Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Election Registration for US Citizens Coming Up Quickly

Get out the vote! AIT wants to remind you (and you all in Taichung) that the time for registering for the November vote is coming up fast. From their website:

This is a reminder to U.S. citizens of voting age that individual state and territory voter-registration deadlines for the November elections are coming up fast. AIT strongly encourages all U.S. citizens residing in Taiwan to vote in all U.S. elections in which they’re eligible. Applications for all U.S. voting districts are available online at www.fvap.gov (Federal Voting Assistance Program). This interactive website guides users through registration by mail and provides complete state-specific instructions. In addition, our staff members in the American Citizen Services unit are available to answer your questions and provide relevant resources. Please write to VoteTaipei@state.gov with specific questions.

本處想在此提醒已達投票年齡的美國公民, 對於11月大選, 各州及地區的登記投票截止日即將到來. 美國在台協會熱切地鼓勵所有居住在台灣的美國公民, 能夠於有資格參加的各美國選舉中投票. 全美各投票區的申請書可以在網站 www.fvap.gov ( 聯邦投票服務中心) 上取得. 此互動式網頁會引導使用者如何郵寄投票登記及提供各州的詳細指示. 除此之外, 我們美國公民服務組同仁也會協助回答您的問題及提供相關資訊. 請將您的問題寄到 VoteTaipei@state.gov.

Get right on it!

3 comments:

Robert said...

Just a note. I did the paperwork for my absentee ballots while I was home in the spring. There was a ballot that I was supposed to receive for a certain primary in June (I have no idea for what, since THE primaries were in January). That ballot never arrived. The lady told my father that "a lot of people" hadn't received the ballot, though the system showed nothing out of order.

I don't know what this means, or when I'm supposed to receive the ballot for November. Maybe it's just South Carolina (wouldn't surprise me).

Just a heads up.

Anonymous said...

Good heads up, Michael. Thanks for posting it early on. This is an important election for the entire world.

Probably would be a good idea for a reminder later on.

Anonymous said...

You can go to www.votefromabroad.org/10 to register to vote and request an absentee ballot. Fill out the required FPCA form by using the wizard on the website, print the FPCA out and MAIL it back to your home county.
If you don't receive a ballot by early October (like robert's problem), then you can use a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB). The FWAB is the blank form that is part of the votefromabroad print out - hang on to this blank form in case you need it in October, but mail in the FPCA form.

FULL DISCLAIMER - I work for the Obama campaign as a regional field director, but you can obviously use this process to vote for any candidate. If anyone would like to volunteer for the Obama campaign in Taiwan, please email me at: chiuc@dnc.org