Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. The time to vote is NOW!
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Still need to request or return your ballot? Find out your State's rules:
Voter Cheat Sheet
Required Postal Mail Return —
If you vote in one of the states below, your ballot must be returned by postal mail. No email, no fax, no upload.
Postal mail return states: Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin (civilians), Vermont, Wyoming
DHL Austria is offering a 20% discount (discount code USA20) for ballots sent to the U.S.
FAX Ballot Return Option —
If you vote in Alaska, California, Florida, Louisiana or Oklahoma, your state lets you return your voted ballot by fax.
You could send it by postal mail, but with mail running slowly and the election this close, that’s ill-advised. Fax it instead. It’s fast, and it’s free.
This Week’s Ballot Request Deadlines —
If you vote in Missouri, New Jersey, D.C., or New Mexico, you must request your ballot today and tomorrow.
Your ballot request deadlines:
- Friday, October 30: Missouri, New Jersey
- Saturday, October 31: D.C., New Mexico
Next Week’s Ballot Request Deadlines —
If you vote in one of the states below, your ballot request deadlines are coming up!
- Monday, November 2: Delaware, Maine, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah
- Tuesday, November 3: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington
Please don’t wait until the last minute to return your ballot and vote. Every day you put it off is a day when something can go wrong: a missed email, a printer jam, a portal that’s slow on deadline day. Request your ballot now.
DHL Austria is offering a 20% discount (discount code USA20) for ballots sent to the U.S.
If you need help requesting or returning your ballot, you get in-person help on:
Saturday, October 31
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Operngasse 7, 1010 Vienna
Events happening in DA Austria in November —
Election Results Breakfast
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
6:00–8:00 a.m.
Ströck Bakery Westbahnhof
Europaplatz 3, 1150 Vienna
RSVP
Post-Election-Day Meetup
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
6:00–10:00 p.m.
The Long Hall
Florianigasse 2, 1080 Vienna
RSVP
Vorarlberg Post-Midterms Meetup
Saturday, November 7, 2026
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Gasthaus Gemsle
Marktstr. 62, 6850 Dornbirn
RSVP
Salzburg Monthly Meetup
Friday, November 20, 2026
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Krimpelstätter Restaurant,
Müllner Hauptstraße 31, 5020 Salzburg
RSVP
Solidarity Sundays | Slow Trump, From Vienna
Sunday, November 15, 2026
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Amerlinghaus
Stiftgasse 8, 1070 Vienna
RSVP
Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration
Thursday, November 26, 2026
6 p.m–closing
Hotel Zoku Rooftop
Perspektivstr 6, 1020 Vienna
RSVP
October Voter Assistance Event
Deadlines are here!
If you need help requesting or returning your ballot, you can find us on:
Saturday, October 31
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Cafe Museum
Operngasse 7, 1010 Vienna
In this Newsletter —
Event Highlights:
- Solidarity Sundays
- DA Austria's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner!
Voting News:
- Ballot Curing
- Attention California Voters!
Inside DA Austria:
- Thank You Volunteers!
- Veterans & Military Families Caucus
Issues and Actions:
- How Did We Do?
- SDFCU Bank Account for US Citizens Abroad
Review:
- Solidarity Sundays | October 25
Our next Executive Committee meeting will be on Thursday, November 12, at 6:30 p.m. Members are welcome to join us at the meetings. Please contact Brett Carnito at [email protected] for the location.
DA Austria is committed to keeping you up to date while respecting your inbox. Our monthly newsletter brings together all the important information you need in one place, so you can stay informed without the extra emails. We appreciate you reading and staying connected!
November's Event Highlights:
Solidarity Sundays: Slow Trump, From Vienna
Sunday, November 15 · 4-6 p.m. · Amerlinghaus
Before the midterms, we mapped what a Democratic win could do: what it could stop, what it could only slow, and what waits for 2028. Now the full results are in, and the question turns from what Democrats can do to what we can: how can Vienna slow and stop Trump in 2027? Bring your ideas, your hunches, your wildest plans.
It's also the last SolSun at Amerlinghaus, our home for nine years, which closes in January. Its rooms have heard every argument we've ever had. Come give it a proper send-off by putting it to work one more time.
Visit us: solidaritysundays.at
Contact us: [email protected]
DA Austria's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner!
Thurs, Nov 26· 6:00 p.m. · Zoku Rooftop
We'll meet again this year on the rooftop of the Zoku Hotel for a delicious meal and good company to celebrate community in 2026.
Join us for great food and excellent company. Turkey, stuffing, and all the trimmings will be on the menu, made from the beloved recipes of the U.S. chef who has prepared our feast for the past few years.
Thanksgiving is about gathering, so bring your family and friends, and bring an appetite for both dinner and conversation. Whether you've been with us for years or this is your first Thanksgiving abroad, there's a seat at the table for you. Prefer to celebrate as a family unit? We'll have cozy, family-sized tables. Want to meet new faces and break bread with the wider community? Pull up a chair at one of our long communal tables.
NEW THIS YEAR: Don't rush off after dessert! We're thrilled to welcome Danny Chicago, who will take the “stage” once the desserts are shared. So stay, catch up with friends, and enjoy the music and the great atmosphere.
Price: €62 per adult, €22 for children 12 and under, plus a minimum donation of $6 per adult to reserve your spot and receive one raffle ticket.
RSVP here.
Reservations close on November 15, 2026, but don’t wait, this event sells out!
