ral election, you should do so immediately. Go to FVAP.gov, select "Get Started" and "Register to vote/Request absentee ballot" to complete your Federal Postcard Application and have your forms completed, printed out, and ready to send to your local election office - all in less than 10 minutes.

If you have already applied, but have not received your State ballot, use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) as your back-up ballot. Go to FVAP.gov, select "Get Started" and "Get my Ballot Now" to complete the FWAB. If you receive your State ballot after submitting the FWAB, vote and return the State ballot as well.


Remember: don't wait until your State deadline to return your ballot; mail delivery times vary from location to location and it may take extra time for your ballot to get from your location to your State.

On September 1st, the Military Postal Service Agency began free expedited ballot delivery and ballot tracking to local election offices for military and their family members stationed overseas. Go to your overseas military post office or postal clerk and use the Label 11 - DOD on your absentee ballot and mail it. You will then be able to track the status of your ballot on the U.S. Postal Service website at www.usps.com.

Help spread the word - pass this on to spouses, voting age dependents, other military voters, and overseas citizen voters.

If you would like more information on the Federal Voting Assistance Program or need help with the absentee voting process, contact FVAP at vote@fvap.gov or call 1-800-438-8683, DSN 425-1584 (CONUS)/312-425-1584 (OCONUS). More info is available at FVAP.gov, and don't forget to "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DoDFVAP and follow us on Twitter @FVAP.