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          - Navigate to the home page  fpca-privacy-notice   ShareLink to FVAP.gov on FacebookLink to FVAP.gov on TwitterLink to FVAP.gov on Linked InE-Mail FVAP.gov   Online AssistantRegister and request your absentee ballot with the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)***Not a military member, military family member, or an overseas citizen? ***
*  **** *** You can get absentee voting assistance through your local election office. Get their contact information here.

Requesting an absentee ballot is easy. Just follow these simple steps.
 
**You will need a printer.**

You will need a printer to complete this process. If you do not have a printer, save the forms and complete when a printer is available.

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**Mobile Users:** A printer is required to complete this process. If you cannot print from your mobile device, please save the forms and complete when a printer is available. Using an iOS device? You may need to download a third-party application to use this tool.Please review the below Privacy Act Statement and then scroll down to accept and continue.Privacy Act Statement**AUTHORITY: 42 USC 1973ff**
"Title 1 - Registration and Voting By Absentee Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office."
**PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:**
Serves as an application for registration and/or request for absentee ballot for all persons covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
**DISCLOSURE:**
Voluntary; however, failure to provide the necessary information may keep the pertinent jurisdiction from processing this request and may prevent you from voting absentee.

 
   Military Voter- How to Vote Absentee
- Service Voting Assistance
- Military Spouses and Families
- Separating from Active Duty
- Voting Residence
-  Voting Assistance Guide 
-  FAQs 
-  Contact 
Overseas Citizen Voter- How to Vote Absentee
- Never Resided in the U.S.
- Voting Residence
-  Voting Assistance Guide 
-  FAQs 
-  Contact 
Voting Assistance Officers- How to Be a VAO
- Training
- Materials
- Directives and Guidance
- Continuity Folder
- Voting Emphasis Weeks
- Service Voting Action Officers
- Military Recruiter Info
- VAO of the Quarter 
-  Voting Assistance Guide 
-  FAQs 
-  Contact 
Election Officials- Serving UOCAVA Voters
- Training
- UOCAVA Undue Hardship Waivers
- Grant Programs
- Policy Briefs
- Policy Letters
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General Information- About FVAP
- About Absentee Voting
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