Voter Registration Clarification
Democrats Abroad has gotten in touch with its membership by email to clarify some confusing points about applying for an absentee ballot. The deadline is not September 15; it's October 2. The September date was used to account for the vagaries of the postal system. (It can take no time at all for mail to reach Australia from the U.S., but try posting something the other way, and you may notice a difference.)

In fact, you can fax your Federal Postcard Application to your state via a central fax number: 703-693-5527. You can also get a toll-free fax number from FVAP.gov. Of course, to use this service, you can't have been previously voting from New York, Alabama, Illinois, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Dakota, Wyoming, or Guam. Other states impose other restrictions. More information is available from Democrats Abroad.