FAWCO’s US Voting Committee has always asked overseas Americans who are FAWCO members to vote and promote voting in US elections in several ways. In the last few years, we have suggested some new actions to take, as threats to US democracy have risen. This article gives my answers to the best question I was asked at FAWCO’s Interim Meeting...
Voting From Overseas
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The USA needs overseas Americans to play their part in the nationwide elections in autumn 2024. If you ask why your country needs you so much, see US Voting Committee articles here, here and here, to name just a few sources of information.
If you have not already registered to vote/requested a ballot, do it now. Why? Overseas voters have...
Will US democracy survive 2024?
The survival of US democracy is at stake in 2024. A leading candidate for President has declared that if he wins, he will gut the civil service and use the Presidency to take revenge on everyone he deems to have wronged him. Project 2025 is being organized to supply officials who would do his bidding. US election...
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To ensure that you can vote in the 2024 US elections, pick your reason to register/request a ballot as early as possible in February:
- to take the first step in your plan to ensure that you vote in 2024;
- to ensure that you can solve any problems that may arise with your registration/request form;
- to ensure that you can take part...
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The 2024 US elections will be the most important in the country’s history. Every citizen’s vote is needed to protect US democracy, and overseas voters have less time and greater barriers to voting that those in the USA. Overseas Americans must therefore get ready to act in 2024, to secure their own participation in the election and to assist as...
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Writing in the New York Times Magazine on October 11, The Ethicist considered a question about voting from overseas from Kim, who has moved permanently to Sweden and asked, “I’m an American living abroad. Should I vote in US elections?” The answer is YES.
Millions of (non-military) Americans live outside the USA. We are good citizens of both the land...
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Elections in Virginia and Louisiana will determine, among other things, who will run the 2024 federal elections in those states. If you’re from either state, be sure to take part. Act now; deadlines for registration and ballot requests are close!
Virginia
Virginians will vote for candidates in the General Assembly and local offices; election day is Tuesday, November 7, 2023.