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You may have heard about the SAVE Act, which passed the House of Representatives. This bill is supposedly about making sure that only US citizens are voting in US elections, but in reality it would block huge swaths of US citizens from being able to vote. If you don't have a passport or birth certificate that matches your current name, if you don't have a chance to go *in person* to show your documents, you will not be able to register to vote.
Everyone, contact your senators and tell them to vote against the SAVE Act!
I am a US citizen living in China- I can't really go and show them my passport in person. I *think* since I have already registered to vote in previous years, I'm probably not affected by this, but who knows? Some states require voters who vote from abroad to re-register every year. Some states purge people from their voter rolls every now and then, meaning you would need to re-register, and bring your documents in person to do so.
Anyway, if you are a US citizen living abroad, register to vote NOW. If the SAVE Act passes, you will likely not be able to register at all. Do it now while you can.
This site will walk you through it: VoteFromAbroad.org
Some states require the FPCA (this is the form to register to vote from abroad) to be mailed, some allow fax or email. This site has all the information. Spread the word. And contact your senators to tell them NO on the SAVE Act.
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