The midterms start January 1 for voters abroad. Why is that? Because that is the first day you can apply for your ballot. This will ensure you get all the ballots for the year - the primaries, special elections, and the general election on November 3, 2026. 

Voters who live overseas have to request their ballot EVERY year. If you want to make sure your ballot is protected and arrives on time to get counted for November, make applying for your ballot one of your top New Year’s resolutions.

International Voter Registration Day is on January 15. You can apply for your ballot alone from home, but why not join others to do it and build communities of action at the same time?

This year, we are encouraging people around the UK to organize local get-togethers on Thursday, January 15, from 6pm to 8pm for International Voter Registration Day. 

We would love to have events all across the UK, from Northern Ireland, to Scotland, to Wales, and throughout England. Look at the list below for the events currently planned - the list is growing by the day! Don’t see an event near you and want to help organize one? Fill in this Google Form to express your interest!

Want to organize an in-person event, but can’t do it on January 15? No worries - organize one sometime in January, and we will support you then too!

BRIGHTON/SUSSEX

• Thursday January 15, 6-8pm
• Location: The Cow, 95-97 Dyke Rd, 
  Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN1 3JE

 

EDINBURGH

• Wednesday January 14, 7pm
• Location: One Canon, 1 Canonmills, Edinburgh, EH3 5HA

 

LONDON

• Thursday January 15, 6-8pm
• Location: Yorkshire Grey Pub (Upstairs), 46 Langham St, London, W1W 7AX 

 

MANCHESTER

• Tuesday January 20, 6pm
• Location: The Briton's Protection, 50 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5LE

 

OXFORD

• Sunday January 25, 3pm
• Location: The White Rabbit Pub, 21 Friars Entry, Oxford, OX1 2BY

 

YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER

• Saturday January 17, 2pm
• Location: Laynes, 16 New Station St, Leeds, LS1 5DL

 

ONLINE EVENT!

We will also host a DAUK-wide online Zoom event on Thursday January 15, 6-8pm for those who can’t attend an in-person event and will provide live voter assistance for members across the country.

Don’t see an event in your area? Let us know if you’re interested in organizing an event!

Through our collective action, we can highlight the need to apply for your ballot every election cycle and feel the power of our community by doing this together. This will raise awareness of the breadth of the efforts to get out the abroad vote in all corners of the country, highlight the fact that abroad votes count and provide the margin of victory in close races - and thereby reach more Americans Abroad to make sure they vote!

Questions? Reach out to us at [email protected]