Ballots Start Arriving and Americans Abroad Start Voting in the 2024 General Election
Last weekend, Americans abroad started voting in the 2024 general election. Americans who registered as voters abroad must, under federal law, receive their ballots no later than 45 days before Election Day. This year, that day is September 21.
Ballots are available now – and Americans abroad can still register to vote at votefromabroad.org. However, they must meet the deadline set by the state where they vote in order to do so. The first of these deadlines is October 6, for Alaska, Rhode Island and South Carolina voters.
“For Americans abroad, the general election has begun,” said Martha McDevitt-Pugh, International Chair of Democrats Abroad. “Americans abroad can still register and we are in a sprint to register as many of them as we can before their state deadlines, and to help everyone who registered to send their ballot back on time. I’m so proud of the amazing team of Democrats Abroad volunteers who have hosted hundreds of in person and electronic voter registration and support events all across the world in the last two months. Together, we will again make votes from abroad the margin of victory for Harris-Walz and many others.”
In 2020, votes from abroad ensured that both Arizona and Georgia went for Biden-Harris.
Registering as an overseas voter provides voters federal protections under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) which are not available to those who register as regular absentee voters. These include:
- Ballots 45-days in advance (earlier than most states’ absentee ballots)
- The ability to receive ballots by email or online, regardless of voting state
- Protection from voter purging
- The ability to submit a Federal provisional ballot (FWAB)
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About Democrats Abroad:
Democrats Abroad is the official Democratic Party arm for the millions of Americans living outside the United States. We strive to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote. Our online voter registration tool - votefromabroad.org - makes it easy to request a ballot and vote absentee from any place on the planet.
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