Whats the difference between a FPCA and a FWAB?
A FPCA is a Federal Post Card Application (Standard Form 76) that should be filled out and sent to your local election official every year and whenever you change addresses, in order to ensure that you receive the necessary ballots with adequate time to vote through the mail. The FPCA is used to register, and/or request an absentee ballot. Postage is paid if mailed within U.S postal system, including APO and FPO addresses and U.S. Embassies and Consulates. If mailed in a foreign postal system, international airmail postage must be affixed. Some states allow the electronic transmission (fax and/or email) of FPCAs, consult the Voting Assistance Guide for state or territory specific procedures. A FWAB is a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (Standard Form 186) that is used as a backup “emergency” ballot in the case the regular state ballot does not reach the UOCAVA voter in adequate time for voting. It contains both a write-in area and a special security envelope, and the same postage/maili
