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This web site provides absentee voting information to US citizens who are UOCAVA citizens.

UOCAVA citizens are U.S. citizens who are members of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard), merchant marine, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their family members, and citizens outside the United States.

If you have questions about the UOCAVA voting process, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions. If you are not a UOCAVA citizen, and wish to vote absentee as a regular state voter, please go to State Election Sites. If you wish to vote in person, please contact your local election official (listed in the Government Pages of the telephone book).

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FORMS/INSTRUCTIONS Please remember to read your state's instructions before completing these forms!
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THE BASIC ABSENTEE VOTING PROCESS

Step 1

Citizen completes and mails the Federal Post Card Application Form (SF-76), Registration and Absentee Ballot Request Form.

Step 2

Local Election Official approves Registration request or requests further information

Step 3

Local Election Official mails absentee ballot*

Step 4

Citizen votes and mails the absentee ballot to the Local Election Official in time to meet state deadlines.

* In order to receive an absentee ballot in a timely manner, it is imperative for citizens to keep their local election official informed of address changes.

FVAP NEWS

Minnesota enacted bill which will allow Overseas Citizens and Uniformed Service Members the right to request ballots by fax or email.

"Be Smart, Do Your Part. Vote!"

Winning slogan from the 2007 Slogan Contest, submitted by YNC Karen Bassingthwaite, U.S. Navy, Tampa, Florida

STATE ELECTRONIC ALTERNATIVES TO THE BY-MAIL PROCESS

LINKS


Resources for Voting Assistance Officers

Resources for Election Officials

NVRA Information for Military Recruiters

Ten Things to Help Ensure your Absentee Vote is Counted

State Voter Registration Verification Web sites

Election Results: Check your State Election Site.

Voting By Citizens Who Have Never Lived In The United States

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Last updated/reviewed: June 24, 2008