Berlin News: Local Ballot 📮Return & Voting Assistance 📞Calling American Voters Abroad

Posted by Powen Shiah
October 02, 2020

Global AAPI Caucus Steering Committee; Germany DPCA Voting Rep

We know you're getting a lot of emails right now about the 2020 election. This email focuses on how you can get help and make a difference in Berlin.

Have you received your absentee ballot?

You should have your ballot by now. If you haven't, you need to check your voter registration and fill out a backup ballot. Time is of the essence, get help below ⏳

Go to votefromabroad.org TODAY!

Need help?

In-Person Voting Help
In Berlin, our local Kiez groups are hosting small, outdoor, in-person voter assistance events (Kreuzberg, Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Charlottenburg, Pankow, and more: full list below).

Get help ASAP -- don't wait! With postal delays and the pandemic, getting and returning your ballot takes time.

Online Voting Help
Drop in at an online live voter assistance session Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 6-10pm (Berlin time), and all day Sundays.

You can also email [email protected].

How are you planning to return your ballot?

If your state requires you to mail back your paper ballot, we have up-to-date advice on how to return your ballot from Germany. After Oct 5, we suggest using a courier service like FedEx or DHL over Deutsche Post to make sure your ballot arrives in time.

If your state allows email or fax return (over half do), we strongly recommend using that method! We have an event this Saturday to help you figure out the scan & fax process, details below.

Berlin Kiez voter help spots near you

Kreuzberg – Barcomi's
Saturdays, 12 - 2pm
Charlottenburg – Starbucks Ku'damm
Saturdays, 1 - 3pm
Mitte – The Castle
Sat. Oct 3, 2 - 4pm
Schöneberg – BRLO Gleisdreieck
Sat. Oct 3, 6 - 10pm
Pankow – Two Fellas Brewery
Tuesday, 6 - 8pm
Mitte/Prenzlauer Berg – Cookies & Cream
Tuesdays, 1-5pm
Prenzlauer Berg – Kollwitzmarkt
Sat. Oct 10 & 17, 10am - 3pm

Hygiene & Safety

Please wear a mask and maintain appropriate distances from others at the event. The safety of our community members comes first.

Make a difference from Berlin

Call Americans abroad to vote!

It's all getting voters to turn out: get and send back ballots. One of the most effective ways to Democrats Abroad members by calling crucial voters in swing states and where ballots need to be returned by mail. Call to offer a friendly reminder and motivation to a fellow voter!

The more voter registration volunteers and phone bankers, the higher the overseas turnout in November will be. Take the phone banking pledge and commit to calling here.

You can call from home, or join one of our small, in-person phone banking parties. (limited spots, spaced out, ventilation, masks)

Charlottenburg on Oct 6, 2020
Berlin Mitte on Oct 6, 2020
Berlin Mitte on Oct 8, 2020
Southwest Berlin on Oct 4, 2020 (more details TBA)
Friedrichshain on Oct 11, 2020

Let us know your current voting status

At the bottom of this email, you can click to let us know your current voting status, whether you've requested your ballot, returned it, used a backup ballot (Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot), and more.

Upcoming Events

Kreuzberg Voter Assistance

Saturdays, 12 - 2pm
Barcomi’s Café, Bergmannstr. 21, 10961 Berlin
RSVP Oct 3 | RSVP Oct 10 | Share on Facebook

Charlottenburg Voter Assistance

Saturdays, 1 - 3pm
Starbucks, Kurfürstendamm 26A, 10719 Berlin
RSVP Oct 3 | Share on Facebook

Request & Return - Ballot & Voting Support

Sat. Oct 3, 2020, 2 - 4pm
The Castle Berlin Mitte, Invalidenstr. 129, 10115 Berlin
RSVP | Share on Facebook

#NovemberIsNow Request & Vote Your Ballot

Sat. Oct 3, 2020, 6 - 10pm
BRLO, Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin
RSVP | Share on Facebook

Voting from Abroad Q&A

Mon. Oct 5, 2020, 6 - 7pm
Online (Zoom)
RSVP for link | Share on Facebook

Pankow Kiez Voter Assistance

Tue. Oct 6, 2020, 6 - 8pm
Two Fellas Brewery, Mühlenstr. 30, 13187 Berlin
RSVP Oct 6 | Share on Facebook

Berlin Mitte Phone Banking Party

Tue. Oct 6, 2020, 5 - 8pm
Thu. Oct 8, 2020, 5 - 8pm
Silicon Allee Campus, Chausseestr. 19, 10115 Berlin
RSVP Oct 6 | RSVP Oct 8 | Share on Facebook

Prenzlauer Berg Voter Assistance

Saturdays, 10am - 3pm
Kollwitzmarkt, Kollwitzplatz, 10405 Berlin
RSVP Oct 10 | Share on Facebook

Friedrichshain Swing State Phone Banking

Oct 11, 2020, 3:30-5:30pm
Member's home in Friedrichshain (RSVP for address)
RSVP Oct 11 | Share on Facebook