Coronavirus Aid for Americans Abroad

Thanks to the Corona Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, relief is being distributed for working people amongst the current pandemic crisis. We have done the research, and Democrats Abroad wanted to let you know that Americans living abroad who filed their taxes and made a gross income of less than $99,000 are eligible for the relief under the package! You can receive up to $1,200 (plus $500 for each child) to help with everything going on right now. Furthermore, Americans with federal student loans automatically have their interest rate set to 0% for 60 days and can request a 60-day payment suspension.

Click here for more details on the act. 

Delegates for Democratic National Convention

Democrats Abroad will send 21 delegates to the National Convention in Milwaukee on August 17th. The deadline to apply for a delegate position is April 17th. This is a great honor and among the most important civic roles for U.S. citizens living abroad. Any DA member is eligible to run, and the Affirmative Action Committee strongly emphasizes the importance of DA members from historically-underrepresented backgrounds to run as delegate candidates in showing the world the diversity of our Party and our members around the world.

Forms to declare delegates’ candidacy are now available online. 

Japan Voting Center Provisional Results

Global Presidential Primary 2020 

John A. Baumlin Jr, National Chair of Democrats Abroad Japan

Yesterday, on March 8th, 2020, voters gathered in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya to cast their ballots. No challenges were reported to the voting centers, indicating a successful and fluid operation for the Voting Centers in Japan. The provisional results from each Voting Center in Japan and totals are below: 

Provisional Results Breakdown

Total Voting Center Provisional Results

Kanto Voting Center (Tokyo) Provisional Results

Kansai Voting Center (Osaka) Provisional Results

Tokai Voting Center (Nagoya) Provisional Results

Special Thanks

Special thanks to our voting center volunteers and observers, who took great precautions in our voting centers for the safety of our membership. 

Vote Remotely!

A note that if you could not attend yesterday - you can still cast your ballot remotely by March 10th at midnight Pacific Time (GMT -7). Many people will vote remotely due to safety concerns regarding COVID-19, and they will be counted when the official Democrats Abroad global results are announced later this month.

To vote remotely, please visit and follow the instructions at: https://www.democratsabroad.org/primary