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          - Navigate to the home page  fwab-privacy-notice   ShareLink to FVAP.gov on FacebookLink to FVAP.gov on TwitterLink to FVAP.gov on Linked InE-Mail FVAP.gov   Online AssistantVote as a backup usingthe Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB)
***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.

You can vote with the backup ballot if you won’t receive your regular ballot in time to send it back before the election.

Using the backup ballot is easy. Just follow these simple steps.

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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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"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
-  FAQs 
-  Contact 
General Information- About FVAP
- About Absentee Voting
- About the Laws
- Reports and Surveys
- News
- Outreach Materials
- Contact
- Interactive Data Center
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