Important Notices
INFORMATION FOR VOTERS FROM FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA AND INDIANA
FLORIDA VOTERS
Submit Your Ballot Request Now for the April 13, 2010 Special General Election
On Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Florida will hold a special general election to fill the congressional vacancy left by the resignation of Congressman Robert Wexler. The 19th Congressional District includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The candidates in this election are: - Democratic: Ted Deutch - Republican: Ed Lynch - No Party Affiliation: Jim McCormick - Write-in: Josue Larose Request Your Ballot If you do not have one on file, you need to fill out an absentee ballot request as soon as possible. The Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) ballot application and instructions are available at www.fvap.gov. Send your FPCA NOW to ensure you have enough time to receive, vote, and return the ballot! The online version of the FPCA and Florida’s instructions on how to fill out and submit the form are available at: www.fvap.gov. If you are not a registered voter, your FPCA must be postmarked by March 15, 2010. Although the registration deadline is March 15, 2010 and the ballot request deadline is April 7, 2010, these dates do not take into account mail delivery times required to receive and return your ballot by Election Day. You should not wait to complete and submit your FPCA, especially if you are completing the process by mail from an overseas location. If you are already registered to vote, you may fax your request for an absentee ballot. If you are not already registered, you must return this form by mail. It is recommended that you fax the form directly to your local election official (fax numbers can be found on the Florida Division of Election website at http://election.dos.state.fl.us). Receive and Return Your Ballot Local election officials send overseas ballots approximately 45 days before the election, February 26, 2010. If you are overseas and want to receive your blank ballot by fax or as an email attachment, you must mark this preference on your FPCA or personally contact your local Supervisor of Elections office by email or phone. Otherwise, the ballot will be mailed to you. Recommended Mailing Dates for Your Voted Ballot The deadline for your voted ballot to be received by the local election official is 7 pm, April 13, 2010 for military voters and their dependents located within the United States. The deadline for your voted ballot to be received by the local election official is 7 pm, April 23, 2010 for military voters and their dependents located outside the United States and other U.S. citizens overseas, though your ballot must be placed in delivery by 7 pm, April 13, 2010. Although these are the deadlines for receiving your ballot, you should mail your ballot by the following dates to account for mail delivery times. · From Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom Locations/Deployed Navy Vessels: March 17, 2010 · From Other Overseas Military Installations: March 24, 2010 · From Other Overseas Locations: March 17, 2010 (or earlier, depending on foreign mail service) · From Within the United States: April 6, 2010 To make sure your ballot arrives by the deadline, vote and return your ballot IMMEDIATELY upon receiving it! To save transit time if you are overseas, return your voted ballot by fax as provided in the instructions accompanying your absentee ballot. Use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) If you request your ballot prior to April 7, 2010, you may use the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot to vote in this special General Election. Everything you need to complete a FWAB is available at www.fvap.gov ; just follow the instructions for using the FWAB in Florida. The FWAB is also available from your Voting Assistance Officer. Vote the FWAB by using the candidate list above or, you may write in another candidate of your choosing, or simply write-in a political party designation and the candidate running under that party’s designation will receive your vote. For More Information: Go to the Florida Division of Election website at http://election.dos.state.fl.us or visit FVAP at: www.fvap.gov. We Want Your Feedback! If this document was helpful to you or if you ran into problems or have questions, please contact FVAP at 1-800-438-8683, DSN (312) 425-1584, or at vote@fvap.ncr.gov. Toll-free phone numbers from 67 countries are listed at: www.fvap.gov/contact/tollfreephone.html. With your feedback, we can make this even more helpful for the next election.
NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS
Submit your Ballot Request for the May 4, 2010 State Primary! North Carolina will hold its State primary election on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. If you are eligible to vote in this election, and requested and received a ballot for the November 4, 2008 presidential election, you will automatically receive an absentee ballot, and need not take any further action unless your mailing address has changed. Register to Vote Request Your Ballot Send your FPCA NOW to ensure you have enough time to receive, vote, and return the ballot! The online version of the FPCA and North Carolina's instructions on how to fill out and submit the form are available at: http://www.fvap.gov/FPCA/fpca-nc.html. If you are not a registered voter, your FPCA must be received by May 3, 2010. Although the registration deadline and the ballot request deadline are May 3, 2010, this date does not take into account mail delivery times required to receive and return your ballot by Election Day. You should not wait to complete and submit your FPCA, especially if you are completing the process by mail from an overseas location. You may fax or email your request for an absentee ballot. It is recommended that you fax or email the form directly to your local election official (fax numbers and email addresses can be found on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website at http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/content.aspx?id=13). Receive and Return Your Ballot Recommended Mailing Dates for Your Voted Ballot Although the deadline for your voted ballot to be received by the local election official is 5 pm, May 4, 2010, you should mail your ballot by the following dates to account for mail delivery times. * From Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom Locations/Deployed Navy To make sure your ballot arrives by the deadline, vote and return your ballot IMMEDIATELY upon receiving it! To save transit time if you are overseas, return your voted ballot by fax as provided in the instructions accompanying your absentee ballot. Additional information We want your feedback! If you'd like more information on the Federal Voting Assistance Program or need help with the absentee voting process, please contact FVAP at 1-800-438-8683, DSN (312) 425-1584, or at vote@fvap.ncr.gov. Toll-free phone numbers from 67 countries are listedat: www.fvap.gov/contact/tollfreephone.html. With your feedback, we can make this even more helpful for the next election.
Registration is required for all Uniformed Service members, eligible dependents, and overseas citizens. You will be registered if your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) is received by the local election office by May 3, 2010.
If you do not have one on file, you need to fill out an absentee ballot request as soon as possible. The Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) ballot application and instructions are available at www.fvap.gov.
Local election officials send overseas ballots approximately 50 days before the election. Ballots for this election will be sent out March 15, 2010. If you are overseas and want to receive your blank ballot by fax or email, you must mark this preference on your FPCA or personally contact your local Supervisor of Elections office by email or phone.
Otherwise, the ballot will be mailed to you.
Vessels: April 6, 2010
* From Other Overseas Military Installations: April 13, 2010
* From Other Overseas Locations: April 6, 2010 (or earlier, depending on foreign mail service)
* From Within the United States: April 27, 2010
For more information, go to the Florida election website at:
http://www.sboe.state.nc.us or visit FVAP at: www.fvap.gov.
INDIANA MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS
Indiana Military and Overseas Voters, Submit your Ballot Request for the May 4, 2010 State Primary! Indiana will hold its State primary election on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. If you are eligible to vote in this election, and requested and received an absentee ballot for the November 4, 2008 presidential election, you will automatically receive an absentee ballot, and need not take any further action unless your mailing address has changed or you have not specified which major political party (Democratic or Republican) you wish to receive a May 2010 primary ballot for. Under Indiana law, you must choose a primary ballot for one of the two major parties to vote for candidates running in that party's primary. If you have not specified which party's primary ballot you wish to receive, or if your address has changed since 2008, please file an absentee application with your county election office as soon as possible. Register to Vote Registration is required for overseas citizens and absent Uniformed Service members. If you are already registered, you must still complete the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to request an absentee ballot. Request Your Ballot * Voters in Iraq, Afghanistan, on ships at sea, and other overseas You may fax your FPCA directly to your county election office. Fax numbers are available at: http://www.fvap.gov/FPCA/fpca-in.html. You may also use the DoD Electronic Transmission Service. Use the cover sheet available at www.fvap.gov/resources/media/coversheet.pdf (PDF - 266kb), and fax to: You may also send your FPCA by email. If you choose to email the FPCA, send the form as a signed, scanned email attachment directly to your county election office. Email addresses can be found at: You may also use the DoD Electronic Transmission Service. Use the cover sheet available at www.fvap.gov/resources/media/coversheet.pdf (PDF - 266kb). Email to vote@fvap.ncr.gov. Return Your Ballot Your ballot must be received by your county election office by May 4, 2010 if you are a Uniformed Service member serving in the United States or by May 14, 2010 if postmarked May 4, 2010 if you are serving outside the U.S. or are a overseas citizen. To account for mail transit, submit your ballot or FWAB to your local election office as recommended below: * Voters in Iraq, Afghanistan, on ships at sea, and other overseas Additional information We want your feedback! If this document was helpful to you or if you ran into problems or have questions, please contact FVAP at 1-800-438-8683, DSN (312) 425-1584, or at vote@fvap.ncr.gov. Toll-free phone numbers from 67 countries are listed at:
All UOCAVA citizens: Your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) will be considered timely if it is received by Monday, April 26, 2010. You will then be sent an acknowledgment of registration from your county voter registration office.
