Expats: Make sure you are able to vote!

I got this reminder email from OverseasVote2004.Com, which I thought was useful enough to reproduce in its entirety:

Dear Overseas Voter,

It’s time for YOU to check that you are on the electoral rolls.
If you haven't received your ballot, or if you think there may have been a problem with
your voter registration/absentee ballot request, you should act now to verify that you
are on the electoral rolls.

We propose 2 methods for this: one local and one federal. With the unprecedented overseas
voter registration levels, the FVAP resources are stretched thin; therefore, you may
wish to start at the local level when confirming your registration.

1. Contact your local election official. These websites can help you locate the contact information:
http://www.vote-smart.org/voter_county_election_offices.php
or
http://www.fvap.gov/links/statelinks.html

OR

2. Send an email to [email protected] requesting confirmation that you are on the rolls.
Include:

* your name
* last U.S. residence address
* birth date
* last 4 digits of your social security number
* and a request for the Federal Write-In Ballot

If any of the following apply, you have even more reason to request the confirmation.
If you,

* are a first time voter
* have never lived in the US
* could not remember your complete address
* did not have any of the identification requested by your state
* are from a “swing state”
* mailed your form prior to the state primary, but did not receive a primary ballot

Act now – there is no time to waste!

The Overseas Vote 2004 Team

The New York Times also weighs in on the trials and tribulations of voting overseas today.

Comments

[jj]

seems like Jim is not the only parrot in this country: (YahooNews)
"President Bush (news - web sites) heads into the first presidential debate with a solid lead over John F. Kerry, boosted by the perception that he is a stronger leader with a clearer vision, despite deep concerns about Iraq (news - web sites) and the pace of the economic recovery, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll and interviews with voters in battleground states.

Bush's relentless attacks on Kerry have badly damaged the Democratic nominee, the survey and interviews showed. Voters routinely describe Kerry as wishy-washy, as a flip-flopper and as a candidate they are not sure they can trust, almost as if they are reading from Bush campaign ad scripts."

And there sits Jim, complaining that Kerry is negative and pessimistic.

[siscu baiges]

Would you like to see a web anti-Bush done in Barcelona (Spain)?

http://wwww.nobushfrombarcelona.com