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Voting from Space
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In space and unable to vote!
John Blaha was unable to vote as he was in space and hadn't sent in an absentee ballot. This prompted Texan legislators to take action -
David Wolf - first American to vote from space
Within a year of John Blaha's predicament, a law had been passed allowing astronauts to vote from space. David Wolf was the first to do so in local Houston elections. -
Leroy Chiao - First to vote in presidential elections
On November 2nd, Leroy Chiao voted in the presidential elections from the International Space Station. -
Michael Lopez-Alegria casts vote in local elections
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Clayton Anderson casts vote in local elections
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Michael Fincke and Gregory Chamitoff vote in the 2008 presidential elections
Check out Chamitoff and Mincke encouraging Americans to vote in this video
