The gray numbers and instructions below correspond to the gray
numbered boxes on the face of the form.
1
Theclassicationyouchoosedeterminesinwhichelection(s)youwillbe
allowed to vote. Choose the one that best represents your current situation.
2
If you want to vote in primary elections, most States require you to specify a
political party. Check your State’s pages in the Voting Assistance Guide on
FVAP.gov to see if your State requires you to specify a political party.
3
The information you enter for your name should match the information you
normallyputonlegalorofcialforms.Forexample,itshouldbethesame
name that appears on your driver’s license or other government-issued ID.
4
While most States allow you to enter either your driver’s license number
or the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number, some will invalidate
this form without your full SSN. Check your State’s pages in the Voting
Assistance Guide on FVAP.gov to see if your State requires the full SSN.
Also, many States ask that you provide your race or ethnic group in order
to demonstrate that they are complying with the Voting Rights Act and the
National Voter Registration Act.
5
Iftherearequestionsorproblemswithyourform,localelectionofcialswill
use this information to contact you. An email address is the simplest and
fastest way for them to do so. Your voting materials will be sent to the email
address(es)thatyouprovidehereifyourequestitandyourStateallowsit.
Include an alternate phone number in Box 9 if necessary.
6
Indicate your preferred method for receiving your ballot by ranking each box
1, 2, or 3. All States and jurisdictions must send absentee ballots to military
and overseas voters by at least one of the following: email, online download,
or fax if requested. Check your State’s pages in the Voting Assistance
Guide on FVAP.gov to learn what your State allows. You can always get
your absentee ballot by mail.
7
This determines the jurisdiction where you vote. For military voters the
voting address is your legal U.S. residence. For overseas citizens this is
usually the U.S. address where you last lived. You do not need to have any
current physical ties to this address.
Donotuseapostofceboxnumber.If
the area has no street names, enter the route number and box number.
8
Enter the address where you want voting materials to be sent to you. Voting
materials will be sent to this address unless you enter a forwarding address in
Box 9.
9
Enter anything here that would help ensure that your ballot is accepted. Check
your State’s pages in the Voting Assistance Guide on FVAP.gov for anything
yourStatemayspecicallyrequirehere.Forexample,someStatesrequire
last date of residency in the U.S., previous location of registration, overseas
employer, or witness address.
If you want your voting materials to be sent somewhere other than where you
livenow,enterthatalternate(forwarding)addresshere.Provideanalternate
phone number here.
Afrmation.Readthiscarefully.Itiswhatyouareagreeingtounderoathand
penaltyofperjurybyllingoutandsendinginthisform.SomeStatesrequire
that your form be witnessed. Check the Voting Assistance Guide on FVAP.
gov for your State’s requirements.
FederalPostCardApplication(FPCA)
Instructions
From
(Yournameandcurrentcompletemilitaryoroverseasmailingaddress)
To
(CheckyourState’spagesintheVotingAssistanceGuideonFVAP.govforyourlocalelection
ofcial’sinformation)
International airmail postage is required if not mailed in the
U.S. Postal Service, APO/FPO system, or diplomatic pouch.
U.S. Postage Paid
39 USC 3406
OFFICIAL ABSENTEE BALLOTING MATERIAL – FIRST CLASS MAIL
PAR AVION
NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IN THE U.S. MAIL – DMM 703.8.0
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: The authority to collect your personal information on this form comes
from 42 USC 1973ff, “Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(UOCAVA).”
Principal Purpose: This form serves as an application for registration and/or
request for absentee ballot for all persons covered by UOCAVA.
Disclosure: Your disclosure of personal information is voluntary. However, failure
to provide the requested personal information may keep the pertinent jurisdiction
from processing this request and may prevent you from voting absentee.
A quicker, easier to complete, electronic version of this form is also
available on FVAP.gov. For any questions about this form, consult
yourVotingAssistanceOfcerortheVotingAssistanceGuide
available in hard copy or on FVAP.gov.
StandardForm76(Rev.08-2011)