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OT: The Silent Vote |
The Silent Vote
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6257852/site/newsweek/
As Election Day approaches, Americans abroad are determined to make
their voices heard. Will their ballots make a difference?
WEB EXCLUSIVE
By Eve Conant
Newsweek
Updated: 7:08 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2004
Oct. 15 - While George W. Bush and John Kerry are desperately courting
voters in Pennsylvania and Ohio, voter activists are targeting a
silent but large constituency a bit further afield: the expat vote.
They are in the farthest flung corners of the earth; in Thailand and
Morocco, France and Venezuela. They are more than 4.4 million strong,
and their numbers—and sense of purpose—are swelling by the hour.
With polls projecting a tight race, Americans abroad know just how
much their votes could count. A recent tally of two Democratic Web
sites, OverseasVote2004.com and OverseasVote.com, shows that 75
percent of the total number of voters has registered in the last 10
weeks, and more than 40 percent of those voters are from swing states.
Although they did not give the exact figures, Republican organizers
outside the U.S. claim the number of voters signing on with
Republicans Abroad in Europe has skyrocketed 400 percent since 2000.
The number of chapters of Democrats Abroad has risen from 33 to 70
since the beginning of this year. "Based on our figures, 5.3 percent
of overseas voters are from Florida [and] 4.4 percent from
Pennsylvania. Washington, Michigan and Ohio all tie for about 3
percent," says Americans Overseas for Kerry's Jim Brenner, who is
based in Boston. Ironically, the real battleground states of this
election could end up being countries like Canada, France and Mexico.
expatriates expatriate expat expats
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22 Oct 2004 03:25:07 PM |
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The Silent Vote
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6257852/site/newsweek/
As Election Day approaches, Americans abroad are determined to make
their voices heard. Will their ballots make a difference?
WEB EXCLUSIVE
By Eve Conant
Newsweek
Updated: 7:08 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2004
Oct. 15 - While George W. Bush and John Kerry are desperately courting
voters in Pennsylvania and Ohio, voter activists are targeting a
silent but large constituency a bit further afield: the expat vote.
They are in the farthest flung corners of the earth; in Thailand and
Morocco, France and Venezuela. They are more than 4.4 million strong,
and their numbers?and sense of purpose?are swelling by the hour.
With polls projecting a tight race, Americans abroad know just how
much their votes could count. A recent tally of two Democratic Web
sites, OverseasVote2004.com and OverseasVote.com, shows that 75
percent of the total number of voters has registered in the last 10
weeks, and more than 40 percent of those voters are from swing states.
Although they did not give the exact figures, Republican organizers
outside the U.S. claim the number of voters signing on with
Republicans Abroad in Europe has skyrocketed 400 percent since 2000.
The number of chapters of Democrats Abroad has risen from 33 to 70
since the beginning of this year. "Based on our figures, 5.3 percent
of overseas voters are from Florida [and] 4.4 percent from
Pennsylvania. Washington, Michigan and Ohio all tie for about 3
percent," says Americans Overseas for Kerry's Jim Brenner, who is
based in Boston. Ironically, the real battleground states of this
election could end up being countries like Canada, France and Mexico.
expatriates expatriate expat expats
http://news.google.com/news?q=%20expatriates%20OR%20expatriate%20OR%20expat%20OR%20expats&num=100&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?q=expatriates+OR+expatriate+OR+expat+OR+expats&num=100&hl=en&lr=&tab=nw&ie=UTF-8&sa=N
http://www.google.com/search?q=expatriates+OR+expatriate+OR+expat+OR+expats&num=100&hl=en&lr=&output=search&cat=gwd/Top
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Gone, but Not Forgotten
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901041025-725068,00.html
Americans abroad have registered in record numbers, hoping their votes
will help swing the U.S. election
By ANDREA GERLIN | LONDON
Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004
Sarah Shackelton, an American businesswoman who has lived in London
for 10 years, seems like a good citizen. She has a master's degree in
public administration and used to work for the U.S. Federal Government
as a trade negotiator. But during the U.S. presidential election four
years ago, as overseas votes trickled in and officials pored over
hanging chads in Florida, Shackelton realized she had shirked the most
fundamental civic duty: casting a ballot. "I felt embarrassed and
irresponsible," she confesses. This time Shackelton, who supports
Democratic nominee Senator John Kerry, registered for an absentee
ballot and spent a night last week watching her candidate debate
President George W. Bush on a giant TV screen in a packed lecture hall
in London.
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