November 10, 2018 at 3:52am
This urgent message is for members who vote from Florida, Georgia or Arizona – Please take a moment to read on to ensure your vote was counted. It’ll take a few minutes of your time but it’s crucial to take action now or risk allowing the Republicans to take your vote away.
Over the past several election cycles, the votes received by Democrats Abroad voters has delivered the numerical difference to victory in one to two close races; e.g. MN, NY, CT, NV. This time it’s overseas voters from FL, GA and AZ who have the ability to truly play a role in victory – every vote does count!
The stakes are high and the numbers are close - if every vote is counted Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson and Kyrsten Sinema could see victory at the end.
The Democrats Abroad GOTV Team has put together crucial information to help you contact your voting county immediately to make sure your vote is being recognized and counted. If your ballot has not been counted or cannot be found, follow the following steps outlined below. The tight race in Arizona has not only highlighted the value of our votes from abroad, but also highlighted how much we need to do to help protect those votes and ensure they are counted.
In GA, FL and AZ, the GOP is actively working to avoid counting absentee ballots.
To help ensure that our votes are counted, we are working with state voter protection teams and have rolled out the following process to help you PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE..
1. We are sending emails to voters in each state with information walking them through checking on the status of their ballots.
2. If a ballot has not been counted, we are asking Florida and Georgia voters to fill out a form which we are sharing directly with the voter protection teams in their states. We are asking Arizona voters to get in touch with their local election offices immediately to ensure they have all the information they need to verify their ballots, and then to reach out to us if they have further problems.
Here is the information, by State:
Arizona
https://www.facebook.com/DemsAbroad/posts/10160904477040005
Florida
https://www.facebook.com/DemsAbroad/posts/10160904523715005
Georgia
https://www.facebook.com/DemsAbroad/posts/10160905029765005
Please contact your local Chapter or email [email protected] for additional assistance.
In Solidarity,
Bodil Geyer
GOTV Coordinator, Canada