US President Barack Obama at his inauguration

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – US Democrats Abroad are launching a Get Out the Vote campaign worldwide to encourage Americans to register to vote early enough to participate in the November 2010 congressional elections. The group manages a web site, www.votefromabroad.org, where voters can order absentee ballots, and which offers them voter information.

Democrats Abroad is the official overseas branch of the US Democratic Party and has members in more than 160 countries. It is keen to get Americans abroad voting in the hope of holding onto a strong Democratic majority. There are 435 House elections and 36 Senate elections in November.

“Just over a year ago, we saw history being made before our eyes,” says Christine Schon Marques, the Geneva-based president of Democrats Abroad.

“We saw the opportunity to move forward, not backwards. We knew we would move forward on health reform, climate change, and equal rights. This November will be key to implementing the President’s agenda, by maintaining our Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. And as Americans living abroad, we can keep making the critical difference in the mid-term federal elections.”

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