Expat Groups Respond To Trump Order Threatening Overseas Votes | The American

The American, May-June 2025 Issue 804

Expat Groups Respond To Trump Order Threatening Overseas Votes

"Marylouise Serrato, Executive Director of American Citizens Abroad (ACA) said that 'ACA wants to see honest and fair voting however, the government should not make it harder for US citizens overseas to vote.'

She pointed out that the Executive Order: 'mirrors the elements of the SAVE Act. Currently the UOCAVA (Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) requires states and territories to allow eligible voters to register and request an absentee ballot using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), which they submit by mail or, in some states, by fax or email, to their local election offices.

'In some states, Americans who live overseas can also register to vote by using their state’s mail registration form or online registration portal. These registrations would likely become impossible under the SAVE Act. This would disenfranchise US voters overseas. Also Absentee Ballots postmarked before or by the election day often actually arrive after that date so changes in deadlines for receipt of ballots would also disenfranchise US voters overseas.'

ACA has signed a letter along with other organizations citing how the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) will disenfranchise US citizens voters overseas. It has also created an online campaign where you can let your Representative in Congress know how overseas voting will be affected by the SAVE Act H.R.22: https://www.americansabroad.org/save_act_hr22"

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