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Overseas Voter Turnout Tripled, but 89% Still Didn’t Vote

Official U.S. vote-by-mail ballot envelopes from a county registrar, the return format most overseas voter turnout depends on.

Overseas voter turnout tripled in the 2024 General Election, but the new high-water mark still left 89% of eligible Americans abroad on the sidelines. About 11.0% of the estimated 2.2 million voting-age U.S. citizens living outside the country returned a ballot, according to the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s 2024 Overseas Citizen Population Analysis. Domestic turnout […]

German Citizenship for Americans Topped 1,275 in 2024

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, a landmark of German citizenship for Americans pursuing naturalization

German citizenship for Americans hit a record 1,275 acquisitions in 2024, up from 225 the year before. The five-fold jump in 12 months tracks directly to a single legal change. Germany’s reformed Nationality Act took effect June 27, 2024, allowing non-EU citizens to retain their original passport for the first time as a general rule. […]

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