Oct. 11-15 has been designated Absentee Voting Week by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Overseas voters should vote and return their state absentee ballots or the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot during this week, according to federal voting officials. FVAP officials note it's imperative to mark and mail ballots as soon as they are received.

If a state absentee ballot has been requested but doesn't arrive by voting week, a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot should be submitted. In the event the state ballot shows up after the FWAB is sent,it should be marked and returned as well. Votes will not be counted twice, but in the event the state ballot makes it to the state by the deadline, it will generally be counted instead of the FWAB because it includes non-federal offices, according to information on the FVAP Web site: http://www.fvap.gov/. To learn more, see http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,dod1_100804.00.html.

For state-by-state voting information, visit

http://www.military.com/Vote2004/0,14392,ElectionMainCalendarA-K,00.html