News

January 17, 2025

The Equal Rights Amendment: "Law of the Land"

Today is a day to celebrate. 102 years after the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced, it was today finally declared by President Biden that the ERA, the 28th amendment to the......
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December 21, 2024

Victory for Retirees: Senate Repeals WEP!

The Senate voted to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) on Friday, December 20, 2024.  The repeal of WEP is a significant victory for Americans abroad, ensuring they receive the......
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December 18, 2024
  • Taxation
  • RBT

New Residency Based Tax Bill Introduced in the House of Representatives

Democrats Abroad welcomes the introduction of the Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act from Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL-16). Years of commitment and dedication by Democrats Abroad has laid important groundwork......
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November 27, 2024

Giving Thanks

We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! And we are thankful for the thousands of volunteers who gave it their all this election cycle.  You went above and beyond, and while......
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November 05, 2024

DA 2024 By the Numbers

Closing Strong on a Historic Election Year A Message from International Chair Martha McDevitt-Pugh   We’ve been hard at work all year, finding and reaching Americans abroad all over the......
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November 05, 2024

Cure Your Ballot Information!

Many states allow ballots with missing or inconsistent signatures to be “cured” and counted, but the deadlines are tight! Your election office will tell you what you need to do,......
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November 04, 2024

Democrats Abroad Stands Up for PA Voters Abroad - Fight Against Baseless Challenges to Your Ballot

Pennsylvanians abroad - you may have heard recently about the mass challenge made against overseas Pennsylvania voter ballots. Right wing voter suppression organizers appear to have filed challenges against more......
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November 03, 2024

Your Vote Counts: How Overseas Votes are Cast and Counted

Key points U.S. citizens abroad who are 18 or over as of November 5, 2024 are legally eligible to vote in the 2024 election American elections are largely governed and......
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November 02, 2024

2024 Press

Contact our Press Team at [email protected]    November  Nov 4 - The Guardian - Over 4,000 overseas voters’ ballots challenged in Pennsylvania Nov 4 - VoteBeat - New challenges to Pennsylvania mail......
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November 01, 2024

Virginia Voter Roll Purge

The SCOTUS ruling allowing Virginia to purge voters from the rolls just one week before the election is a clear violation of the National Voter Registration Act. This unprecedented decision......
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