Americans in Canada urge fellow expats to vote in high-stakes midterm elections

OTTAWA — American Democrats living in Canada are prepared to shout their political choices from the rooftops ahead of next month’s midterm elections — while some of those who back Republican candidates seem leery of speaking out fearing a backlash from their neighbours. Tammy Wilsker Mermelstein, a Texas voter who moved to the Greater Toronto Area last year, will be voting in a U.S. election from Canada for the first time.

While she used to be a Republican and voted that way until 2016, Wilsker Mermelstein said she has never voted for U.S. She said it’s crucial for people to vote this year as “Texas is in play.” “Texas has not elected a Democrat in high office for at least two decades, probably longer, and this is the first solid chance,” she said. This is really going to be an election where every vote matters, even in states where people aren’t used to having their vote matter if they’re in the minority.” Americans head to the polls on Nov.

3 for midterm elections which could see the Democrats seize control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives from the Republicans. Democratic control of one or both chambers could significantly alter the path of Trump’s presidency, including the possibility of new impeachment proceedings against him, and investigations of some of his key allies and agency heads. elections is typically low, though the Federal Voting Assistance Program estimates there were more than 430,000 eligible U.S.

The organization estimates turnout among Americans in Canada was about 10 per cent in the 2024 general election, while the domestic voting rate that year was about 76 per cent. The organization estimates the overall turnout among all eligible overseas U.S. Kathryn Sikkink, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School who has volunteered with the U.S.

Vote Foundation, said participation in voting abroad may be low because some citizens find it difficult. Some, she said, don’t even realize they’re eligible to vote. Department of State website says U.S.

citizens can get an absentee ballot by mail, email or fax, or by downloading it from the internet, though options vary by state. citizens can vote absentee for federal office candidates in U.S.