The ACT may be thousands of kilometres away from the campaign rallies and mud-slinging of the seemingly never-ending US Democratic primaries.
But some Canberrans will get to cast their ballot this weekend to decide which candidate will take on Donald Trump in November's presidential election.
Nearly 200 people are expected to vote in the primaries in Canberra this Saturday, one of many such contests in cities across the world outside America this week.
The primaries are being organised by Democrats Abroad, the party's organisation for party members living overseas, and is effectively recognised as its own state by the party leadership.
The organisation's ACT chair Justin Underwood said it was a chance for many Americans overseas to have their say.
"Living abroad, you get a different perspective about what's happening, and the experience of living outside the US impacts on the vote," he said.
"A few years ago I met a member who used to be a Republican who switched sides after moving to Australia because there was a different perspective on how things operate, such as Medicare and gun laws."
Saturday's vote is expected to be a close contest between the two main front runners: Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and former vice president Joe Biden.
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Senator Sanders won the last primary vote held in Canberra before the 2016 election against the eventual nominee Hilary Clinton.
Canberra's vote will be combined with primaries from other international cities to determine how many of Democrats Abroad's 13 delegates will be assigned to a particular candidate.
Each US state has an assigned number of delegates based on population.
A candidate needs 1991 delegates to secure the party's nomination.
Mr Underwood said membership of Democrats Abroad surged in presidential election years, particularly in a politically-minded city such as Canberra.
"We have double the membership we had at the 2016 election," Mr Underwood said.
"The American election process goes on for two year, and I would acknowledge it is never-ending, but on the flip side, Americans are probably a bit more politically active than most Australians."
Due to the ballot being finalised weeks ago, voters will have the choice to select candidates who have long since dropped out of the race such as Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg or Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar.
The vote will take place at King O'Malley's in Civic.
A separate vote will be held alongside the formal primaries for those ineligible to take part but still want to cast a mock ballot.
Mr Underwood said being on the other side of the world meant those eligible to vote were able to focus on political issues more than their American counterparts.
"We don't get exposed to all of the advertising that takes up so much space," he said.
The primary process will run in each US state until June, culminating in the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this July, where the candidate will be formally chosen.
