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Midterm elections in the United States are coming up soon, and some Americans living in Ottawa are trying to help anyone who’s eligible cast their ballot.<\/p>\n
Several volunteer groups made up of U.S. and dual citizens set up a table outside the U.S. Embassy Saturday, encouraging people to vote in the upcoming midterms and sharing information on how to do so.<\/p>\n
One of the groups there was Indivisible Ottawa, headed by Nancy Wasserman.<\/p>\n
“This is probably the most critical election in my lifetime. You need to vote,” she said.<\/p>\n
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs this fall, as are 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n
The midterms come amid a war with Iran that’s caused gas prices to rise<\/a>, while other goods have grown more expensive due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to the 2021 census, nearly 60,000 people with sole American citizenship were living in Ontario, along with roughly 139,000 dual-citizen Americans.<\/p>\n Nancy Wasserman is with Indivisible Ottawa, a group of U.S. and dual citizens encouraging people to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. (Nathan Fung\/CBC)<\/p>\n Voting abroad can be tricky<\/p>\n Wasserman, who can vote in Vermont, said trying to cast a ballot abroad can be cumbersome, with rules varying from state to state. <\/p>\n Some states, she said, allow for people to vote electronically, while others require voters to send their ballot by mail.<\/p>\n “I know the process,” she said. <\/p>\n “But if you’re a new citizen, or you’ve never lived in the states but you’re American, or if you’re you’re never voted … it helps to have somebody to hold your hands through it,” she said.<\/p>\n Jay Baltz is a dual citizen who has been in Ottawa for 33 years and is a volunteer with Vote From Abroad. (Nathan Fung\/CBC)<\/p>\n Jay Baltz is a volunteer with Vote from Abroad, the non-partisan arm of Democrats Abroad, and a dual citizen who’s lived in Ottawa for more than 30 years. <\/p>\n Baltz said Vote from Abroad will help register anyone eligible to vote regardless of party. <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792289660_556_default.jpg\")
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