overseas voting
Absentee foreign elections
Overseas voting is the process by which citizens living abroad cast ballots in their home country's elections.
In U.S. elections, military personnel and civilians residing outside the country can request absentee ballots through procedures established by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: She registered for overseas voting before moving to Germany.
- migrant workersPeople moving for jobs
- international studentsPupils studying outside homeland
- mail-in ballotsVotes submitted through post
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- diplomatic staffEmbassy workers collectively
foreign service · dual citizenship · consulate · absentee ballot · embassy · home country · voter registration · time zones · time difference · military personnel
- votingballot, vote, ballots, voter, polls
- voting rulesvoter eligibility, voter ID, voter registration, residency requirement, age requirement
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- migrant workersguest worker, migrant workers, seasonal worker, temporary worker, domestic workers