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FIND LIVE VOTER ASSISTANCE ON ZOOM!

Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12-4pm (US Eastern)/ 6-10pm CEST (Amsterdam) and 24hrs every Sunday (US Eastern) find our volunteers standing by to help answer all your voting questions. More information can be found by clicking here.

Democrats Abroad Netherlands is one of 70 country groups around the world, organizing local events and activities to encourage participation in the U.S. political process. Watch this space for upcoming announcements of meetings and events - we have events planned throughout the year, and encourage anyone interested in participating to get in touch

Voter outreach
Our volunteers are trained to help all Americans exercise their right to vote from overseas. We assist at events, and have also been part of the driving force behind the creation of the online voter registration tool,www.VoteFromAbroad.org - an easy-to-use program that respects your privacy (no information is collected or stored). If you would like to volunteer to help, contact us by email

Guest speakers
Our past guests have included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, best-selling author William Rivers Pitt award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast, Professor Andy Tanenbaum of electoral-vote.com and LGBT activist Dan Choi

Community
Join our Facebook group - or sign up for the International Democrats Abroad Facebook page to interact with members around the world!

Want to know more?
Contact us for more information on who we are, what we are doing in the Netherlands and how you can get involved.

Kendra Borgen, Chair

Democrats Abroad Netherlands

Image credit: Geert Heuvels (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

DA Netherlands Leadership:

| NL Chair / Voting Representative

| NL Vice Chair

| NL Secretary / Voting Representative, Global LGBT Caucus Co-Chair

| NL Counsel

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News
Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary | March 3-10, 2020

posted by Robert Checkoway | NL Vice Chair
December 30, 2019

Did you know Democrats Abroad holds its own primary election? We send our own delegates to the Democratic Convention. And we have our say in choosing the Democratic nominee for president. Voting in the Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary instead of your home state is easy for you — and good for all of us.
To vote in the Global Presidential Primary, join Democrats Abroad today!
EASY FOR YOU. No need to request a ballot and post it home again. Simply drop into your local Voting Center. Or download a ballot and email it back. You’ll still need to get an absentee ballot for the general election in November. But, for now, join US voters around the world and vote where you live.
GOOD FOR ALL OF US. Concerned about issues like taxation, FATCA, or Social Security? Voting in the Global Primary shows Congress that we’re out here, in our millions, all around the globe. It gives Democrats Abroad the clout to lobby for us all and make a difference.
VOTING CENTERS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Vote in Amsterdam | Super Tuesday
4–9PM, Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Boom Chicago, Rozengracht 117
Vote in Utrecht | March 7
2–5PM, Saturday, March 7, 2020
TGI Fridays, Stationsplein 18
Vote in The Hague | March 8
1:30–4:30PM, Sunday, March 8, 2020
American Book Center, Lange Poten 23
Voting is also possible by post and email. Details will be sent to all Democrats Abroad members by email.

NOTE: This is a primary for president only. To vote in local primary races, you can request a ballot from your state. If you do, leave the choice of presidential nominee blank. Don’t vote twice!

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Candidates for DANL Excom, Election and Annual General Meeting

posted by Claire Taylor |
April 03, 2019

Your Nominations and Election Committee is happy to announce the candidates for the 2019-2021 DANL Executive Committee – and to send you a ballot for our election.

The candidates are listed below. All offices are uncontested except member-at-large. So it may seem like there is little to do. But we very much need you to vote – to elect the 2 member-at-large seats, and to validate the uncontested positions, so we meet the requirements of our bylaws (a quorum).

Your ballot was sent to the e-mail registered on your DA account. Didn't get it? Email: elections@democratsabroad.nl

You can vote by email, by proxy to another DANL member - or in person.

Absentee ballots must be emailed to elections@democratsabroad.nl by midnight, Friday, 12 April.

Proxy voting lets you authorize another DANL member to vote on your behalf. Just choose your candidates, sign the proxy permission and hand your ballot to a DANL member for delivery at the Annual General Meeting.

