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US Citizens in Sweden can vote in US elections Are you a US Citizen? Then you have the right to vote in US elections in 2020. Help to do so is available online. VIRTUALLY EVERY American citizen, 18 years or older (on election day 3/11/2020) living outside the US temporarily or permanently, is eligible to vote by absentee ballot in US elections during this important election year – as every year. This right includes primary elections, and sometimes state and local elections. Rules governing eligibility vary from state to state. Even American citizens who have never resided in the US are eligible to vote in most states. You will need to provide a US voting address, which could be the address of the hospital where you were born, the address where your parents were staying at the time, the address of a friend or relative, or anywhere you feel the strongest connection. If you’ve previously voted in the US, you should use that address as your voting address.
des not only information about eligibility for voting for all 50 states, but also easy-to-follow instructions for registering to vote and requesting absentee ballots from your local election official by fax, email or regular mail. It also has answers to questions, including a chat function and an FAQ list. If you request your absentee ballots now, you should obtain them for every election you are entitled to vote in in your state during 2020, including the general election on November 3.
VOTING HAS become easier since the advent of the Vote from Abroad website, www.votefromabroad.org This website provi
Sally Boyd Professor emerita and US Citizen MARCH 2020 GUJOURNAL
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