More than 500 U.S. citizens living in Argentina yesterday/ on Thursday came to the US Embassy to leave their absentee ballot with Ambassador Vilma Martinez.

Ambassador Martinez speaks to the participants on Absentee Voting Day, October 4, 2012 (Photo: Dept. of State)

According to Martinez, ballots placed in the ballot box at the Embassy will be sent to the US within a day, but voters can still vote until the 5^th of November. Election Day in the U.S. will be Tuesday, November 6, and is expected to bring record numbers of voters to the polls to choose the next President of the United States.