'This is a privilege and a duty': how astronauts on the ISS vote for the US President - ForumDaily
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'This is a privilege and a duty': how astronauts on the ISS vote for the President of the United States

American astronaut Kate Rubins is one of 91,6 million Americans (as of November 1) who voted for president in the 2020 early elections, says "Voice of America".

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“It's really an honor for us. We also see it as a responsibility,” she says. “It's a privilege, but I also think it's our civic duty.” And so we are very lucky that we can vote from space.”

Rubins, a Texas resident, sent a newsletter to the clerk on October 22.

“We fill out the FPCA form to vote abroad,” Rubins explains. “I don’t even know if I’m technically overseas—we’re a long way from the United States right now, depending on our orbit.” They send us an encrypted ballot and we fill out the form. We send it back to our county clerk. And they record the vote."

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NASA says this is the second election of astronauts to the ISS.

Photo: video frame "Voices of America"

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