Two members of the Americans Abroad Caucus have just introduced legislation to streamline overseas voting procedures, ensure that ballots are counted and expand voter information programs overseas.

Voting from Overseas

Encourages and assists U.S. overseas citizens to participate in federal elections every two years by providing information and training to volunteers in FAWCO clubs, and helping with publicity. This committee also works for improvements in the systems for voting from overseas imposed by federal and state legislation.

Chair: Mary Stewart Burgher

The (Very) Long Road to Election Reform

The events of the past 18 months have proven several things: overseas Americans have friends in Washington; collaboration is flourishing among the organizations serving Americans abroad; and many in Washington are deeply committed to improving our chances for fulfilling our most fundamental right - the right to vote.

In the wake of...

President signs Omnibus Appropriations Bill, including Election Reform and Census Appropriations

The House of Representatives approved the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.J.Res. 2) on February 13, by a vote of 338 - 83; the Senate cleared the measure, by a vote of 76 - 20, the same day. The bill was sent immediately to the President for his signature,

A Call for Funding for the Help America Vote Act of 2002

On October 29, 2002, the President signed into law the Help America Vote Act - legislation that represents an unprecedented overhaul of our nation's voting system and affects military and civilian voters both within and outside the United States.

The next immediate priority is to appropriate the...

 President Bush Signs Sweeping Election Reforms into Law

October 29

One week before the November 5 mid-term elections, President Bush signed into law the "Help America Vote Act of 2002". At the ceremony, Bush said that "Every registered voter deserves to have confidence that the system is fair and elections are honest, that every vote is recorded and...