Democrats target US swing state voters overseas to win support for Harris

Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) campus, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic National Committee will spend $300,000 in a first-ever push to register the 9 million Americans living abroad, working to win votes for the party's candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

The funding for Democrats Abroad, which represents Democrats living outside the United States, will be used to pay for voter registration drives and spread information about how to vote from overseas, a DNC official said on Monday.