Some 2.8 million U.S. adult citizens living abroad were eligible to vote in 2022, the latest year for federal estimates. "I have to admit that 20 years ago when I got involved with overseas voting, I did not fast forward to this time where I thought we would be fighting for our basic rights. Overseas voters are now mostly civilians, not militaryDzieduszycka-Suinat sees these GOP-led moves as a reaction to the Democratic National Committee's voter-registration push last year among U.S. citizens living abroad. Proof-of-citizenship requirements could also complicate overseas votingOther Republican efforts related to overseas voting raise the specter of voter fraud. Similarly, in March, Trump put out an executive order that calls for a change to the federal post card application that many military and overseas voters use.