April 13 update: Affected voters from from Buncombe, Durham, Forsyth and Guilford counties should see the North Carolina State Board of Elections website to find out how to “cure” your ballot so that it is counted in the disputed Supreme Court election. See also information and advice from the US Vote Foundation. Act today! Time is running out.
In the latest round...
On March 28, FAWCO joined four other partner organizations – the US Vote Foundation, the Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO), American Citizens Abroad (ACA) and the Secure Families Initiative – in signing and publishing a letter opposing the dangerous “SAVE” Act.
Read the letter, send it to your Representative and Senators, and phone them immediately to share your opposition...
April 13 update: After unfortunately passing the House of Representatives last week, the dangerous "SAVE" Act moves to the Senate. Tell your senators to vote no on this voter suppressing bill, and especially to vote no on “cloture”. That will stop the bill in its current state, and perhaps motivate cooperation to improve it.
Voting in the Senate has two stages...
American FAWCO members are used to largely sitting out the last month before Election Day in the USA. We register as early as possible in the relevant year and vote and return our ballots as soon as they arrive, starting in late September. Some of us have to find and return a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) if our proper...
30/10/24 update: Wonderful news: a judge has dismissed a suit brought by 6 Pennsylvania congressmen to suppress the votes of their own overseas constituents. Thanks go to everybody who fought this lawsuit, including the Brennan Center, who drafted an amicus brief on the case signed by multiple expat organizations, including FAWCO, and multiple overseas Pennsylvania voters, including a FAWCO member. Now all...
States started sending ballots to overseas voters on September 21. The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) advised us to return our completed ballots by September 28. If you did so, great! If you have not voted – or even registered – it’s not too late if you take action now.
The survival of US democracy is at stake in 2024.
While Election Day is November 5, 2024 for domestic American voters, September is Election Month for overseas voters. September is the best time for us to carry out our plans to vote in the US national, state and local elections. Click here for details on why you need a plan and how to register/request a ballot if you have not...