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VOTING INFORMATION

Special Courier Rates and Services for American Votes Overseas

The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is responsible for administering the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). This Act requires that states and territories allow most U.S. citizens to register and vote absentee in elections for Federal office.

Citizens eligible to vote include:

Members of the Uniformed Services (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)

Merchant Marine

Eligible family members of the above

Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. citizens employed by the Federal Government residing outside the U.S.,

All other private U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S.

Absentee voting and registration is accomplished through the use of the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), which can be obtained from any U.S. Consular Section.

Please visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) for further information. At this web site you can find the Voting Assistance Guide. The Guide provides information on the Federal Voting Assistance Program, including a chapter on State Absentee Registration and Voting Procedures, which gives the requirements, state-by-state, for voting and the procedures for filling out the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The site also has a list of primary dates in each state and other information of use to U.S. voters.

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Absentee Voting Information - Frequently Asked Questions