The MOVE Act directly affects how YOU exercise your right to vote. Signed into law by, President Obama in October 2009, MOVE takes effect after your state's primary and before the election in November.

MOVE both expands your rights as an Overseas Voter and requires you to request your ballots more often.

Here is what Democrats Abroad wants you to know about this important legislation that we lobbied Congress for years to pass.

• Requires ALL states to provide voter registration
  applications online

• For the November 2010 General Election, ALL states must provide for the electronic transmission of the blank ballot 45 days prior to the election

• This means YOU should submit your FPCA again, making certain to mark the "electronic" option for receipt of the ballot and include your email address - this will also ensure you stay on your state voter rolls

•  It eliminates all Notary Requirements

• Expands the opportunities for use of the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) in all Federal Elections, including primaries & special elections

• This means once you have registered and requested your absentee ballot (by mail); vote the FWAB.
  When you receive your official state ballot, vote and return that too by mail. The state will only count one.

Your vote is important and has made the difference in the outcome of many recent elections including:

•  2006: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)

•  2008: Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK)

•  2008: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)

•  2009: Rep. Scott Murphy (D-NY)

The margin of victory in these races and many others are the ballots cast by our members!

Keep in mind the MOVE Act changes go into effect for the November Elections. Make sure you request an electronic version of your ballot after your state's primary and don't forget the basics - sign your form, and make sure that you've
got the right amount of postage affixed to the envelope.

If you didn't request a ballot for your state primary - do it now for the November Election. If you did receive a ballot for your state primary, you may receive a ballot for the November Election, but you should send in another ballot request (FPCA) to take advantage of the electronic ballot delivery options.

Democrats Abroad is here to elect Democrats, andwww.VotefromAbroad.org is the tool we developed to
make it easy for you. It is updated as each state  changes its
requirements. After your state primary, it is automatically updated to ensure that you have the option to request an electronic version of your ballot.

We also created the Voting Action Center - the holding place for all state-specific voter information and implemented RSS feeds, so you will be notified of every post. This page on our website also includes links for you to verify your voter registration and find your state's primary date.

We will continue to send out state-specific Voter Action Alerts for upcoming Primary, Special and General Elections that affect you. Those emails contain all of the necessary information for you to obtain and cast your ballot, and they are
posted on the Voting Action Center.

We are committed to providing our members with up-to-date information about their state elections, voter registration and ballot requirements. Our Voter Registration Troubleshooting Team is up and running, willing to assist you with
your concerns and questions. You can reach them at votercentral@democratsabroad.org

We're proud of the work Democrats Abroad has done to get this legislation passed; we're proud of the work our members do to register Americans around the globe;
together we'll be successful in November!

One last thing - MOVE stands for Military and Overseas Voters Empowerment. Let's make our votes count again this November - request your ballot today at www.VotefromAbroad.org