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I am posting here important information for those who vote in states requiring mail-in ballots for the general election. This letter from Democrats Abroad recommends we contact the governor to ask for other options so that our ballots are delivered to county clerks and counted. I wrote the county clerk where I vote in Illinois on this problem, but haven't had a response. Now, I will write the governor of Illinois. There is time for those states with the mail-in requirement to make a change so that citizens living abroad can vote. Neither the Embassy pouch or the United States Postal Service are reliable means for returning ballots for the general election in November.
Dear Janis,
With the general elections coming soon, Democrats Abroad is working hard to make sure that your ballot can be returned safely, securely and on time.
As part of that work, we are asking US states that require their ballots to be returned by postal mail to switch to email, web portal or a fax solution for ballot return.
This is important as postal mail delivery to the US is very slow, or not possible at the moment (Over 70 countries have suspended their international postal service altogether).
As a voter in a Democratically led state which requires postal mail ballot return options, we are asking you to reach out to your governor and share your concern. Here is the list of states we are reaching out to: CT, IL, KY, MI, MN, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WI.
Email or call your governor's office, and let them know how you will be impacted by their postal mail requirement. Here is a script with more details.
If you’d like to make your call with other concerned voters, consider joining our next Voter Protection call on July 30th, at 12pm Eastern. Details here.
Thank you for all that you do! Keep safe and keep us posted.
Interested in volunteering with the DA Voter Protection team? Email [email protected] adding volunteer in the subject.
Many thanks and best,
Maya
Maya Buchanan
Chair, Voter Protection
Democrats Abroad
www.democratsabroad.org
Dear Janis,
With the general elections coming soon, Democrats Abroad is working hard to make sure that your ballot can be returned safely, securely and on time.
As part of that work, we are asking US states that require their ballots to be returned by postal mail to switch to email, web portal or a fax solution for ballot return.
This is important as postal mail delivery to the US is very slow, or not possible at the moment (Over 70 countries have suspended their international postal service altogether).
As a voter in a Democratically led state which requires postal mail ballot return options, we are asking you to reach out to your governor and share your concern. Here is the list of states we are reaching out to: CT, IL, KY, MI, MN, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WI.
Email or call your governor's office, and let them know how you will be impacted by their postal mail requirement. Here is a script with more details.
If you’d like to make your call with other concerned voters, consider joining our next Voter Protection call on July 30th, at 12pm Eastern. Details here.
Thank you for all that you do! Keep safe and keep us posted.
Interested in volunteering with the DA Voter Protection team? Email [email protected] adding volunteer in the subject.
Many thanks and best,
Maya
Maya Buchanan
Chair, Voter Protection
Democrats Abroad
www.democratsabroad.org
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