the final stretch
do one thing every day to make a difference
WEDNESDAY, October 21
13 DAYS TO GO
Call a friend who votes in Nebraska, Texas, Virginia? Ballot request deadline is this Friday.
Do you know anyone who votes in Nebraska, Texas and/or Virginia? Ask them if they have sent their ballots. If they haven’t, remind them that their deadline for ballot request is Friday! If they have, give them an I Voted sticker.
bonus ACTION
13 DAYS TO GO
Tell your friends they can get a discount on returning their ballot by courier
20 states require you mail your ballot, but there is a quicker way that’s cheaper. Fed Ex and DHL are offering discounts depending on the country. See this link for the details
THURSDAY, October 22
12 DAYS TO GO
Text one friend from work, school or a club
Given there are still 47 states where you can still request your ballot (all but MD, NV, RI - as of Oct 22), check in with an American acquaintance from your work, your school, or your club with fellow overseas citizens. Tell them there is still time to vote! Send them the link to the Ballot Time page. Remind them of the Voter Help sessions: https://qrco.de/bbh0zg
FRIDAY, October 23
11 DAYS TO GO
Help one friend check if the eagle (their ballot) has landed
The final stage of the overseas voting process is to check that your ballot has been received.
Go to www.votefromabroad.org/states, choose your state from the drop down, then go to the link: “Where is my ballot?” at the bottom of the page. You may be able to track online or you may have to contact your local election official (LEO). You’ll rest easy once you know the ballot is there! Share your confirmation and tag one friend to check too! #theeaglehaslanded #checkedmyballot
SATURDAY, October 24
10 DAYS TO GO
Tell us your voting help anecdote. Who have you helped vote? How? Ask them to help someone.
As a Voting Champion, you’ve talked to people over the months promoting voting and explaining the facts. Let’s share stories of who we’ve helped and ask them to help others. My favourite was helping an 89 year old grandma sort out how to manage her envelope templates. She didn’t have a printer - she found a commercial printing service. She was not supposed to leave home and only supposed to do essential trips. She decided that trip to the post office was the most essential trip of the year. Nothing was going to stop her from voting. What’s your favourite story of helping someone? Tag them in your post. Add to the comments!
#passthevote #votefromabroad
SunDAY, October 25
9 DAYS TO GO
Give your friends a helping hand - share the link to the Voter Help zoom session.
Today is 9 days out from the election and we have round the clock Voter Help. Give your friends a helping hand and let them know -- we're here! We're getting down to the wire. It's crunchtime. If anyone needs help, they can get it! Please spread the word with this link: https://qrco.de/bbh0zg
MONDAY, October 26
8 DAYS TO GO
Call a friend who votes in Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, or Wisconsin. Ballot request deadline this week!.
Ballot request deadlines this week: Kentucky and New Mexico (October 27), Wisconsin (October 29), Michigan and Ohio (October 31). Do you have a friend in one of these states? Ask them if they have sent back their ballot. If they haven’t, they must act now! If they have, give them an I Voted sticker.
TUESDAY, October 27
7 DAYS TO GO
Contact one friend who procrastinates and tell them about the back-up ballot!
Do your friends procrastinate? That’s ok! 25 states allow you to request your ballot all the way until the 2nd or 3rd of November! So if they have procrastinated, tell them to vote the back-up ballot TODAY. Here’s a link to the “How To” fact sheet and a video. It's the Final Stretch - don't miss out!
WEDNESDAY, October 28
6 DAYS TO GO
Time is ticking...remind a friend about the courier discount!
20 states require you mail your ballot, but there is a quicker way that’s cheaper. Fed Ex and DHL are offering discounts depending on the country. See this link for the details. For UK based voters, the DHL discount expires today - act now!
thurSDAY, October 29
5 DAYS TO GO
Ask one friend to send in their back-up ballot today!
We know you've heard it before - so it may feel like Groundhog Day - but it's actually send your back up ballot day today! We're getting down to the wire - any voters who don't have their ballots yet should do a back up ballot (Federal Write In Absentee Ballot - FWAB) today. Check and see if any friend is still waiting for their ballot - they should do the back up ballot today! Here's the link to the form: FWAB. Here's a link to the resources page with factsheets and how to videos. For voters who have to get their ballot back by November 3, we recommend that you do courier today - there are only 3 business days til Election Day and couriers can take that long. And you may be in luck - you might be able to get a discount - please check here for the details.
friDAY, October 30
4 DAYS TO GO
Spread the word you have voted!
You've voted, so make sure to show everyone you have. This way you can encourage them to vote too. Let's blanket our platforms with kittens! You can post this cute kitten frame, an I Voted Sticker, or a frame around your profile photo. Here are the links: kitten or I Voted sticker, FB frame
saturdAY, October 31
3 DAYS TO GO
Happy Halloween! Vote AND Treat!
Confirm one more vote and give yourself a treat! Vote and treat, not trick or treat! My favorite treat is a Snickers. How about you? You know, we are now up to 1.2m visits to VotefromAbroad.org. Go on....give yourself another treat!
SUNdAY, NOVEMBER 1
2 DAYS TO GO
Last call - 24 Hour Voter Help Session - Share the Link!
Today is the final 24 hour Voter Help session via Zoom - we also have sessions on Monday and Tuesday. But today is the last day that your overseas friends can get help with any question they have about their ballot at any time today. Make sure your friends know this. Share the link to the QR code https://qrco.de/bbh0zg
There are 13 states where you can still start the entire voting process - voter registration & ballot request (AZ, CO, CT, IA, KS, ME, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, VT, WA) (though 4 of those (CT, MN, NH, VT) require the ballots to be received by mail by November 3rd so that’s a challenge!) And if you are registered already but just have to request your ballot, there are 12 states where you can do that (AK, DE, FL, GA, IN, LA, MS, OR, PA, SC, SD, WY). (The two states that require ballots to be mailed (GA & PA) currently have extended deadlines past a postmark of November 2nd or 3rd but we are urging folks to get those in by Election Day).
So the bottom line is there are still 25 states where you can request your ballot as of today November 1 -- so if you’ve given up, don’t! It may not be too late! And the way to find out is to ask -- get help with us on Zoom!
mondAY, NOVEMBER 2
1 DAY TO GO
Share your #votingstory
As overseas voters, we don’t get to vote in person: wait in a line, get ticked off a list, go into a booth, and get a real sticker at the end. But we have our own stories and voting journeys. What’s yours? Aren’t you glad you voted? How did it go? Did anyone help you? Share your story with us. Put it in the comments below or share this post to your timeline, put your story in a caption, tag @votefromabroad, and tag a friend asking them to share their story too. #votingstories
