VOTER REGISTRATION and SUMMER MINGLE at SCANDIC ANGLAIS BAR 101, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010, 6-9 PM

Democrats Abroad Sweden will be having Voter Registration and Summer Mingle on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 6-9 pm at the Scandic Anglais Upstairs Bar 101, Humlegårdsgatan 23, Stockholm. There is no cover charge or pre-signups for the event. Just drop in after work, register to vote with the help of our Voter Registration Committee, and mingle with your friends before going away for the summer. There will be a DJ there.

Even if you have already voted in your state primary, you must register/request your absentee ballot for the November 2 General Election. This is a result of the Military Overseas Voters Empowerment Act.

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:

            1. Requires ALL states to provide voter registration applications online.

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

3. This means YOU should submit your Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) again, making certain to mark the "electronic" option for receipt of the ballot and include your email address, even if you are registered in a state that has not allowed electronic transmission of voting material in the past, such as New York. Please indicate that you are requesting your ballot for the November 2 General Election in # 6 of the FPCA. If you have not yet requested your ballot for your state primary, you must make a separate

application and indicate "state primary" in #6 of the FPCA.

4. It eliminated all Notary Requirements.

5. It expands the opportunities for use of the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) in all Federal Elections, including primaries and special elections.

You can go to http://www.votefromabroad.org/ to fill in and print out your FPCA, or you can attend our in-person Voter Registration events held throughout Sweden. If you have any questions about your voting, please contact me at secretary@democratsabroad.se . Democrats Abroad has made a difference in U.S. elections, so your vote is very important.

Here is the Democrats Abroad Sweden Voter Registration Plan for 2010 with Summer Mingle all over Sweden:

June 16, 2010             Voter Registration and Summer Mingle at Scandic Anglais Bar 101, 6-9 pm

June 5, 2010               DASweden-Halland   Voter Registration at Daisy's Sallad and Sushibar, Åttlingsstigen 10, Halmstad, 11 am to 1 pm.

June 13, 2010             DASweden-Kalmar/Öland     Voter Registration, Swedish-American Days

June 19, 2010             Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm, Götgatan 42, T-Medborgarplatsen

July 2, 3, 4, 2010        DASweden-Skane      Voter Registration, American Days

July 4, 2010                DASweden-Skane      Voter Registration, Southern Kitchen Café

July 18, 2010              DASweden-Kalmar/Öland     Voter Registration, Swedish-American Days

July 4, 2010                DASweden 4th of July Picnic Voter Registration

July 31, 2010              Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

August 28, 2010         Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

September 4, 2010     Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

September 4, 2010     Phone-banking at English School North, 3-6 pm

September 5, 2010     Phone-banking at English School North, 3-6 pm

September 11, 2010   Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

September 15, 2010   Voter Registration and Mingle, Scandic Anglais Bar 101, 6-9 pm

September 18, 2010   Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

September 25, 2010   Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

October 2, 2010          Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

October 9, 2010          Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

October 14, 2010        FWAB Evening at English School North, 6-9 pm

October 16, 2010        Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

October 23, 2010        Voter Registration at Tully's, 11 am -1 pm

November 2, 2010      General Elections

There will be Voter Registration at all Democrats Abroad events, starting in January, 2010

Regards,

Sandy Mansson

Democrats Abroad Sweden Secretary and Voter Registration Chair

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