FVAP engages service members for upcoming election
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey --
In order to be an active voter, service members and civilians and their family members have the opportunity to request an absentee ballot. Below is a reminder from the Federal Voting Assistance Program about voting in the upcoming election season:
Primary elections to decide who will be on the November 2012 ballots are underway. Now is the time to submit your registration and ballot request using the Federal Post Card application. You can also use it to update your e-mail or mailing address, which is crucial to ensure you receive your ballots. Since many uniformed service members are highly mobile, you and your family members should submit a new FPCA whenever you move or are transferred, as well as when you deploy and return from deployment.
The FPCA and instructions on how to submit it for all states are available through your unit and installation voting assistance officers and online at www.fvap.gov/map.html. Click your state on the map and follow the instructions to register and request an absentee ballot. Some states allow submitting the FPCA by fax or e-mail in lieu of regular mail.
Upcoming state and presidential preference primary elections:
February: Arizona, Michigan
March: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
April: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Wisconsin
May: Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia
June: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia
July: North Carolina, Georgia
August: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
September: Delaware, Guam, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virgin Islands
Primary election dates are subject to change. To find out if your state's primary election date has changed, use the FVAP election dates calendar found at http://www.fvap.gov/vao/calendar.html.
If you submitted an absentee ballot request but still have not received that ballot at least 30 days before the election, go to the www.FVAP.gov online back-up ballot system to find out your federal candidates, fill out the back-up ballot and get complete submission instructions. You can access this online back-up ballot system at www.fvap.gov/map.html, and then select, "Get My Ballot Now."
If you're still having problems, FVAP's call center is available at 1-800-438-8683, DSN 425-1584, or at vote@fvap.gov. Toll-free phone numbers from 67 countries are listed at: www.fvap.gov/contact/tollfreephone.html. Your unit or installation voting assistance officers can provide valuable local assistance. More info is available at FVAP.gov and don't forget to "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DoDFVAP and follow @FVAP on Twitter.
Sign up for State-specific election information at http://www.fvap.gov/contact/subscription.html.
Primary elections to decide who will be on the November 2012 ballots are underway. Now is the time to submit your registration and ballot request using the Federal Post Card application. You can also use it to update your e-mail or mailing address, which is crucial to ensure you receive your ballots. Since many uniformed service members are highly mobile, you and your family members should submit a new FPCA whenever you move or are transferred, as well as when you deploy and return from deployment.
The FPCA and instructions on how to submit it for all states are available through your unit and installation voting assistance officers and online at www.fvap.gov/map.html. Click your state on the map and follow the instructions to register and request an absentee ballot. Some states allow submitting the FPCA by fax or e-mail in lieu of regular mail.
Upcoming state and presidential preference primary elections:
February: Arizona, Michigan
March: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
April: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Wisconsin
May: Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia
June: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia
July: North Carolina, Georgia
August: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
September: Delaware, Guam, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virgin Islands
Primary election dates are subject to change. To find out if your state's primary election date has changed, use the FVAP election dates calendar found at http://www.fvap.gov/vao/calendar.html.
If you submitted an absentee ballot request but still have not received that ballot at least 30 days before the election, go to the www.FVAP.gov online back-up ballot system to find out your federal candidates, fill out the back-up ballot and get complete submission instructions. You can access this online back-up ballot system at www.fvap.gov/map.html, and then select, "Get My Ballot Now."
If you're still having problems, FVAP's call center is available at 1-800-438-8683, DSN 425-1584, or at vote@fvap.gov. Toll-free phone numbers from 67 countries are listed at: www.fvap.gov/contact/tollfreephone.html. Your unit or installation voting assistance officers can provide valuable local assistance. More info is available at FVAP.gov and don't forget to "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DoDFVAP and follow @FVAP on Twitter.
Sign up for State-specific election information at http://www.fvap.gov/contact/subscription.html.
