Your State may require you to specify a political party to vote in primary elections:

Email 

County 

Previous name (if applicable) 

5

7

Identification

Some States require your 

full SSN. Check your State’s 

pages in the Voting Assistance 

Guide on FVAP.gov.

Contact

information

Include international 

prefixes. No DSN numbers.

Ballot receipt

2

6

4

Last name 

First name 

Suffix 

 Apt. # 

Legal name 3

City/Town/Village 

Voting residence Street Address (not P.O. Box) 

address

Usually your last U.S. 

residence or your legal U.S. 

residence. See instructions.

Where to send my 

ballot

This is your current mailing 

address and should be 

different from above. If 

required, place a forwarding 

address in Box 9.

 

 

8 

 

9

This information is for official use only. Any unauthorized release may be punishable by law. PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE. 

Please print in black ink.

1

Classification

Make only 1 selection.

(In most States, you must be 

absent from your voting district 

to use this form).

 I am an activated National Guard member on State orders. 

I prefer to receive my ballot, as permitted by my State, by:

 I am a member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine on active duty OR

Standard Form 76 (Rev. 08-2013), OMB No. 0704-0503 

Birth date 

D D

/ /

M M Y Y Y Y

 

 

 

Additional 

requirements

for your State

 

Such as: mail forwarding 

address, additional email 

address/phone number, 

or other State required 

information. See Voting 

Assistance Guide.

/ /

You must sign and send in.

Affirmation (REQUIRED): I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that:

• The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my 

knowledge. I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this 

document may constitute grounds for conviction of perjury. 

• I am a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the day of the election), 

eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction, and 

• I am not disqualified to vote due to having been convicted of a felony or other 

disqualifying offense, nor have I been adjudicated mentally incompetent; or if so, my 

voting rights have been reinstated; and 

• I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction in the 

United States, except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form. 

Witness signature / date if required by your State.

Middle name 

 I am an eligible spouse or dependent.

 

Email/Online

Telephone 

Fax 

State Zip Code 

OR Social Security Number

State Driver’s License or ID

Mail Fax

 

–

Signature 

Date 

 

For any questions about this form, consult the Voting 

Assistance Guide available in hard copy or on 

FVAP.gov or your Voting Assistance Officer.

Race 

 I am a U.S. citizen residing outside the United States, and my return is not certain. 

 I am a U.S. citizen residing outside the United States, and I intend to return.

I request an absentee ballot for all elections in which I am eligible to vote AND:

 I am a U.S. citizen and have never resided in the United States.

 

Signature 

M M D D Y Y Y Y

Today’s date 

Sex M F

Political party

Rank from 1-3 in order of preference; be sure appropriate contact information is provided above.

X

For absent Uniformed Service members, their families, and citizens residing outside the U.S.

Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request 

Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

See instructions

– –
Instructions for Federal Post Card Application 

Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request

The gray numbers and instructions below correspond to the gray numbered boxes on the face of the form.

1 	 The classification you choose may determine in which election(s) you will be allowed to vote. Choose the

one that best represents your current situation. 

2 	 If you want to vote in primary elections, most States require you to specify a political party. Check your

State’s pages in the Voting Assistance Guide on FVAP.gov to see if your State requires you to specify a political party. 

3 The information you enter for your name should match the information you normally put on legal or 

official forms. For example, it should be the same name that appears on your Driver’s License or other

government-issued ID.

4

While most States allow you to enter either your Driver’s License number or the last 4 digits of your Social

Security Number, some will invalidate this form without your full SSN. Check your State’s pages in the

Voting Assistance Guide on FVAP.gov to see if your State requires the full SSN. Also, many States ask that

you provide your race or ethnic group in order to demonstrate that they are complying with the Voting Rights

Act and the National Voter Registration Act.

5

	 If there are questions or problems with your form, local election officials will use this information to contact

you. An email address is the simplest and fastest way for them to do so. Your voting materials will be sent to

the email address that you provide here if you request it and your State allows it. Include an alternate email

or phone number in Box 9 if necessary.

6

	 Indicate your preferred method for receiving your ballot by ranking each box 1, 2, or 3. All States and

jurisdictions must send absentee ballots to military and overseas voters by at least one of the following:

email, online download, or fax if requested. Check your State’s pages in the Voting Assistance Guide on

FVAP.gov to learn what your State allows. You can always get your absentee ballot by mail. 

7

This determines the jurisdiction where you vote. For military voters the voting address is your legal U.S.

residence. For overseas citizens this is usually the U.S. address where you last lived. You do not need to

have any current physical ties to this address. Do not use a post office box number. If the area has no street

names, enter the route number and box number.

8 	 Enter the address where you want voting materials to be sent. Voting materials will be sent to this address

unless you enter a forwarding address in Box 9.

9

	 	Enter anything here that would help ensure that your ballot is accepted. Check your State’s pages in the

Voting Assistance Guide on FVAP.gov for anything your State may specifically require here. For example,

some States require last date of residency in the U.S., previous location of registration, overseas employer, or witness address. If you want your voting materials to be sent somewhere other than where you live now,

enter that alternate (forwarding) address here. Provide an alternate email address and phone number here.

Affirmation Read this carefully. It is what you are agreeing to under oath and penalty of perjury by filling out and

sending in this form. Some States require that your form be witnessed. Check the Voting Assistance Guide

on FVAP.gov for your State’s requirements.

From

(Your name and current complete military or overseas mailing address)

To

(Your local election office in the United States. Check your State’s pages in the Voting

Assistance Guide on FVAP.gov for contact information.)

International airmail postage is required if not mailed in the 

U.S. Postal Service, APO/FPO system, or diplomatic pouch.

U.S. Postage Paid

39 USC 3406

OFFICIAL ABSENTEE BALLOTING MATERIAL – FIRST CLASS MAIL

PAR AVION

NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IN THE U.S. MAIL – DMM 703.8.0

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: The authority to collect your personal information on this

form comes from 42 USC 1973ff, “Uniformed and Overseas Citizens

Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).”

Principal Purpose: This form serves as an application for registration

and/or request for absentee ballot for all persons covered by

UOCAVA.

Routine Use(s): There is no retention of this information by the

Federal government. Completed forms are sent by you to an

appropriate State election official.

Disclosure: Your disclosure of personal information is voluntary. 

However, failure to provide the requested personal information may

keep the pertinent jurisdiction from processing this request and may

prevent you from voting absentee.

 

For any questions about this form, consult the Voting 

Assistance Guide available in hard copy or on 

FVAP.gov or your Voting Assistance Officer.

StandardForm76(Rev.08-2013)

Agency Disclosure Statement

 The public reporting burden for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time

for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data

needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other

aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to the Department of Defense, Washington

Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, Information

Management Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite

02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100. [OMB CONTROL # 0704-0503].

Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to

comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently 

valid OMB control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR

COMPLETED FORM TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE.