Voting in the U.S. General Election...from Bangkok?

Watch as we cast our ballots from the other side of the world.

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Voting from overseas is something fairly new to me and Boyd as we’ve just been living in Bangkok, Thailand for a little over a year. While it’s nice to not be bombarded with all the political ads and noise about the upcoming general election, we still have kept tabs on the goings on and knew it was more important than ever to make sure our vote was cast for the Presidential election that happens on November 5, 2024. But how do we do that from Bangkok?

First, we had to notify our home state of California to send us the overseas ballot, which was not difficult since we had already done that earlier this year for the primaries, where we also were able to vote from here. Once we gave our Bangkok address, our ballot materials were sent here earlier this month and we each were able to fill it out.

Earlier this year, we e-faxed our ballots but we thought this time around we would physically drop them off at the U.S. Embassy here in Bangkok. There isn’t a polling office there but there is a dropbox where you can leave your signed ballots and they will send them over your State registrar offices in a timely fashion so our votes will be counted. It was very easy and while we had our U.S. “I Voted” stickers that came with our ballots, we didn’t expect the guard outside the U.S. Embassy to give us I VOTED IN THAILAND stickers, too!

Overall, it was a very easy process and one that we made sure to capture on video for our new YouTube channel (free to subscribe!). Check out here and please LIKE it — it does make a difference in the algorithm.

If you need help voting in the U.S., check the Vote.gov website or Vote.org is another excellent website. Also, don’t be shy - ask a friend or family member to help make sure you’re registered and able to vote wherever you are!

Until next time…