How does one obtain an absentee ballot?
A. By requesting the ballot by mail from the competent local election official, using the Registration and Absentee Ballot Request Federal Post Card Application (known as the FPCA form). The FPCA is available at all US embassies and consulates, via military voting assistance officers, through Democrats or Republicans Abroad, or from American organizations abroad, such as ACA. Q. I’ve been away for so long. Where do I register?” A. Federal law (the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) allows citizens overseas to vote in the state where they last resided prior to departing the US, even if many years have elapsed, the voter maintains no residence in the state, and the intent to return to that state may not be certain. Q. I’ve never lived in the US but I am a US citizen and want to vote. Where do I register?” A. In the voting district of a citizen parent. Q. How soon must the FPCA form be sent in to permit voting in the November election? A. The voter is strongly urged to s
