What activities has Democrats Abroad-Austria focused on recently?
In 2006, we concentrated our efforts on getting out the vote for the mid-terms. Voting in US elections is no easy task for overseas citizens: voting law is state law and there are truly 50 different, if somewhat related, processes out there. We have helped people to negotiate these processes and to find answers to confusing questions. This past election, the new voter registration internet wizard from Democrats Abroad http://www.votefromabroad.org simplified our task significantly. In June, Bush came to Vienna to attend the U.S. – EU Summit. We set up an Action Tent near the final protest rally to offer voter registration and petition signing. We also provided a translator for Cindy Sheehan who attended the protests. We have also organized and co-sponsored a number of speakers focusing on issues relevant to Americans living overseas. In the opening week of “An Inconvenient Truth”; we put together a panel of speakers to talk about the potential impact of climate change. And our own reso
