American Citizen Services distributed about 600 absentee ballots in Bangladesh and this includes about 100 given to the Peace Corps Volunteers



American Citizen Services distributed about 600 absentee ballots in Bangladesh and this includes about 100 given to the Peace Corps Volunteers

US presidential polls Voters in Bangladesh start casting ballots

10/27/2004

The American voters now staying in Bangladesh started casting their votes in absentee ballots for the United States (US) presidential polls on November 2, reports UNB.

When contacted by the news agency, an official in the American Centre could not say the precise number of American registered voters in Bangladesh, but said American Citizen Services distributed about 600 absentee ballots and this includes about 100 given to the Peace Corps Volunteers.

The official said people are still collecting absentee ballots to send in to their state of residence in the USA.

The US Embassy collected ballots earlier in the month and sent those by the DHL through diplomatic pouch. Now, people are responsible for sending ballots on their own.

When this story was posted in October 2004, this was on the front page of PCOL:

Kerry reaches out to Returned Volunteers The Kerry campaign wants the RPCV vote. Read our interview with Dave Magnani, Massachusetts State Senator and Founder of "RPCVs for Kerry," and his answers to our questions about Kerry's plan to triple the size of the Peace Corps, should the next PC Director be an RPCV, and Safety and Security issues. Then read the "RPCVs for Kerry" statement of support and statements by Dr. Robert Pastor, Ambassador Parker Borg, and Paul Oostburg Sanz made at the "RPCVs for Kerry" Press Conference. RPCV Carl Pope says the key to winning this election is not swaying undecided voters, but persuading those already willing to vote for your candidate to actually go to the polls. Take our poll and tell us what you are doing to support your candidate. Finally read our wrap-up of the eight RPCVs in Senate and House races around the country and where the candidates are in their races.

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Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview PCOL sits down for an extended interview with Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez. Read the entire interview from start to finish and we promise you will learn something about the Peace Corps you didn't know before. Plus the debate continues over Safety and Security.

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Peace Corps: One of the Best Faces of America Teresa Heinz Kerry celebrates the Peace Corps Volunteer as one of the best faces America has ever projected in a speech to the Democratic Convention. The National Review disagreed and said that Heinz's celebration of the PCV was "truly offensive." What's your opinion and can you come up with a Political Funny?

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