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Don't Miss The Vote

Published September 2012

Election day, Nov. 6, 2012, is fast approaching. Registering to vote and getting your absentee ballot is simple and it's fast. Read more about voting assistance below, then use the "Be Absent But Accounted For" widget, or visit FVAP.gov, to register and get your absentee ballot.

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U.S. Citizens Overseas Urged to Vote

With the 2012 national election less than 60 days away, Air Force officials are encouraging service members and U.S. citizens stationed overseas to request their absentee ballots. Story

DOD Opens Absentee Voting Week
For Service Members, Families

In the last election cycle, only 63 percent of military ballots were returned to their local election officials on time, according to a study conducted by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Story

DOD Overseas Voting Assistance
'Never Better,' Official Says

With less than eight weeks remaining before election day, American service members and other citizens overseas have more tools than ever available to help them register and vote, the acting director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program told Congress. Story

Voting Assistance Program Eases Registration, Ballot Process

With Election Day about two months away, absentee military and overseas citizen voters can enjoy a streamlined process to register, obtain a ballot and exercise their right to vote, a Federal Voting Assistance Program official said in a Pentagon news conference. Story

Voting Program Launches
Website for Smartphones

Service members, their families and U.S. citizens living overseas now have voting information at their fingertips with the Federal Voting Assistance program's new mobile website. Story

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