US Voting
Article by Mary Stewart Burgher, FAWCO US Voting Committee Chair, AWC Denmark (updated May 23, 2022)
Article Excerpt:
The United States of America will hold federal, state and local elections on November 8, 2022. In these “mid-term” elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be up for grabs, as well as some state governorships and legislatures, and local political offices.
All US citizens overseas – not just the female ones – should be ready to secure their right to vote in the election. If you have not already done so, go straight to your computer and register to vote/request a ballot with the US Vote Foundation or the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP).
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Message from Citizenship Chair at AAWE, Kathleen de Carbuccia
How to register to vote, how to vote, info on states that have primary and special elections for federal office in the coming months: and how to research the candidates and issues.
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2022 Midterm Election Primaries & Special Elections
The following states have primary and special elections for federal office in the coming months:
July 2022
- July 19: Primary Election – Maryland (rescheduled from June 28)
- July 26: Runoff Primary Election – North Carolina
August 2022
- August 2: Primary Elections – Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington
- August 4: Primary Election – Tennessee
- August 6: Territory Primary – Virgin Islands
- August 9: Primary Elections – Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin
- August 9: Special General – Minnesota CD 1
- August 13: Primary Election – Hawaii
- August 16: Primary Elections – Alaska and Wyoming
- August 16: Special General – Alaska U.S. House
- August 23: Primary Elections – Florida and Oklahoma
- August 27: Territory Primary – Guam
For U.S. citizens living abroad, your voting residence will be the address where you last lived before moving overseas.
Learn more about your voting residence here: https://www.fvap.gov/citizen-voter/voting-residence
For more information on how to register and request your ballot as an American citizen living abroad, please visit either:
- The Federal Voting Assistance Program
- The Overseas Vote Foundation
- Helpful links for finding state-specific voting information, overseas and party-specific information as well as other federal, state and local government websites that might be of interest can be found at www.fvap.gov/links At this FVAP links page are helpful resources to aid your research of candidates and issues. Non-partisan information about candidates, their voting records, and their positions on issues are widely available and easy to obtain online. You can also read national and hometown newspapers online, or search the internet to locate articles and information. For information about election dates and deadlines, subscribe to FVAP’s Voting Alerts (vote@fvap.gov). FVAP also shares Voting Alerts via Facebook (@DODFVAP), Twitter (@FVAP), and Instagram (@fvapgov).
Additional Resources for Voting Abroad
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Latest US voting information available at www.fvap.gov and vote.org
National Conference of State Legislatures Voting for All Americans article.
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France – Voting
Absentee Voting Information for U.S. Citizens Abroad
Federal Voting Assistance Program
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Resources for Voters
Key Voting Facts complied by PlanYourVote.org