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...
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...
The 2022 elections are not over for overseas voters from three states. Runoff elections will be held on December 6 in Arkansas and Georgia and December 10 in Louisiana. If you checked the box for “all elections in this year” on your registration/request form, you should receive a ballot. If you did not, there’s time to request a runoff ballot...
The week starting on October 3 is Absentee Voting Week. Absentee ballots for overseas Americans were sent out on September 24. It's time to vote!
Have you received your ballot? It's not too late to request one, but deadlines to register are as early as October 5 for some states. Go to the Federal Voting Assistant Program (FVAP) to register/request...
Federal law requires states to send ballots to absentee voters 45 days before a regular election for federal office. For 2022 that date is September 24, less than 2 weeks away! Are you ready? Here’s what to do.
Many news stories, and even a FAWCO article, warn about current threats to democracy in the USA. While each of us is just one person, we can do much if we act together. But we must act now – Election Day for overseas voters is October 8, fewer than 70 days away.
“American democracy is … under assault from the ground up,” is the grim conclusion of a report from The Brookings Institution and the States United Democracy Center. Although the USA triumphed in holding a secure and legitimate national election in 2020 with the highest voter turnout in a century – in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – some Americans have...