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During a previous election, I delivered my ballot to the US Embassy which never arrived to be counted. I am interested in knowing how a bag of mail from the US Embassy is handled between Argentina and the US. It is definitely not the best way to insure that ballots arrive before an election.

Faxing the ballot does not allowe

I mailed my ballot today with Correo Argentino in a hand-addressed envelope. Two envelopes. one containing the ballot verification form, and a smaller one containing my ballot weighed in at 15 grams for a cost of $7.500ARS for a simple handling that is estimated to take two weeks for delivery...

It is likely that every county in every state has their own way of managing election ballots. Lake County, Illinois, provides a BALLOT CERTIFICATION form that requires the voter's signature accompanying the ballot. My name and former address are printed on the form.

Here is the experience of an overseas citizen who votes in Ohio. Today I feel compelled to share my experience of sending in my absentee ballot for the US Presidential election of November 5. As many of you know, I have dual citizenship (Dutch, US) and, as a US citizen, I am registered to vote...

Unfortunately, Illinois accepts ballots only by mail and not by email. I plan on buying an envelope, addressing it by hand to the county clerk, take it to the post office and pay the postage, and then hope it arrives on time to be counted.

Illinois sent me a friendly reminder to complete the voter registration and absentee ballot request in February. Today I received my ballot for the general election which has to be mailed. Finding a #10 envelope and having it printed with the mailing information is a challenge. The US postal...

I took a bus tonight from CCK to Moreno & Alberti. The driver charged me the fare for 3-6 km which is $413.44. Drivers don't have any system that calculates the actual distance before charging the fare, so they just guess the distance and charge accordingly. I checked the Como Llego map for...

Fare increases are occurring so often this year that it's hard to keep track of them. Of course the SUBE card means you pay whatever the driver indicates on the box where you place your card. Since I didn't know about the fare increase that went into effect this month, I decided to...

Geoff Shepard has written three books and has created a documentary Watergate Secrets and Betrayals. “If the public knew then what I know now, what is unassailable, factual material, Nixon wouldn’t have had to resign, and his people wouldn’t have been convicted,” Shepard told Fox News Digital.

No. But you will need an escribana to handle the closing and prepare the title.

If you want cheap, then a "pension" is where to start looking. It's a boarding house where you get a room with a bed, maybe a desk and chair, and closet. All the residents share the bathrooms and kitchen, so you have to wait your turn. I know a retired American woman who has lived in one for...

Wear ear plugs to protect your hearing. Those who blast music in their cars don't realize the damage it does to their hearing until it's too late.

I received this email today. Location: Buenos Aires/Countrywide Event: U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires has seen an increase in reports of robberies involving drugs that temporarily incapacitate victims. Victims have been targeted in bars, night clubs, and through dating applications. Avoid leaving...

Figure out how you will handle your 90-day visa renewal allowed once a year unless you leave the country.

Inform the seller that the product is defective and you want a replacement. Bring your receipt.

When I lived in Fox Lake, Illinois, I needed a car to get to a grocery store to buy food. I live "car-free" in Buenos Aires where everything is a convenient walk in Balvanera Every Monday my order of organic and agro-ecological fruit and vegetables from El Brote Tienda is delivered to my...

Your passport is proof of entries and exits.

Yes, while so many are homeless, and children are malnourished. It appeared more important to pay Ukrainians than help Americans.

I recall that Biden wanted to cut social security for Americans,