In person voting will take place at the Annual General Meeting. We strongly encourage you to attend, to establish the quorum required by our bylaws.

Annual General Meeting

Date: Saturday, 13 April

Time:3:30-5:30pm

Location: Spui 10, Amsterdam (entrance to the left of Cafe Esprit)

Come and meet the candidates and hear their stories. And cast your vote! During the meeting, the current Excom will also be reporting to you about the past year's work, and planning for the coming Presidential election year. And we'll welcome back Andy Tanenbaum (the 'Votemaster' of Electoral-Vote.com) to hear his take on the 2020 presidential candidates.

The meeting and election will be followed by drinks, and a chance to form committees to reinforce efforts to get out the vote in 2020.

Many thanks to everyone who is running for office – and to all members for voting.

Regards,

Claire Taylor & Karen Kao

Nominations and Election Committee

Democrats Abroad Netherlands

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DANL Executive Committee - Candidates for 2-year term (2019-2021)

Running unopposed are:

Chair: Kendra Borgen

Vice chair: Robbie Checkoway

Treasurer: Stephen Paine

Legal counsel: Ethan Nasr

Secretary: Tre’ Shawn Griffin-Noordermeer

2 members-at-large will be elected. The nominees are:

Ingrid Lantz

Adam Neufeld

Paul Verhagen

Audrey Tolbert

Check the News post below this one for Candidate Statements of those running.

Please follow the instructions on the ballot, and remember to include the email address used to receive your ballot, to verify your DANL membership.

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Upcoming Events

Friday, October 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) · 1 rsvp

Global Voter Assistance: October 23rd

Did you know every eligible American living abroad can vote in U.S. elections this year?

Do you have questions about how to vote? Click the chat bubble at the bottom of this screen and we can help you find the answers.

Join us October 23rd, or any Sunday(24hrs), Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (noon-4pm) and Saturday (2am-10am) till November U.S. Eastern time to talk to a volunteer LIVE on Zoom about questions you have about voting from abroad.
How is it done on Zoom? You'll come into the main room and be paired 1:1 with a volunteer into a breakout room to ensure privacy and that you can get all your questions answered. It couldn't be easier.

More information: The easiest way to request your ballot is at VoteFromAbroad.org. It takes just a few minutes to complete and send in your form to the US state where you last lived. The website will guide you step by step. In most cases it’s pretty simple. But if you’re new to voting abroad, or if you haven’t done it in a while, you may have additional questions. That’s why we’ll be here to help.

If you can’t make it, you can always email us at helpdesk@votefromabroad.org or send in your question through our online help bubble, and a volunteer will get back to you.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91090344003

Meeting ID: 910 9034 4003
Passcode: Vote2020

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Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 02:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) · 2 rsvps

Global Voter Assistance: October 24th

Did you know every eligible American living abroad can vote in U.S. elections this year?

Do you have questions about how to vote? Click the chat bubble at the bottom of this screen and we can help you find the answers.

Join us October 24th, or any Sunday(24hrs), Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (noon-4pm) and Saturday (2am-10am) till November U.S. Eastern time to talk to a volunteer LIVE on Zoom about questions you have about voting from abroad.

How is it done on Zoom? You'll come into the main room and be paired 1:1 with a volunteer into a breakout room to ensure privacy and that you can get all your questions answered. It couldn't be easier.

More information: The easiest way to request your ballot is at VoteFromAbroad.org. It takes just a few minutes to complete and send in your form to the US state where you last lived. The website will guide you step by step. In most cases it’s pretty simple. But if you’re new to voting abroad, or if you haven’t done it in a while, you may have additional questions. That’s why we’ll be here to help.

If you can’t make it, you can always email us at helpdesk@votefromabroad.org or send in your question through our online help bubble, and a volunteer will get back to you.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91090344003

Meeting ID: 910 9034 4003
Passcode: Vote2020

RSVP

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