Info on Absentee Voting in USA elections while in Italy or Abroad

Here are the links for Absentee Voting in USA elections while in Italy or Abroad:

INFORMATION

• Absentee Voting Assistance to Uniformed Services Members and Overseas Citizens – Source: "Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) administers the federal responsibilities of the Presidential designee (Secretary of Defense), under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) of 1986. The Act covers more than six million potential voters. The FVAP has three distinct goals. These are to:
  
1. inform and educate U.S. citizens worldwide of their right to vote;
2. foster voting participation; and
3. protect the integrity of, and simultaneously enhance, the electoral process at the Federal, State and local levels."
   
• Absentee Voting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) – Source: U.S. CITIZEN SERVICES, Consulate General of the United States Milan, Italy – In English, Italian
• Overseas Vote Foundation – "works to facilitate voter participation in federal elections for all Americans whose voting programs falls under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)."
• VOTING INFORMATION – Source: U.S. CITIZEN SERVICES, U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Italy – In English, Italian

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info on American Political Parties Abroad and in Italy *, dated Monday, February 20, 2006

* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using .

The 2008 elections for President, Senate and Congress are just over a year away. Some of the Expats from the USA still maintain a connection either through taxes or property owned in their respective home State, you can still vote in US national , State and local elections while abroad via absentee voting. You may ask yourself why should I vote in an USA election since I now live in Italy. First of all, it's your right. Whomever you may vote for or whatever political party you may be associated with, you have the right to vote wherever you may live on the planet.

That's it for Wednesday, 31 October 2007: mercoled, 31 ottobre 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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