States Are Gearing Up for REAL ID

Most FAWCO members still use their passports as identification for boarding aircraft. Many also use driver's licenses or state-issued IDs once they are in the US to avoid having to carry their passports.

The requirement for REAL ID usage has been postponed until May 2023, but many state Motor Vehicle Adminstrations (MVAs) are already requiring that REAL ID requirements be...

Help Americans Abroad Get Covid Vaccine

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting urgent executive action to ensure Americans living abroad have access to COVID-19 vaccinations. There are nearly 9 million Americans living overseas, including tens of thousands of veterans, who may not have access to a vaccine.

Rep. Grijalva was joined by 26 Members...

US Voting Committee (still) stands by results of 2020 US election – what FAWCO members can do in 2021

The information in this article was so important that it was originally posted on the top page of the US Voting section. It has been converted into a separate article to preserve the Committee’s stance, and to continue to combat the falsehoods about the 2020 election that are still in active circulation. It also includes some updated information. 

FAWCO’s US...

Special elections for 3 Congressional seats in Florida and Ohio on November 2

Register and request an absentee ballot now for these special Congressional elections on Tuesday, November 2:

1. Florida special primary election in US Congressional District 20 (which includes Broward and Palm Beach counties)
2. Ohio Special General Election in US Congressional Districts 11 (which includes parts of Cuyahoga and Summit counties) and 15 (which includes all of Clinton, Fairfield, Hocking, Madison, Morgan, Perry,

Comment now on the second drafts of the FPCA and FWAB – and share your views on voting legislation with Congress

You can do two useful things in August:

1. comment on the two forms that overseas voters often use to register and vote absentee in US elections; and
2. tell your Senators to pass legislation to protect Americans' right to vote and improve the fairness of and turnout for elections in the USA.

Review draft forms used by overseas voters

The draft...

Comment on suggested updates to absentee voting forms by May 28

The draft hardcopy paper forms for the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) and Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) are available for review and comment on the Federal Register until May 28, 2021.

Background

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) requires that the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) prescribe the two standard federal forms, and make them available...