After months (some would say years) of campaigning, the US presidential election is finally drawing near. This week, here in Canada, an election has just been called too – so we’ll be joining in the fun, with a vote on October 14.

I’ve just arrived back after a summer of travel, and I realized, when I heard the election had been called, that it would be the only Canadian election I’ve been on home soil for since 2000 – the first I was eligible to vote in. I’ve missed two (one during a short trip to India, and another while I was at grad school in the UK) and I’m embarrassed to admit I didn’t manage an absentee ballot for either.

This time around, being home, I’ll have no excuse – and I’ll be sure to head to my local polling station on the big day.

But what about all those vagabonds who are still far from home?

Americans and Canadians (and anyone else who’s got an election coming up, for that matter!) – will you be finding a way to vote from the road? What have you done in the past?