ACS Services
Voting Services
The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is responsible for administering the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). This Act requires that states and territories allow most U.S. citizens to register and vote absentee in elections for Federal office.
Persons eligible to vote under this Act include adult U.S. Citizens who are:
- Members of the Uniformed Services (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)
- Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine
- Eligible family members of the above
- Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. citizens employed by the Federal Government residing outside the U.S.,
- All other private U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S.
Absentee voting and registration is accomplished through the use of the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), which can be obtained from the ACS Unit of the Consular Section. The ACS Unit can also provide notarial services related to the FPCA at no charge.
Please
visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) for further information.
At this web site you can find the Voting Assistance Guide.
The Guide provides information on the Federal Voting Assistance Program,
including a chapter on State Absentee Registration and Voting Procedures, which
gives the requirements, state-by-state, for voting and the procedures for
filling out the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The site also has a list
of primary dates in each state and other information of use to U.S. voters.
Frequently Asked Questions about Voting Overseas
