Military and Overseas Voting

Voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 42 U.S.C. Section may find more information and apply at fvap.gov

The Federal Voting Assistance Program's website provides an easy method for local voters to cast their votes no matter where they are in the world at the time of an election.

The site provides easy access to ballots for active-duty members of the Armed Forces, Merchant Marine, Public Health Service, NOAA, and their family members and for United States citizens who are living outside the U.S. for work, school or other reasons.

The website provides voters with greater access to timely and accurate absentee voting information and an electronic alternative to the by-mail process, designed to expedite the absentee voting process and facilitate communication between local election offices and voters.

The user-friendly site has state-specific instructions for voting absentee, assisting all military and overseas citizen voters. There are also updated sections of the site dedicated to information for Voting Assistance Officers and election officials.

If you qualify as a UOCAVA voter, you will be required to mark your current status as one of the below reasons:

UOCAVA Voters Only, may request to receive absentee ballot by electronic transmission. UOCAVA Voters that choose to receive an Absentee Ballot by electronic transmission please indicate this request on your application and also include your legible email address in the space provided on the Federal Post Card Application. (FPCA)

Applications for an Absentee Ballot by uniformed or overseas voters (pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) can be accepted  for each Election Cycle prior to a primary or election in which a federal candidate appears on the ballot as well as for any runoffs resulting therefrom including presidential preference primaries for one Election Cycle.  

Download a Federal Post Card Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request