TEN THINGS TO HELP ENSURE
YOUR ABSENTEE VOTE IS COUNTED
- Start by contacting your Unit/Embassy/Organization Voting Assistance Officer for help in absentee registration and voting.
- Visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s website at www.fvap.gov for information on the absentee registration and voting process.
- Ensure that you have applied for your absentee ballot using the hard copy or on-line versions of the FPCA.
- Make sure your local election official has your current mailing address.
- Sign and date all election materials.
- Fulfill your state’s witness/notary requirements (if required).
- Ensure that your ballot or FPCA is postmarked.
- Register to vote and request your ballot in a timely manner – not later than September.
- VOTE – mail your ballot not later than October 15, 2004.
- Use the Federal Write In Absentee Ballot if you are overseas and your State absentee ballot does not arrive in time to be mailed back by the state’s deadline.
