©2004 by AVA
The Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas
(FAWCO) is conducting a survey devised together with the Association of American Residents Overseas (AARO) to be used as a tool to improve voting from overseas.
They will collate all answers, and present the findings to the new Election Assistance Commission in Washington. They will thus be guided to improve the
system where improvement is most needed.
They hope to receive hundreds of responses - for which they must count on you! Please use all means to circulate the survey, by e-mail or hardcopy mail.
Please drop down to the survey
below the dotted line
following the sender
address.
Highlight the survey questions with the curser,
klick on COPY
Klick on 'New e-mail' or 'Schreiben'
Paste the survey on to the new/empty e-mail form
fill-in all survey questions and send
directly to: voting@fawco.org
They are not limiting
participation to club members:
don't forget spouses, friends, etc.
In fact, anyone in your American community.
This undertaking will greatly benefit all Americans residing
abroad, and they thank
you warmly for your help.
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Overseas Voting Survey
This survey seeks to determine the actual experience of Americans
voting from overseas in the 2004 election.The findings will be collated
and passedon to the Election Assistance Commission in Washington.
NAME (Optional)_________________________Today's date _______
VOTING STATE_____________COUNTY/DISTRICT______________
1. Did you register to vote as an absentee voter in the
2004
election? YES
NO
If you answered YES, go to question #
2
If you answered NO, go to question # 11 (p.2)
2. Where did you get your information about voting absentee?
____ International media ____
Overseas US organization
_____FAWCO
club
____ Local media
____
Political Parties
____ Local Election District
____ FVAP (Federal Voting Assistance Program)
3. How did you register to vote?
____ By FPCA card ____ Online FPCA ___
Other ___
4. Did you encounter any problems in registering or receiving
your ballot? YES NO
If YES, please check all problems that apply and
add
explanations of special interest:
___ Obtaining
information ____ Confusing
form
___ Notary
requirements ___
Didn't know voting district
___ Receiving ballot too late
___ Other? ___________
___ FPCA/ballot refused (why?)
5. Did you encounter any specific problems with your local voting office?
Please explain
6. Did you seek help at any time from a US Consulate?
YES NO
Were you satisfied with the help you
received?
YES NO
(Explain)
7. Did you receive your ballot in time for it to be returned and
counted in your state?
YES
NO
8. Did you feel the overseas voting process to be too difficult
and onerous? YES NO
Explain.
9. Do you have confidence in the overseas voting process?
Explain.
YES NO
10. If voting by Internet could be guaranteed secure, would
you use it?
YES NO
If you answered NO to question #1 and you DID
NOT
vote in the 2004 election, please answer the
following
questions:
11. You chose NOT to vote in the 2004 election because:
(check ALL that apply)
___ Did not know I could vote from overseas
___ Did not know where to get the information
___ For fear of tax liability in voting state
___ Did not know my voting district/last address in the U.S.
___ Lived away from the US too long/have no property there
___ Have not voted in US elections for years
___ Not interested in US politics
___ Not convinced that votes from overseas will be counted
___ Voting procedures are too onerous
___ Other? _________________________________________
12. Do you have confidence in the overseas voting procedures?
YES NO
13. If voting by Internet could be guaranteed secure, would
you use it? YES
NO
Thank you for your help
Please return this form
to: voting@fawco.org
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