citizen parent to Michigan. Unfortunately, they received both obstruction and incorrect information from their new local election official, who denied that the citizen children had the right to vote. Nevertheless, the parent persisted,
An article by Laureen Scharps (AIWC Frankfurt Taunus Rhein-Main)
“I just wanted to let you know that Tyler and I sent in our absentee ballots … . It was an easy process to register online and then, once the ballot was sent by email, we were able to fill it in online and then print the completed ballot with its...
October includes lots of state deadlines for voter registration. If you have not registered yet, do it now! Time is running out. Don’t miss your chance to help set your country’s course for the future.
Also, federal law requires that states send out absentee ballots 45 days before the election, so registered voters should receive – and vote –
An article by Laureen Scharps (AIWC Frankfurt)
Millions of eligible US voters from numerous states have lost their right to vote due to voter suppression during the last five years. In Shelby County v. Holder in 2013, the US Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, undoing the preclearance provision and removing the ability of the federal government to place...
An article by Laureen Scharps (AIWC Frankfurt)
The deadline to register to vote is approaching. Your local election official should receive your application at least 45 days before the midterm elections, to be held on November 6, 2018. That means you need to submit your application now or by early September the latest.
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