If it is Americans who lives outside they will make it the US countrythis can be the size of New Jersey or Coloradobetween the list of countries and population. He says between 5 and 9 million Americans They live outside their borders, different because they don’t always need to register in their country. In an election year, these citizens have votes, and more very tight decisions if presidential election on November 5A few votes can make a difference.
And the main reason they can be sure is that immigrants do not create an independent country, but instead. Your votes are counted locally. So, at the time of approx painting skills among Republican candidates, Donald Trumpand democracy, Kamala Harristhese votes can affect the limits, especially if the voters live in one of the seven most important districts, who have not chosen any of the two and, depending on who falls, will give the keys. to where White House.
“The high turnout in 2020 was a demonstration of the power of the vote as a tool for change.“, the spokesperson of US Embassy in Barcelonawho are hoping that the training to vote by mail and the election day held in the previous elections, in the midst of the covid-19 epidemic, will now endure even though they are no longer in a period of health crisis. “All votes are counted” and their job is to ensure the interests of “diaspora citizens“, is considered in the democratic process, he explains.
Democrats create
He voter who lives in strange it likes to be progressivealso the eldest since, in addition to the young people who come to spend a short season, many Americans migrate to Spain long ago when retire from work. “A lot of Americans who move abroad They depend on their pensions retirement,” explains EL PERIÓDICO Andrew Anderson, vice president of Democrats Abroad (‘democracies abroad’) in Spain, Democratic National Committee.
The Democratic Party is more organized in Spain and Europe, as evidenced by the great development of the Democrats Abroad organization, compared to its Republican counterpart. In this election, they will more than 5,000 volunteers in our country, a higher number than previous elections, probably because of the motivation that Kamala Harris has brought to the campaignand those who work independently and online encourage voters.
Anderson argues that for his voters, there is more at stake in this election. “I’m in process about Donald Trump to cut that profitwhich will affect Americans abroad, and some even will force you to return to the US because they can’t live outside,” said Anderson. “It’s not the Republican Party anymore, it’s the Donald Trump Party“, he emphasizes.
Voting is underway
ElectionsThen, they have already started about this group of Americans living abroadsince the ballots started reaching those who registered 45 days before the election. The US government and its ambassadors and embassies are establishing a special tool to help understand this, which is very difficult from outside the country. Voting is a two-way street in the US, viz they want to register before any election. The system and requirements are different in every state, and since in America every expatriate votes in his state, the job of the ambassador is to help his citizens to navigate through difficult states.
“We have awareness that recently we have prepared many votes through correspondence,” he explains from the US embassy in Barcelona, increase in Americans living abroad and that, only selected colleges in each region have knowledge of participation.
