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Viewing cable 08CHIANGMAI186, 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION VOTING OUTREACH SUMMARY REPORT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08CHIANGMAI186 2008-12-08 04:53 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Chiang Mai
VZCZCXRO0474
PP RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHCHI #0186/01 3430453
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 080453Z DEC 08
FM AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0915
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 0992
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 CHIANG MAI 000186 
 
SIPDIS 
 
CA/OCS/ACS/AF (ELIZABETH GRACON) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TH
SUBJECT: 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION VOTING OUTREACH SUMMARY REPORT 
 
CHIANG MAI 00000186  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
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Summary and Comment 
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1. Post assisted an estimated 200 voters to register as absentee 
voters and several hundred more with other voting inquiries 
during the 2008 election cycle.  Through voter registration open 
houses, cooperation with political party groups, and an 
advertising campaign throughout northern Thailand, post was able 
to reach out to the sizeable and growing American citizen 
population of northern Thailand, which we currently estimate at 
7,000. 
 
2. Comment:  By tracking this year's voters who sought 
assistance at post, we learned that Amcits residing permanently 
in northern Thailand rely more heavily on post's voting 
assistance program versus tourists who are in Thailand 
temporarily over Election Day.  In addition, post discovered 
that outreach programs away from the Consulate were more 
successful because they were convenient for Amcit voters. End 
comment and summary. 
 
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Voter Trends 
------------ 
 
3. Post assisted an estimated 200 voters with registering as 
absentee voters using the Federal Post Card Application during 
the 2008 election cycle.  Post assisted several hundred more 
Amcits with general inquiries about voting overseas, many of 
which had already registered as absentee voters or who were 
worried about receiving their official ballot on time. 
 
4. Post devoted significant time to assisting retired Amcits, a 
large fraction of the northern Thailand Amcit community, to 
register and vote absentee.  Many of these retired Amcits have 
not voted for several years but told post that this year's 
election was particularly important to them.  Post assisted a 
small number of first-time voters, who were in Thailand as 
tourists.  Most voters who were in Thailand temporarily as 
tourists or business travelers during Election Day had already 
registered to vote absentee from the U.S. or had selected early 
voting options, if they were available. 
 
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Outreach Initiatives 
-------------------- 
 
5. Post conducted a series of nine "Voting Open Houses" from May 
to October 2008 to assist Amcits registering to vote overseas. 
The purpose of the open houses was to assist Amcits more 
efficiently allowing them to go directly to cons staff with 
voting inquiries without waiting in the normal ACS queue.  Post 
hosted the first six of these open houses in the waiting area of 
the Consular Section and the last three at a local expat 
supermarket.  On average, each open house assisted about ten 
Amcits with voter registration, totaling about 90 to 100 Amcits 
over the course of the nine open houses. 
 
6. A second way that post conducted voter outreach was through 
cooperation with local businesses and the Democrats and 
Republicans Abroad groups.  Post liaised with local grocery 
stores and restaurants with large Amcit clienteles to advertise 
outreach activities and general guidance on overseas voting. 
Post invited both Democrats and Republicans Abroad to host voter 
registration tables at the American community Independence Day 
picnic.  Both parties accepted the invitation and assisted in 
registering over 100 Amcits during the event.  (Note: Post 
briefed both political party groups on campaign restrictions and 
voting assistance regulations prior to the event.) 
 
7. Finally, during a Consular Roadshow to Chiang Rai from 
October 29-30, cons staff assisted a small number of Amcits 
living and working in that province, which is about a three-hour 
drive from the Consulate in Chiang Mai.  Although cons staff 
provided a variety of services, such as notaries and passport 
applications, most Amcits had voting inquiries.  (Comment: For 
future consular roadshows during election years, post might 
consider dates further in advance of Election Day.) 
 
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Media Coverage 
-------------- 
 
8. There has been limited media coverage of post's voting 
out-reach activities this year.  Local Chiang Rai press reported 
on the October 29-30 Consular roadshow, pointing out that Amcits 
residing in Chiang Rai could see advice from the visiting cons 
staff on voter registration and absentee voting.  Also, local 
expat newspapers and newsletters, such as the Chiang Mai Mail, 
reported occasionally on outreach activities, such as those at 
the local expat supermarket. 
 
CHIANG MAI 00000186  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
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Lessons Learned and Ideas for the Future 
---------------------------------------- 
 
9. Based on feedback from Amcits, post learned that outreach 
conducted off Consulate grounds was more convenient.  One Amcit 
reported that he found the supermarket open houses more 
efficient because there was ample parking and no security check. 
 In the future, post will conduct a greater number of 
off-compound outreach programs. 
 
10. Another consideration for future voter outreach programs 
would be greater attention outside of the Chiang Mai area. 
Voters had very positive feedback about the Consular Roadshow in 
Chiang Rai as an efficient way for them to ask their 
voting-related questions.  Post might consider more voting 
outreach programs outside of Chiang Mai to other, more remote 
areas of the north with large Amcit populations, such as Mae 
Hong Son province. 
MORROW