How to Vote Absentee in the Military

As a Service member, y'all can vote absentee while living away from your voting residence.

Hither's how:

one. Register to vote and request your ballot in ane easy stride.

Fill out the Federal Mail Card Awarding (FPCA) and send it to your election part.

Cheque your voter registration deadline for the adjacent election based on your state. For the General Election, it'southward best to ship in the FPCA by August 1.

Your voting residence (the U.South. state or territory where you are registering to vote) is likely your legal residence. Here's how to determine your voting residence.

Using the FPCA ensures that your state will send your ballot to you lot at to the lowest degree 45 days before the election — a protection not guaranteed when using other forms. Information technology'southward a good thought to send in a new FPCA every January and each time you move.

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two. Fill out and transport in your ballot when it arrives.

For the General Election, you should receive your election past early October.

Vote and send dorsum your ballot every bit shortly as yous receive it. Check the deadline for your ballot based on your land. MPS also has recommended mailing dates. The recommended vote-past days for the 2020 General Election are:

How to Submit FPCA by State

How to Submit FPCA by State

How to Submit FPCA by State

How to Submit FPCA by State

If you requested your ballot but haven't received it, contact your ballot office to ask about the status of your election request.

If in that location isn't enough fourth dimension to receive and send back your ballot before the election, employ the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB).

It works like a fill-in election. If your official absentee ballot arrives after sending in the FWAB, fill out and send in the official election besides. Merely 1 will exist counted.

After y'all send in your ballot, you can check if it was received by your election function.

Don't miss a deadline!

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