Voting in space

Two-time space voter Kathleen Rubins[1][2] posing in front of a "voting booth" on the International Space Station, 2020

Many people have cast votes during spaceflight. Voting from space has some inherent difficulties, as delivering paper ballots to and from a space station—as one would do for a soldier stationed overseas—would be cost prohibitive. Some astronauts vote electronically, while others communicate their voting intentions to a proxy.

  1. ^ Kramar, Miriam (1 November 2016). "This is how the lone American in space is voting in the presidential election". Mashable. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Gerken, Marika; Alonso, Melissa; Andrew, Scottie (25 October 2020). "This American astronaut voted from space. Here's how she did it". CNN. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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