To register to vote or request a ballot for this election submit the FPCA if you have not done so already. Get started by following the prompts at www.fvap.gov. Remember that for a primary election, you must request a Democratic or Republican Party ballot to receive a ballot with the names of candidates of your chosen party. Although the deadline for receipt of the FPCA is April 26, 2010, do not wait! Submit the FPCA to your county election office as recommended below:
locations without access to the military postal system should mail it immediately and send it by email or fax (see below).
* Voters in other overseas military installations should mail
their FPCA by March 29, 2009.
* Stateside Uniformed Service members and their families should
mail their FPCA by April 19, 2010.
(703)-693-5527, DSN 223-5527, or toll-free from the U.S., Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to 1-800-368-8683. International toll-free numbers are available at www.fvap.gov.
http://indianavoters.com/PublicSite/Public/FT1/PublicContactLookup.aspx.
Although Indiana mails ballots for the State primary by March 20, 2010 you may not have time to receive, vote and return it! The Federal Write-In Absentee ballot is not yet available for use in Indiana primary elections. You will be able to use the FWAB in the November general election. Return your absentee ballot directly to your county election office. Addresses for these offices can be found at http://www.fvap.gov/contact/addresses/inaddr.html.
locations without access to the military postal system should mail their ballot by April 6, 2010.
* Voters in other overseas military installations should mail their ballot by April 13, 2010.
* Stateside Uniformed Service members and their families should mail their ballot by April 27, 2010.
For More Information go to the Indiana election website at:
http://www.in.gov/sos/elections or visit FVAP at: www.fvap.gov.
www.fvap.gov/contact/tollfreephone.html. With your feedback, we can make this even more helpful for the next election.
NEW LAW MAKES ABSENTEE VOTING EASIER FOR OVERSEAS
On October 28, 2009, Congress enacted the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. This legislation amends existing law regarding overseas voting in federal elections, and should make voting easier for overseas Americans. New Procedures for 2010 Elections In addition to mailing ballots to overseas voters, the states will be required, at the voter's request, to provide registration forms, absentee ballot request forms, and blank ballots via fax or email. However, each state's laws determine whether ballot requests or voted ballots can be returned via fax or email. The new law prohibits states from rejecting marked ballots based on notarization, paper size, or paper-weight requirements. The witnessing requirements of individual states remain in place. Overseas Absentee Ballot Requests State Department Recommendations To locate information on your specific state's requirements, and to obtain an on-line version of the FPCA, please visit www.fvap.org. FPCAs may be mailed to your local voting officials in the United States via international mail or from any U.S. embassy or consulate. Many states allow U.S. citizens overseas to submit the FPCA by e- mail or fax. The Department of State strongly encourages all U.S. overseas voters to provide e-mail addresses or fax numbers on their FPCAs to enable local election officials to transmit election materials in the fastest manner available, which should then allow sufficient time for the return of voted ballots. For information regarding your specific state, please visit www.fvap.org. Emergency Ballots
Beginning with the November 2010 general election, and for all subsequent general, special, and primary elections, states will be required to mail out ballots at least 45 days prior to an election for a federal office. This requirement may cause some states to select earlier primary dates in order to comply with the 45-day mailing deadline, or to request waivers due to special circumstances.
Effective immediately, states will no longer be required by federal law to continue to mail election materials to overseas addresses (even when they are determined to be invalid) for two complete general election cycles on the basis of a single ballot request. It will now be up to each state to determine how long to continue to send out election materials before requiring overseas voters to submit new ballot requests. This change, sought by local election officials, should greatly decrease the volume of voting materials sent abroad to addresses where Americans no longer reside.
In light of these changes, the Department of State recommends that all U.S. voters residing abroad request absentee ballots from their local election officials at the start of each calendar year, and whenever there is a change of address, change of e-mail address, or change of name, by completing and sending in a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA.)
The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) serves as an emergency ballot for the November general elections for federal offices, although some states also permit its use for elections for state and local offices. Beginning in January 2011, the new law allows use of the FWAB for primary, special, and runoff elections for federal offices. Voters who request an absentee ballot in advance of their state's ballot request deadline, but who fail to receive an official ballot from local election officials in time to vote, should complete the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot and send it back to local election officials in time for it to be counted. An on-line version of the FWAB, together with instructions for its use, is available at www.fvap.gov.
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