The Abroad Advantage
9 million U.S. citizens live outside the U.S., and hundreds of thousands of them vote in your state. They’re among the bluest, most reliable voters anywhere — and they can and do make the difference in close races in your state.
Your state website can easily route US citizens abroad to resources to register and get UOCAVA* voter assistance.
✅ Onboard your Voters Abroad in 1... 2... 3!
What you can do:
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Reach out to our Executive Director and let her know you're working on an Abroad page!
- Karen will send you a toolkit for your state that we know works well for voters living abroad, including trackable links and graphics!
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Create a page for your Abroad voters.
- Give your voters abroad the tools they need to request their ballots - and send them to VoteFromAbroad.org to get them the help they need from experienced voter assistance and voter protection teams!
- Examples of UOCAVA Voter pages:
- Add VoteFromAbroad to your front page menus.
- Port your abroad visitors to your abroad page using your your website provider's IP-address detection - contact our ED if you have any questions!
💡 Voters Abroad vs. Absentee Voters
*The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ("UOCAVA") endows voters abroad, both civilian and military, extra time to receive and vote their ballot, and in some states, even an extended ballot return deadline.
In most states, voters abroad must request their ballot every year in order to receive one. Our Vote From Abroad website walks voters through each step of filling out their Federal Post Card Application with specific steps and directions for each state.
When Democrats ask for their vote, we help them cast it. Our dedicated volunteers from across the globe have been helping Democrats vote from abroad for more than 25 years.
About Us
Democrats Abroad is the official arm of the Democratic Party for U.S. citizens living outside the United States.