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Pew Center report on overseas voting

On January 7th 2009, the Pew Center on the States released a report on its research and investigation into the shortcomings of current voting procedures affecting Americans overseas, particularly military voters.  ACA fully supports the Pew initiative and joins its voice to that of the Overseas Vote Foundation and the National Defense Committee as specified in their joint press release .   

 
 
Presidential Succession

What happens when the president or the president-elect dies? This interesting document outlines all the possibilites.  

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Absentee ballots in run-offs and recounts

In the light of current reports from Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia regarding absentee ballot counting, Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) announced their intent in the coming post-election season to further examine the specific causes for overseas and military absentee ballot challenges.

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Top Five Ballot Questions

The top five ballot questions according to the Overseas Vote Foundation.

 
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Voter Registration
As a US citizen living abroad you can vote in all federal elections in your home state (last place of residence in the US). Be sure to register in time in order to receive your ballot for the November Presidential election.

The Federal Voting Assistance Program www.fvap.gov explains the procedure state by state.

OVF logoThe non-governmental Overseas Vote Foundation helps you register from abroad. Now with the new Youth Vote pages. The automated procedure on its website lets you fill out the registration request for any state. Click here for a video presentation.

 
 
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