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Americans around the world “Vote in Honor of Veterans”

This blog by our dedicated volunteer in Israel, Andee Goldman, originally appeared in the Times of Israel on September 15, 2016. It is reprinted here in full. To see the original post, please visit this link.

When Americans go to the polls to vote in November, their history should not be forgotten. The American national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was written on September 14, 1814 by Francis Scott Key, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large American flag, flying triumphantly above the fort during the fight and victory.
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Share and Wear the Badge: 2017 National Voter Registration Day

September 26, 2017 is National Voter Registration Day!

Please join us to reach out to others in this voting action. We have created this special badge for you to promote voting today and beyond.

Right click on the image, save it and then re-use it in your social media and outreach to other voters.
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Study at Home or Abroad - and Vote in Election 2016!

The November 8, 2016 Presidential Election is on track to be a historical one with a campaign unlike anything the country has ever seen before, a major party’s first female candidate, and a growing number of people pledging to vote for a third party. It’s undeniable that the stakes are high, and as a result we will see record numbers of voters at the polls.

What if you can’t make it to the polls? This is a concern that many college students face as they prepare for the upcoming fall semester. Searching government websites can be a bit daunting.
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New! 2016 Voter Outreach Banners

Looking for a way to reach out to voters and help them find the services they need? We have the answer for you! Post a U.S. Vote Foundation or Overseas Vote banner on your website, blog, Facebook feed, twitter or your next newsletter and link it to https://www.usvotefoundation.org

You may want to post a graphic, or simply to list a service and send voters directly to that. Helping voters find great service is what it's about.

The new 2016 banners are available now in the U.S. Vote Foundation Banner Kit - get your banner now!
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Crowdsourcing election data — a success story

As published, January 14, 2016 on electionline.org

60 percent of local election officials involved in updates of data

U.S. Vote Foundation’s Election Official Directory (EOD) is a crowd-sourced database with 7,825 extensive records. The “crowd” comprises Local Election Officials (LEOs) across the US who regularly update their jurisdiction contact data.
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Guest Blog from US Vote's Outreach Volunteer in Israel

Absentee Voting Information for U.S. Citizens Abroad
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Guest Blog from VoteSmart - Introducing VoteEasy!

Earlier this year, we here at Vote Smart re-launched our award-winning voter-to-candidate matching tool, VoteEasy, to our website VoteSmart.org. Often times, voters are simply not exposed to their candidates’ true beliefs. Data such as voting records or interest group ratings are buried underneath webs of political rhetoric. Vote Smart, and particularly VoteEasy, exists to counter that rhetoric.
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The Soldier Vote

"Should Soldiers' votes get counted? That's not as easy as you think", is an article written by Donald Inbody, which appeared in The Washington Post on Veteran's Day.

Americans want their soldiers to vote. But often they can’t. Despite absentee balloting, military personnel deployed overseas often just cannot participate in elections.

For most of U.S. history, military personnel have not been able to vote. State laws and constitutions often specifically restricted military personnel from participating in the franchise. Attitudes about voting soldiers started to change when the Civil War called large numbers of citizens for military service—but action was tempered by partisan politics.
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See the Data Happen: Election Administration and Voting Survey Data Visualization for UOCAVA Voters

The quality of Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) has gotten better over time, and more organizations and individuals are pressing for data-driven election policy than ever before, which bodes well for the role election data plays. We hope to see in the near future wider access to election data and greater public understanding of what it tells us about how we pick our leaders. One great way to accomplish both these objectives is through data visualization, which a number of election offices across the country have started to practice. We've included an example here, a visualization of the 2014 EAVS data on overseas civilian and military voters.
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US Vote API Project Chosen by Ruby for Good – Hack-a-thon

The three-day Ruby for Good hack-a-thon is “dedicated to making the world gooder”. This year the Ruby for Good beneficiaries includes US Vote. The Ruby for Good event brings skilled Ruby programmers from all over the world together and forms teams that take on software projects that will help communities.
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September 26, 2017 is National Voter Registration Day!