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Democrats Abroad to Participate in President Obama’s Visit to Normandy
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
Democrats Abroad to Participate in President Obama’s Visit to Normandy
Paris – Democrats Abroad will be participating in a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of D-Day at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer on June 6, 2009. Members of Democrats Abroad will be traveling across France and Europe to honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives, joining U.S. President Barack Obama.
On June 5th at 4 pm, the day before the official ceremony, Democrats Abroad members including John Morris and Beresford Hayword will be placing a wreath in remembrance of the fallen. John Morris was just recently awarded the French Legion d’Honneur Medal. Morris was the photo editor in the London office of Life magazine and was responsible for getting Robert Capa’s pictures of the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach to print. Beresford Hayward trained radio operators in the Army Air Corps.
“President Obama’s visit to Normandy on this historic anniversary is symbolic of his intention to honor the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform, both in the past and today,” said Christine Schon Marques, International Chair of Democrats Abroad.
“The President has already come a long way in restoring the United State’s image abroad and sending the message that Americans are once again ready to work with the international community on heroic efforts required by our time and bring about lasting change,” said Meredith Gowan Le Goff, Chair of Democrats Abroad France.
After the official ceremony, Democrats Abroad will regroup in Bayeux and participate in the public picnic organized by the town at the Place Charles de Gaulle. Weather permitting, the group will gather for photos on some of the picturesque bridges found in the old city of Bayeux.
www.democratsabroad.org
Democrats Abroad is the official overseas branch of the U.S. Democratic Party. With members in more than 160
countries around the globe, Democrats Abroad holds eight positions on the Democratic National Committee
Democrats Abroad — Get Involved
If you are a Democrat living overseas and you want to get involved in the Presidential campaign, join Democrtas Abroad and their Get Out the Vote effort (GOTV) and help your fellow Americans abroad register to vote. We’ve got a really ethusiastic and engaged group of citizens in Demorcats Abroad Sweden. And go one step further and click on the thermometer on the left and make a donation to the Obama Biden campaign. Not only will you get a stake in the campaign by contributing, but you’ll be making it clear to the folks in Washington that Americans abroad are engaged in the political process and are therefore a constituency which they ignore at their peril.
Democrats Abroad Sweden – Voting is easy
Democrats Abroad Sweden is running a Voting is easy ad campaign to encourage Americans living in Sweden to register to vote. Significantly, the voter registration drive is open and directed to all Americans living in Sweden regardless of political affiliation. More information is available here (PDF).
Americans Abroad Cast Votes, Including E-Votes in Democrat’s Global Presidential Primary
Wired has a nice breakdown of how the Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary works. Voting began yesterday and runs through next Tuesday, February 12. I voted using the Democrats Abroad online process yesterday and it was simple and, I felt, secure — plus it allowed me to print out a confirmation of my vote, though I could not save it electronically as a PDF. The system is run by Everyone Counts and they claim that their security is tighter than that at ordinary polling places and that they monitor the voting. Wired, writer Nicole Martinelli interviewed Everyone Counts CEO Lori Steele who pointed out that they require three forms of information: personal data, a ballot number and a PIN.
After reading about hackers breaking into all manner of secure systems for the past two decades, I assume that nothing online is 100% secure. But, as we’ve learned over the past few years, electronic voting in live polling places back home can be insecure as well. That said, if all goes well with this first global e-vote, I’m hopeful we might be able to vote in general elections using such methods in the not too distant future.
