How Astronauts Cast Their Votes from Space
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NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station can vote in U.S. elections through an electronic absentee ballot system. The process involves filling out a Federal Post Card Application, downloading an encrypted electronic ballot, and transmitting the vote via NASA's Space Communication and Navigation system to a ground station in New Mexico, which then sends it to the astronaut's home county clerk. This system, in place since 1997, allows astronauts to participate in elections without the need for physical ballots.
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