{"id":5084,"date":"2022-08-15T16:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T16:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alausa.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5084"},"modified":"2022-08-31T20:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:19:09","slug":"participate-in-the-14th-saeimas-elections","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alausa.org\/en\/aktualitates\/participate-in-the-14th-saeimas-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate in the 14th Saeimas Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpblalv%2Fvideos%2F615703256784767%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>If you are a Latvian citizen, you must vote in the upcoming 14th Saeima elections!<\/h3>\n<p>The American Latvian Association president and WFFL vice president, M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 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\u00a0<strong>#J\u0100balso<\/strong>! (<em>we must vote)<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h3>Voting by Mail<\/h3>\n<p>You can sign up to vote by mail by <strong>September 9 <\/strong>by contacting the Latvian Embassy in the U.S..<\/p>\n<p>A current Latvian passport is <strong>NOT<\/strong> required to vote by mail, only a person code (<em>personas kods<\/em>)!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5075\" src=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pasts-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pasts-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pasts-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pasts.jpeg 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To sign up for voting by mail, you must fill out the FORM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Mail to the Embassy or hand it in in person on Tuesdays\/Thursdays (10.00 \u2013 12.00):\u00a0 2306 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA;<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">or, send it electronically to <a href=\"mailto:consulate.usa@mfa.gov.lv\">consulate.usa@mfa.gov.lv<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Form must be signed!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The form for voting by mail is available here: <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cvk.lv\/uploads\/files\/Pasta%20balsosana_iesniegums_2022%20%281%29.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1FBoiFYd4OYTOKSOINA6LNfw8B2luv2Wii677xsMZshEfztQzhdPGBQrY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.cvk.lv\/&#8230;\/Pasta%20balsosana_iesniegums_2022&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on voting by mail (in Latvian): <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.lv\/lv\/14-saeimas-velesanas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.lv\/lv\/14-saeimas-velesanas<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Voting at a Precinct in the U.S.<\/h3>\n<p>If you are not voting by mail and have a current Latvian passport, we invite you to vote in person on <strong>October 1<\/strong>, at one of the voting precincts in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>More information (in Latvian):\u00a0 <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cvk.lv\/lv\/jaunumi\/no-23-julija-iespejams-pieteikties-balsosanai-pa-pastu-no-arzemem-14-saeimas-velesanas-972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.cvk.lv\/lv\/jaunumi\/no-23-julija-iespejams-pieteikties-balsosanai-pa-pastu-no-arzemem-14-saeimas-velesanas-972<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jabalso.lv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u0100balso!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","category":[33],"class_list":["post-5084","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-civic-participation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Participate in the 14th Saeimas Elections - American Latvian Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/aktualitates\/piedalies-14-saeimas-velesanas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Participate in the 14th Saeimas Elections - American Latvian Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\ufeff\ufeff If you are a Latvian citizen, you must vote in the upcoming 14th Saeima elections! 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