I heard yesterday that early voters in Israel went for McCain over Obama three to one. But how do expatriate's votes overseas get translated into electors? Do they have to provide a stateside address?
You request your absentee ballot from your state, not from the federal government.
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This page contains a single entry by Rand Simberg published on October 31, 2008 5:45 AM.
Yes. For example, see Jim Fallows' blog post today about trying to cast a ballot as a D.C. voter while living in China:
http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/our_bumpy_electoral_system_ran.php
You request your absentee ballot from your state, not from the federal government.