PinnedBallot Curing-What is it?It’s been an historic election season with unprecedented levels of early and absentee voting. Local Election Officials (LEOs), already…Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
Request, receive, return: the challenges of casting your overseas ballotAmericans living abroad are 13 times less likely to vote in U.S. elections than our compatriots back home. So what keeps us from casting…Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Representation Matters: The Still-Relevant Legacy of President James Madison“It was politic as well as just that the interests & rights of every class should be duly represented & understood in the public Councils…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
This 4th of July, Express Your Patriotism by VotingI’ve never been all that patriotic.Jul 1, 2021Jul 1, 2021
A Brief History of the Gerrymander, with Relevance for TodayElbridge Gerry would probably have preferred to be remembered as John Adams’s friend, or a key framer of the Constitution, or the fifth…Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Americans Abroad: Protect Your Voting RightsRestrictive voting laws are currently sweeping the United States. Georgia recently came under fire for a law which would — among other…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Overseas Ballot Security with Global Head of GOTV Heidi BurchThis year, Americans abroad are concerned about their ballot arriving securely and on time. With postal delays and late court rulings…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Voting from Abroad? Help is On the WayWhen I raised my virtual hand to volunteer with Vote from Abroad back in March, I was motivated primarily by a desire to give back. Little…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
MythbustingRoughly 6.5m US citizens living abroad are eligible to vote, but turnout is a fraction of domestic turnout (anywhere from 9% to 20%). The…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Top Tips: Returning your BallotIt is officially Ballot season! U.S. voters abroad are enthusiastic about voting this year. Vote from Abroad’s website is seeing 2 to 3…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020