Need to contact your local election officials? You can look them up, and check your voter registration status, and track your ballot for your state here: VoteFromAbroad.org/states.
BALLOT RETURN BY POSTAL MAIL REQUIRED
The following states require ballots to be returned by postal mail. States with * may allow alternate return methods by email/online, or fax — click on your state or contact your Local Election Official for details.
AL*, AR, CT, GA, ID, IL, IA*, KY, LA*, MD, MI, MN, MO*, NE*, NH, NJ*, NY, OH, PA, PR, SD, TN, TX*, VA, VT, WI, WY
RECOMMENDED: UOCAVA voters returning a ballot by postal mail should also vote and return a backup ballot, called the FWAB (Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot). Read more about it here.
EMAIL or ONLINE BALLOT RETURN ALLOWED
The following states allow ballots to be returned by EMAIL or an ONLINE method, in addition to postal mail return. States with * have special requirements — click on your state or contact your Local Election Official for details.
AL*, AZ, CO, DC, DE, HI, IN, KS, MA, ME, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE*, NJ*, NM, NV, OR, RI, SC, UT, WA, WV
RECOMMENDED: UOCAVA voters from the above states are recommended to return a ballot by EMAIL or ONLINE as allowed by their local election officials. If you decide to return a ballot by postal mail, you should also vote and return a backup ballot, or Federal Write -In Absentee Ballot (FWAB). Read more about it here.
FAX BALLOT RETURN ALLOWED
These states allow ballots to be returned by fax (we suggest using an email-to-fax service - see below). States with * have special requirements; click on your state or contact your Local Election Official for details.
AK, CA, FL, LA*, OK
RECOMMENDED: UOCAVA voters from the above states are recommended to return a ballot by FAX (or an email-to-fax service; see below) as allowed by their local election officials. If you decide to return a ballot by postal mail, you should also vote and return a backup ballot, or Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB). Read more about it here.
For Alaska (AK), California (CA), Florida (FL), Louisiana (LA), Oklahoma (OK) voters without access to a fax machine, please consider using a phone app like GeniusFax or an online service such as HelloFax, eFax, FaxZero, or Faxplus.
