IMPORTANT! Voter Registration Updates and Mingle!
Posted on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 in the News category.
VOTER REGISTRATION and SUMMER MINGLE at SCANDIC ANGLAIS BAR 101, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010, 6-9 PM
Democrats Abroad Sweden will be having Voter Registration and Summer Mingle on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 6-9 pm at the Scandic Anglais Upstairs Bar 101, Humlegårdsgatan 23, Stockholm. There is no cover charge or pre-signups for the event. Just drop in after work, register to vote with the help of our Voter Registration Committee, and mingle with your friends before going away for the summer. There will be a DJ there.
Even if you have already voted in your state primary, you must register/request your absentee ballot for the November 2 General Election. This is a result of the Military Overseas Voters Empowerment Act.
The MOVE Act directly affects how YOU exercise your right to vote. Signed into law by President Obama in October 2009, MOVE takes effect after your state’s primary and before the election in November.
MOVE both expands your rights as an Overseas Voter and requires you to request your ballots more often.
Here is what Democrats Abroad wants you to know about this important legislation that we lobbied Congress for years to pass:
1. Requires ALL states to provide voter registration applications online.
2. For the November 2010 General Election, ALL states must provide for the electronic transmission of the blank ballot 45 days prior to the election.
3. This means YOU should submit your Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) again, making certain to mark the “electronic” option for receipt of the ballot and include your email address, even if you are registered in a state that has not allowed electronic transmission of voting material in the past, such as New York. Please indicate that you are requesting your ballot for the November 2 General Election in # 6 of the FPCA. If you have not yet requested your ballot for your state primary, you must make a separate
application and indicate “state primary” in #6 of the FPCA.
4. It eliminated all Notary Requirements.
5. It expands the opportunities for use of the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) in all Federal Elections, including primaries and special elections.
You can go to www.votefromabroad.org to fill in and print out your FPCA, or you can attend our in-person Voter Registration events held throughout Sweden. If you have any questions about your voting, please contact me at secretary@democratsabroad.se . Democrats Abroad has made a difference in U.S. elections, so your vote is very important.
Here is the Democrats Abroad Sweden Voter Registration Plan for 2010 with Summer Mingle all over Sweden:
June 16, 2010 Voter Registration and Summer Mingle at Scandic Anglais Bar 101, 6-9 pm
June 5, 2010 DASweden-Halland Voter Registration at Daisy’s Sallad and Sushibar, Åttlingsstigen 10, Halmstad, 11 am to 1 pm.
June 13, 2010 DASweden-Kalmar/Öland Voter Registration, Swedish-American Days
June 19, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm, Götgatan 42, T-Medborgarplatsen
July 2, 3, 4, 2010 DASweden-Skane Voter Registration, American Days
July 4, 2010 DASweden-Skane Voter Registration, Southern Kitchen Café
July 18, 2010 DASweden-Kalmar/Öland Voter Registration, Swedish-American Days
July 4, 2010 DASweden 4th of July Picnic Voter Registration
July 31, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
August 28, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
September 4, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
September 4, 2010 Phone-banking at English School North, 3-6 pm
September 5, 2010 Phone-banking at English School North, 3-6 pm
September 11, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
September 15, 2010 Voter Registration and Mingle, Scandic Anglais Bar 101, 6-9 pm
September 18, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
September 25, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
October 2, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
October 9, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
October 14, 2010 FWAB Evening at English School North, 6-9 pm
October 16, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
October 23, 2010 Voter Registration at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
November 2, 2010 General Elections
There will be Voter Registration at all Democrats Abroad events, starting in January, 2010
Regards,
Sandy Mansson
Democrats Abroad Sweden Secretary and Voter Registration Chair
