A Note About Voting & Taxation:
(As of Oct 25, 2018)
Voting in US federal elections - ie voting for President, Senator and Congressional Representative - has no implication on your tax status abroad. When you fill in your ballot request form to vote from abroad, be aware that selecting “I intend to return” to the United States, rather than “my return is uncertain” may contribute towards establishing yourself as a tax resident in your voting state. Because the legal requirements to establish "residence" or "domicile" for tax purposes are determined by state law and the specific facts of your life, before you note that you intend to return on your form you may consider seeking advice on these matters from your tax professional. Selecting “my return is uncertain” does not in any way contribute towards establishing yourself as a tax resident in your voting state.
In some states, selecting "I intend to return" could potentially lead to state-level tax implications.
Selecting "my return is uncertain" does not have these implications.
Why did I receive an email from you? What about my data privacy?
You received this email as part of the voter outreach work undertaken by Democrats Abroad, to encourage Americans abroad to request their overseas absentee ballots and to vote. You have been included in this outreach efforts based on public records made available by your voting state for non-commercial purposes.
The Democratic Party Committee Abroad, doing business as Democrats Abroad, is the official overseas arm of the Democratic Party of the United States. In the US, states are required to maintain voter information as public records, and we have obtained your voter information from your US voting state pursuant to the requirements of state law.
Your voter information includes all or some of the following information: your name, voting address, email address, party affiliation (if any). While Democrats Abroad is a partisan organization, our activities are in the public interest in that we encourage all eligible US citizens to participate in the democratic process, and we contribute to the national dialogue and debate on policy issues impacting all Americans.
We will only use your voter information in connection with our political activities, including voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities. Your choices and rights with respect to your personal data are explained in Section 6 of the Democrats Abroad Privacy Policy.
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