If your country does not appear in the list below, please email the Voting Coalition at exhibitions@cca.edu. For support or additional information on international voting, please contact Jill Tolfa at iss@cca.edu.

Canada

Canadian citizens who live abroad may apply to be on the International Register of Electors, which will allow them to vote by mail-in special ballot in federal general elections, by-elections and referendums.

• Registration and Voting Processes for Canadians Who Live Abroad
• Apply to be on the International Register of Electors
• Apply to vote by mail
• Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco

India

A citizen of India, who is absent from the country owing to employment, education etc, and has not acquired citizenship of any other country are known as Overseas Voters and are eligible to be registered as a voter in the address mentioned in their Indian passport. 

• How do I vote? A guide for overseas Indian electors
• NRI Voter Enrollment Process
• Indian Voters FAQ (from 2014)
• Consulate General of India in San Francisco

Mexico

To vote in Mexican national and subnational elections from abroad, Mexican citizens must apply for a new voter card and register as an overseas voter.

• Overseas Voter Registration Portal
• How to apply for a new voter card
• New York Times' guide to voting in the Mexican Election from abroad (2024)
• Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco

South Korea

South Korean citizens over the age of 18 can vote in Presidential Elections and National Assembly Elections if they register as overseas voters 150 Days to 60 Days before Election Day.

• National Election Commission Overseas Voting website
• Overseas Voter Registration Portal
• Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco

Taiwan

Taiwan does not allow absentee voting at this time.

IFES Election Guide

The Election Guide created by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems provides information on upcoming elections around the globe. Such electoral information includes the date (either confirmed or not), the type of election, and the results once held.

ACE

The ACE Project, launched in 1998 at the United Nations by the the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), is one of the world's largest electoral databases. The link above will direct you the latest updates from around the globe, specific to the elections of a given country, and stories include electoral processes, controversies, and limitations on voting. 

IDEA 

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization that keeps up to date information on voter participation across the world. This newsfeed provides a wide range of topics such as voter rights, special circumstances that limit voter participation, and new legislation.

Global Issues: Democracy by the United Nations

"When the founders of the United Nations drafted the United Nations Charter, they did not mention the word democracy. In 1945, many of the UN Member States did not endorse democracy as a system or didn’t practice it. Yet, the opening words of the Charter, 'We the Peoples', reflect the fundamental principle of democracy - that the will of the people is the source of legitimacy of sovereign states and, therefore, of the United Nations as a whole."

The Truth about False Claims of Noncitizen Voting by Voting Rights Lab

"Only U.S. citizens may vote in federal and statewide elections. Potential voters must attest, under penalty of perjury, that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote – and states take additional steps to ensure that noncitizens are not on their voter registration lists. Although there is no evidence that the current systems are not working, or that noncitizen voting is a problem, some states are currently considering – and adopting – new laws that go too far, risking purges of U.S. citizens from their voter registration lists."