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FVAP: Military Voter Assistance
Step-by-step absentee voting instructions for active duty military members and their families, by state.
- Operator
- U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Voting Assistance Program
- Source
- Official government source
- Topics
- Overseas & Military, Absentee & Mail Voting
- Listing checked
- Jul 2026
- Official page
- https://www.fvap.gov/military-voter
- What this listing says
- This FVAP section guides uniformed service members and their eligible family members through absentee voting. It covers completing the Federal Post Card Application, state-specific deadlines, and how to return ballots from duty stations worldwide. The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot is available as a backup if a requested ballot does not arrive.
- How to use this listing
- Open the FVAP military voter page and follow its steps for the Federal Post Card Application and your state's absentee instructions. If the ballot you requested does not arrive, use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot section on that page as the backup FVAP describes, and confirm the return method there.
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