Register and Request Your Ballot for Upcoming Primaries

Voters from these States should visit the FVAP.gov web portal to register and request their absentee ballot for the April, May, and June 2012 Presidential Preference Primary (P) and State Primary (S) elections listed below. Alternatively, voters may obtain registration forms from the ACS counter at Embassy Dhaka:

April Primaries (30-Day Notice)

NOTE for April Primaries: If you have not received your requested State ballot, submit the back-up Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot at FVAP.gov (see FWAB information below). 

• District of Columbia (P,S): April 3
• Maryland (P,S): April 3
• Wisconsin (P): April 3
• Alabama (Primary Runoff): April 24
• Connecticut (P): April 24
• Delaware (P): April 24
• New York (P): April 24
• Pennsylvania (P,S): April 24
• Rhode Island (P): April 24

May Primaries: (60-Day Notice)

• Indiana (P,S): May 8
• North Carolina (P,S): May 8
• West Virginia (P,S): May 8
• Idaho (P,S): May 15
• Nebraska (P,S): May 15
• Oregon (P,S): May 15
• Arkansas (P,S): May 22
• Kentucky (P,S): May 22
• Texas (P,S): May 29 (This is a change; the election was originally scheduled for March 6, then April 3)

June Primaries: (90-Day Notice)

• California(P, S): June 5
• Iowa (S): June 5
• Montana (P, S): June 5
• New Jersey (P, S): June 5
• New Mexico (P, S): June 5
• South Dakota (P, S): June 5
• Arkansas (Primary Runoff): June 12
• Maine (S): June 12
• Nevada (S): June 12

It may not be too late to participate in the March primaries. View the Primary Election Calendar at FVAP.gov for more information.

Go to FVAP.gov and get started! It only takes a few minutes!

All members of the U.S. Uniformed Services, their family members, and citizens residing outside the U.S. who are residents from these States should submit an FPCA for these elections by going to the FVAP.gov web portal or by following the instructions in the Voting Assistance Guide, also available at FVAP.gov.

Be sure you include an email address, phone number, and/or fax number on your absentee ballot application in case your local election official needs to contact you. Remember, many States allow you to submit your form electronically, and deliver your ballot electronically or provide online ballot access. Go to FVAP.gov or your State’s election website to see how you can return your form.

To find out the status of your registration/absentee ballot request, contact your local election office at http://www.fvap.gov/shortcuts/wheresendfpca.html, or visit your State website.

Vote the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB)

The FWAB is a backup ballot. If 30 days before the election (or longer based on your geographic location) you think you will not receive your State ballot in time to vote and return it (especially in March Primary States), vote the FWAB at FVAP.gov. The FWAB is also available in embassies and consulates and military installations around the world.

Additional information

Check your State's election website for specific information on candidates, elections, contact information, and links to your local election offices. Find your State's website at FVAP's web portal: http://www.fvap.gov/reference/links.html.

If you'd like more information on the Federal Voting Assistance Program or need help with the absentee voting process please go to the FVAP.gov web portal or call FVAP at 703-588-1584 (toll free 1-800-438-VOTE or DSN 425-1584). Email vote@fvap.gov and don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DoDFVAP and follow @FVAP on Twitter for election updates throughout 2012.

If you have any questions about registering to vote overseas, please contact Dhaka’s  Voting Assistance Officer at 880-2-8823805, or at VoteDhaka@state.gov.  

The U.S. Embassy’s regular work week is Sunday-Thursday, 08:00-16:30 hours.  Emergency American Citizens Services are available at all times.  The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka is located at Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1212, and by telephone at (88) (02) 885-5500 during regular hours and for after-hours emergencies.  For after-hours emergency services, please press “0” and ask for the duty officer.
U.S. citizens resident or traveling to Bangladesh are urged to enroll with the U.S. Embassy via the Department of State's on-line enrollment service through the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP).  Travel enrollment allows the Department of State to contact its citizens in the event of an emergency and to provide up-to-date safety and security information.  Enrollees wishing to receive such information must provide an e-mail address with their enrollment.  All enrollees are urged to provide complete contact information and a departure date when signing up on-line.

For the latest security information, U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs internet website, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings, and Country Specific Information can be found.  Follow us on Twitter and the Bureau of Consular Affairs page on Facebook as well.  You can also download our free Smart Traveler iPhone App to have travel information at your fingertips.

Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada or, for callers in other areas, by calling a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

American Citizens Services
U.S. Embassy
Dhaka, Bangladesh