Voting News:
Ballot Curing
Has your ballot been rejected for a missing signature or a signature mismatch? Where states allow it, a voter can fix a flagged signature or missing information, and each of those ballots is a vote we can save. Take action to have your ballot accepted by checking curing processes and deadlines by state here.
Attention California Voters!
Are you one of the MANY California voters out there who are still waiting for your mailed ballot? Don’t despair!
You can still ask your Local Election Official (LEO) to send you an emailed/online ballot to print and photograph/scan, which you can then return by fax (efax or fax machine at the Austrian post office)! Even though the regular deadline closed on October 19, under California's conditional voter registration process—in effect from Oct 20 to election day—it is possible for overseas voters to access this faster method.
Step 1:
If you haven’t filled out your Federal Postcard Application form (FPCA) on VoteFromAbroad.org this year, go to the website, fill out the form, print it and send the FPCA by email to your Local Election Official (LEO). This makes you a UOCAVA voter and eligible to receive a UOVA ballot electronically and return it by FAX.
If you have filled out your FPCA form, then you should be on file as a UOCAVA voter. Call or send an email to your Local Election Official (LEO) to request to receive your ballot electronically.
Step 2:
Follow up with your LEO to make sure you get a ballot. Your LEO should approve your request and allow access to the ballot under CA's Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail (RAVBM) system. BE SURE TO NOTE IN EMAIL TO LEO IT IS FOR NOV 3 ELECTION. (Failure to do this can get your request ignored as being about the NEXT election).
Step 3:
You will receive the ballot via the RAVBM (Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail) platform or process for the county, this can vary from the usual UOCAVA process, and varies by county in CA 🤪
Step 4:
Receive your ballot electronically (email or county portal), and return it by fax as an overseas (UOCAVA) voter. Only overseas (UOCAVA) voters can receive and return a ballot by fax so it’s vital that you send the FPCA form.
NOTE:
Please don't fax back a mailed ballot if you aren't sure if you are a UOCAVA voter (have submitted an FPCA form in 2026). Although it is easy to still get a ballot to return by fax, if you aren't UOCAVA just returning a ballot that was mailed to you will absolutely be rejected by the LEO and not counted. First, fill out your FPCA form (see Step 1).
Remember! Not every CA voter who receives a mailed ballot abroad is a UOCAVA voter, because CA sends EVERY CA VOTER a ballot by mail. If a voter is UOCAVA and votes in a county with a portal they can download their ballots electronically already.
Need help / have questions? Get expert help at [email protected].
Inside DA Austria:
Thank You Volunteers!
DA Austria runs 100% on the energy and support of our tireless volunteers! Every event, voting table, phone call, and postcard happens because of their efforts.
So, we’d like to take a moment to thank ALL of them for all they do!
State Department Federal Credit Union now available to DA members
Democrats Abroad members can now access U.S. banking products for free with the State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU). Moving forward, Democrats Abroad members and their families are now eligible to apply to join SDFCU. This U.S. credit union serves members both in the United States and abroad.
SDFCU offerings:
- Access to U.S. financial products and services while living abroad
- International money transfers in multiple currencies
- Membership opportunities for eligible internationally based family and household members
- Information about IRA and trust account options that may be available to eligible U.S. citizens living abroad, including those who have never resided in the United States
- Support for international phone numbers and addresses
- Credit cards with no foreign transaction fees and mobile wallet integration
Read more on DA's webpage on SDFCU:https://www.democratsabroad.org/sdfcu_credit_union_for_americans_abroad.
To learn more about SDFCU’s offerings, please visit SDFCU.org. If you have questions you would like addressed during the webinar, please submit them on this form. Please note that all questions will be anonymous.
— DA Taxation Taskforce
Veterans & Military Families Caucus
Check out the November VMF newsletter here, which includes a review of VMF local activities including Hispanic Heritage month and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy.
— George Bottorff, DA Austria VMF Caucus Co-Coordinator
Issues and Actions:
How Did We Do?
The busy 2026 Midterm cycle is coming to a close and DA Austria’s Executive Committee and super volunteers worked hard to educate Americans across Austria on their right to vote in U.S. elections.
We set ambitious goals for ourselves at our strategy retreat last February and we’ll get together in November to look back at our outreach efforts over the past year and take stock of how we did.
Did you receive a postcard, see a poster on the street, the Odysseus trailer in a movie theater, or get voter assistance at one of our many voter help tables? Let us know how we did. We’d love to hear from you!
Review:
Solidarity Sundays | October 25
What a Win Opens Up
Nine days before the midterms, the mood at SolSun was optimistic: a Democratic senator from Texas, a crack in Iowa's red wall, Minnesota pushing back against ICE. Then we got practical. If Democrats win on November 3, what can they do about Trump?
We taped up a chart and mapped what each win would let them do: STOP Trump, SLOW him, or WAIT for a Democratic president in 2028.
A Democratic House can slow Trump with subpoenas, hearings, and the purse strings. Add the Senate and his headaches multiply: his nominees can be blocked outright. Winning both still won't stop him, but it's a necessary first step. A president nobody checks can manipulate the next election.
States are the other check. Democratic attorneys general sued over Trump's order to limit mail voting, and courts blocked it for these midterms. Secretaries of state matter too: most run their state’s elections, and many certify the results. Remember Trump pressing Georgia's to "find" votes?
Join us November 15. With the complete results in, we'll work out where Vienna can help.
RSVP for Nov 15 here
Visit us: solidaritysundays.at
Contact us: [email protected]