VOTE!
Vote in the US Elections from Abroad
The US Centre has set out to ensure that all eligible American citizens in the LSE community are aware of their right to vote from abroad and are informed on how they can do so.
All American expatriates may vote absentee thanks to the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act passed in 1975. However, being registered to vote in the United States will not guarantee that you can vote from abroad. In order to vote, you must register to vote absentee.
Expatriates can vote by absentee ballot in the General Election as well as local state primaries that take place throughout 2016. Click here to see the dates and deadlines for state primaries, courtesy of the Overseas Vote Foundation.
What if you’ve already registered to vote from abroad? It’s important to note that states are not required to automatically send ballots to voters who have registered before. Anyone who wants to vote in a U.S. election from overseas should send in a new Federal Post Card Application each election cycle.
What to do next:
You can download our instructions on how to register to vote from abroad here by requesting a FPCA through the Federal Voting Assistance Program.
Why register from abroad?
BECAUSE YOUR VOTE MATTERS
The US State Department estimates that there are 6.3 million eligible American voters who live abroad. The UK has the largest American expatriate population outside of North America at over 220,000. Absentee ballots have been key in deciding three major senate races in the past election, which in turn affected the partisan majority in the Senate. Every vote matters.
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