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Outreach to engage and converse about voting outside of the United States in elections within the country takes on various approaches including through opinion pieces in international newspapers.

Professor Kathryn Sikkink who is the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School published an article in The Globe and Mail titled “Americans living in Canada ought to vote in U.S. elections” to further inspire Americans in Canada to engage in the U.S. elections and to counter misconceptions that may prevent Americans from voting under their federally protected right to vote.

Furthermore, Professor Sikkink points towards resources such as the U.S. Vote Foundation who provides clear and non-partisan information on how to vote from abroad.

If you are a military or overseas voter, your right to vote has not changed. The federal forms and guidance around them have. Here is a quick FAQ on what to know before you register or request your ballot.

The Federal Voting Assistance Program has documented that states may continue to process previous versions of the Voter Registration / Ballot Request Form (referred to as the FPCA) and the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) submitted before applicable statutory deadlines. Your state determines your eligibility and processes your application.

U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Vote continue to offer the previous versions, which include the full UOCAVA population. You can start at overseasvotefoundation.org.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and overseas voter reflects on service, sacrifice, and why he's dedicating his ballot this November to the family members who wore the uniform before him, and invites you to do the same through Vote in Honor of a Veteran.

"I am a hard person to please. What really fires me up is playing my part in helping increase voter turnout in U.S. elections."

The U.S. Vote Foundation's new Vote in Honor of a Veteran program offers a simple but powerful way for Americans to recognize the people who have worn the nation's uniform while building voters' commitment to cast their ballot.

If you've served, or you're voting from abroad, this is for you. U.S. Vote Foundation just launched the first nationwide Vote in Honor of a Veteran program on our US.VOTE website. For the first time ever, it's open to voters overseas and in uniform from all states and territories, not just voters in certain select states.

Americans living abroad and service members stationed around the world can now post a tribute to a veteran or active service member and pledge your vote in their honor at https://www.us.vote/honor-veteran.

The Transit Gap — Suppressing the Military Vote

Every election cycle, a measurable number of valid military and overseas ballots are rejected for a single reason: the mail is too slow. The federal framework governing absentee voting by uniformed service members and U.S. citizens overseas was built over more than seventy years. It works at the front end. Blank ballots reach voters. The back end works less well.

A grace period counts a ballot postmarked by Election Day and received within a defined window after.

If the Court eliminates grace periods without providing a substitute, the rejection rate among military and overseas voters will rise. The data make that prediction available with reasonable confidence. This paper reviews the evidence, the litigation, and what should be done.

Some part of the military has been voting absentee since the American Revolution.

That’s not a boast. It’s a fact that gets lost in the noise every election cycle, when pundits rediscover the military ballot and treat it like a novelty. In 1775, Continental Army soldiers fighting in New Hampshire were allowed to vote by proxy at a town meeting back home. The logic was simple: serving your country shouldn’t cost you your voice in it.

Two hundred and fifty years later, that logic still holds. The law has caught up… mostly. But the obstacles haven’t disappeared. They’ve just changed shape.

At a time when the voting rights of Americans living abroad are facing renewed legal, policy, and practical challenges, strong leadership and collaboration across the overseas voting community are more important than ever.

U.S. Vote Foundation and its Overseas Vote initiative are pleased to welcome Doris L. Speer, President of the Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO), to our Advisory Board. Her appointment reflects a deep alignment of mission and a shared commitment to ensuring that U.S. citizens abroad, and military voters worldwide, can fully participate in U.S. elections.

Presidential elections are held every four (4) years and the next one will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2028. Primary elections and/or caucuses are held in each state to assist the major political parties in deciding who will be their candidate for the office of President. These run from January to June of the presidential election year.

U.S. Vote can tell you the type of primary held in your state so you can be ready ahead of time. Mark Tuesday, November 7, 2028 on your calendar, because the next Presidential Election will be here before you know it, and get a head start on your preparations today!

But you can vote this year, too! In the Midterm Elections - Read On!

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen abroad you are eligible to vote in the 2026 midterm elections. During the midterm elections all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the seats (100) in the U.S. Senate are up for vote.

Whether you live overseas long-term, or are there temporarily studying abroad or on a work assignment, you are entitled to vote.

Be sure to get started as soon as possible to register and request your overseas ballot. The midterm election season starts with primaries in all states and finishes with general election in November.