REGISTER TO VOTE & REQUEST YOUR 2024 BALLOT NOW!

OVERSEAS AMERICANS MUST DO THIS EVERY ELECTION YEAR

If you haven't registered to vote or requested your overseas absentee ballot yet this year, DO IT NOW. 

Go to VoteFromAbroad.org – just answer the questions to fill out your voter registration/ballot request form (FPCA). Follow directions for returning it to your local election officials right away. 

Ask to receive your ballot by EMAIL/ONLINE — this is the best way to make sure you receive your ballot in time to return it. 

Ballots will begin to be sent out by election officials on or before September 21, 2024. If receiving your ballot by EMAIL/ONLINE, be sure to check your email SPAM folder! Once you receive your blank ballot please vote it promptly -- follow directions that come with your ballot for returning it by the fastest method allowed by your state.


VOTE & RETURN YOUR BALLOT RIGHT AWAY!

BALLOT RETURN RULES VARY BY STATE - DETAILS BELOW

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: All UOCAVA voters returning a ballot by postal mail should also vote and return a FWAB (Federal Write In Absentee Ballot). This is a backup ballot used only by UOCAVA voters (those who have sent in an FPCA). You can vote and return both the FWAB and also your state-issued ballot — if both arrive in time, only one will be counted. To vote the FWAB, go to FVAP.gov/FWAB. For more information about the FWAB, including resources for what is on your ballot, check out www.VoteFromAbroad.org/FWAB

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: All 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 then you should also vote and return a FWAB (Federal Write In Absentee Ballot). This is a backup ballot used only by UOCAVA voters (those who have sent in an FPCA). You can vote and return both the FWAB and then also your state-issued ballot — if both arrive in time, only one will be counted. To vote the FWAB, go to FVAP.gov/FWAB. For more information about the FWAB, including resources for what is on your ballot, check out www.VoteFromAbroad.org/FWAB

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: All UOCAVA voters from the above states are recommended to return a ballot by FAX (or via an email-to-fax service - see below) as allowed by their local election officials. If you decide to return a ballot by postal mail then you should also vote and return a FWAB (Federal Write In Absentee Ballot). This is a backup ballot used only by UOCAVA voters (those who have sent in an FPCA). You can vote and return both the FWAB and then also your state-issued ballot — if both arrive in time, only one will be counted. To vote the FWAB, go to FVAP.gov/FWAB. For more information about the FWAB, including resources for what is on your ballot, check out www.VoteFromAbroad.org/FWAB

EMAIL TO FAX SERVICES

For Alaska (AK), California (CA), Florida (FL), Louisiana (LA), Oklahoma (OK) voters without access to a fax machine, please consider using an email-to-fax service. 

FVAP.gov offers a free email-to-fax service for US voters abroad to return election materials to their election officials. Please use this fax transmission cover sheet to use their service. (Clicking will open the PDF file.) 

Additionally, there are a number of free or inexpensive email to fax services commercially available, such as HelloFax (eFax, FaxZero, Faxplus, etc). 

NEED HELP?!

DROP BY AN IN-PERSON VOTER HELP EVENT

Our trained voter help volunteers can help overseas Americans register to vote and request a ballot with the FPCA form, and vote with a FWAB Backup Ballot. Come by any of these public events until October 22 for assistance. Please do not wait! State deadlines to register & request begin to close from early October.

DROP BY AN ONLINE VOTER HELP EVENT

New dates continually added! Drop by an event or schedule a 1:1 via Zoom.

CONTACT US!

HAPPY VOTING!