Student Voters Abroad Cast Ballots
Improvements over the years have made participation easier for those overseas who want to vote.
By Mark Robinson Capital News Service Millions of college students will head to the polls Nov. 6 to cast their vote in the 2012 presidential election, but Ricardo Adams won’t be one of them. By then, his vote will already be cast. Adams, a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, is currently studying abroad in Vina del Mar, Chile. He’s a part of a bloc of U.S. students overseas whose potential impact on the election is seldom discussed. Turnout among youth voters overseas has traditionally been inconsistent. Despite improvements made to the absentee registration and voting process, Americans who choose to vote abroad face the prospect of an extended ordeal that begs the question: Is it worth it? For Adams, it was a no-brainer. “…
