With the US presidential election approaching, it is not just political campaigners in America who are scrambling to get out the vote.
An estimated 8 million Americans live overseas, however only around 12 per cent took part in the last presidential election four years ago.
It's a voter base that both parties are chasing in the knowledge that every vote will count in a close presidential and congressional races. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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It's an american sport but baseball has travelled overseas…. much like these US citizens playing a north london park. Here the weekend game brings americans, british and other nationalities together.
Some players here have already sent their postal votes in for the upcoming US elections. Frank Kucharski has lived in the UK for 15 years, however he still takes part in elections back home.
"I think it's more of a global thing than I would say other elections in other countries, I think it has an impact on not only the US but I think also on the rest of the world. So it's quite a powerful position so it will effect me, even though I'm here in London."
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Cole Ryan has also spent many years away from his home state of vermont, but exercises his voting rights back in the US.
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"The role of America has changed in the Obama administration and there's certain pride in that now and sort of more and more the Trump Administration, the concerns around the rise of right-wing parties, people are saying what's going on, it's important to say this is a democratic exercise and we want to have the peoples' voice heard."
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But these americans could be the exception. Four years ago only 12 per cent of the 8 million americans living overseas took part in the election. That is something both the Republican and democrat parties hope to change.
Avaaz is a global activist group supporting Hillary Clinton's bid for the Whitehouse. Avaaz campaigner Meredith Alexander has travelled around Europe to publicize a new website samplifying the voting process. She says this voting group is more powerful than it's given credit for.
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"Americans abroad are the secret swing state that could actually stop Donald Trump. They can swing elections, so if you look for example at the the 2000 election, George Bush won by a margin of only 527 voters in Florida and overseas voters were obviously part of that.
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But the democrats are not the only ones trying to get out the overseas vote. The Republicans Overseas group have also created a website to encourage expat participation and has a small team in the UK encouraging Republicans to support the party's candidate, Donald Trump despite his recent difficulties.
Malise Sundstrom is chair of the republicans overseas UK group.
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"I think he needs to convince a few people that he can work with others and work with the Republican party on issues which effect the globalist side of the debate. However I do believe the Republican party also needs to work with Donal Trump. I think what's kept all of this on the front page of the New York Times is our not being together. He is the people's nominee."
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Like their compatriots overseas, americans in the UK are watching this election closely and feel they have a very real stake in the outcome. On the baseball field Americans living in the UK can concentrate on the game knowing they are having their say in an election taking place thousands of miles away.
Catherine Drew, soc, London