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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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How Americans in London can still vote in US mid-terms elections
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Americans → vote → elections
Americans living abroad can vote in the all-important elections, and there is still time to have your say in tomorrow’s mid-term vote.
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Americans → live → vote
What are the mid-term elections and why do they matter?
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they → matter → ?
The mid-term elections, which start tomorrow on November 2, are held half-way through a president’s four years in office.
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which → start → office
Though the White House itself isn’t on the ballot, the outcome decides which political party will take power of Congress, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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which → decide → Representatives
If more Democrats gain seats in the Senate, it will be easier for them to block legislation introduced by the president.
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them → gain → president
Losing a Senate majority also makes it far harder for a president to fill open judicial and executive posts.
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president → lose → posts
Who controls Congress at the moment?
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Who → control → moment
Republicans hold a majority in both the Senate (53 seats) and the House of Representatives (218 seats).
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Republicans → hold → Representatives
Whereas 35 out of 10 seats in the Senate will be decided through the vote.
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seats → decide → vote
And if you are a US expat living in London, there is still time to cast your vote.
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you → live → vote
How can American expats in the UK vote in the US midterm elections?
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expats → vote → elections
If you’ve never lived in the US, you might still be able to vote, but that depends on the state.
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that → live → state
On the FPCA, you can choose how you want to receive your ballot (some are sent electronically), and then you must complete the ballot before the deadline and post the vote, which also depends on the state.
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which → choose → state
There is no set deadline for the whole country, so voters will need to check with their individual state.
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voters → be → state
Varying deadlines are set for when voters must register for FPCA, request a ballot and return the ballot.
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voters → vary → ballot
You can still send off your vote in some regions.
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You → send → regions
Certain states, such as Mississippi and Washington, don’t have any deadlines for when you need to request the ballot.
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you → have → ballot
Bear in mind that for certain states, the ballot must arrive by a specific deadline in order to be counted.
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ballot → bear → deadline
For example, for those voting for Wisconsin, the ballot must be received by 8pm on November 3.
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ballot → vote → November
But for those voting in California, providing the vote was mailed by November 3, it can arrive up until November 10.
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it → vote → November
You can check this website for more information.
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You → check → information
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