US Embassy Notice - Absentee Ballots

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2006 U.S. Elections Notice

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Registration, Absentee Ballot Request Deadlines Approaching

 

U.S. citizens who plan to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections on

November 7, 2006 are urged to submit their voter registration and/or

absentee ballot requests without delay. Use the Federal Post Card

Application, available on-line from the Federal Voting Assistance

Program (FVAP) website at http://www.fvap.gov <http://www.fvap.gov/> .

 

Each state has its own regulations and deadlines for registering and

requesting absentee ballots. Your state may require receipt of your

request as early as 30 days before the election. Check the FVAP website

for guidance.

 

Many states now allow overseas voters to fax in their registration and

absentee ballot requests. Some states will fax out blank ballots to

overseas voters, and a smaller number of states allow overseas voters to

fax back the voted ballot. A few states allow the use of e-mail. See

your state's rules for use of fax or e-mail at

http://www.fvap.gov/ivas/fvap_state_menu.html.

 

Some states will begin mailing out absentee ballots to overseas voters

by the third week in September. Voters should pay careful attention to

their state's ballot receipt deadlines, and must comply with any

post-marking, witnessing or notarization requirements. Overseas voters

who are required to mail in their voted ballot should plan to allow up

to three weeks for delivery via U.S. diplomatic pouch or international

mail. Some express mail companies may offer special rates or services

for U.S. overseas voters.

 

Voters who fail to receive a ballot from their local election officials

may be eligible to use a federal emergency write-in ballot. The federal

write-in absentee ballot, or FWAB, is available on-line from the FVAP

website. However, most states will allow you to use it only if your

initial ballot request reaches local officials by October 7, 2006 (30

days before the election).

 

For additional resources about absentee voting, including links to

non-partisan sources of information, see the U.S. Department of State

website at http://www.travel.state.gov/law/info/info_2964.html

 

 

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