Go to: Ahmed Pishdary from Massachusetts sheds tears after casting his absentee vote in the Iraqi election on Saturday, January 29, in New Carrolton, Maryland. Iraqi expatriates in 14 countries had the opportunity to vote during a three-day window for out-of-country voting. Election officials reported Saturday that more than 80,000 people had voted abroad so far, about 30 percent of the 280,300 Iraqis who registered.