Participate in the 14th Saeimas Elections

Aug 15, 2022

If you are a Latvian citizen, you must vote in the upcoming 14th Saeima elections!

The American Latvian Association president and WFFL vice president, Mārtiņš Andersons, invites everyone with Latvian citizenship to participate in the upcoming elections, noting that during the current political situation it is crucial that we support democracy in the Latvian government! You too, can help motivate others to vote, by creating a video and posting it on social media and using the hashtag #JĀbalso! (we must vote)!

Voting by Mail

You can sign up to vote by mail by September 9 by contacting the Latvian Embassy in the U.S..

A current Latvian passport is NOT required to vote by mail, only a person code (personas kods)!

To sign up for voting by mail, you must fill out the FORM:

  • Mail to the Embassy or hand it in in person on Tuesdays/Thursdays (10.00 – 12.00):  2306 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA;
  • or, send it electronically to consulate.usa@mfa.gov.lv.

Form must be signed!

The form for voting by mail is available here: https://www.cvk.lv/…/Pasta%20balsosana_iesniegums_2022…

For more information on voting by mail (in Latvian): https://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/14-saeimas-velesanas

Voting at a Precinct in the U.S.

If you are not voting by mail and have a current Latvian passport, we invite you to vote in person on October 1, at one of the voting precincts in the U.S.

More information (in Latvian):  https://www.cvk.lv/lv/jaunumi/no-23-julija-iespejams-pieteikties-balsosanai-pa-pastu-no-arzemem-14-saeimas-velesanas-972

 

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JĀbalso!