Services
Absentee Voting
BE SMART!
DO YOUR PART!
Voting Assistance Officer:
Parichat Hines
American Citizen Services
acsbkk@state.gov
02-205-4049
Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) website: http://www.fvap.gov/
Frequently Used FVAP web links:
* Voting Assistance Guide online (2008-2009): http://www.fvap.gov/vao/guide.html
* Forms: NEW!! You can now save your completed ONLINE Federal Post Card Application (OFPCA) and Online Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (OFWAB) to their computer for future use, using an Adobe Acrobat Reader version of 7.0 or higher.
To download and save the forms:
-- FPCA (2005) online version:
http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/fpca.pdf
-- Return Envelope printable version:
http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/returnenvelope.pdf
-- Federal Write in Ballot:
http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/fwab.pdf
NOTE: If you have put the proper postage on your envelope or the envelope reads “Postage Paid,” you may use the APO at the Embassy to get your FPCA to the United States. Please bring the envelope to American Citizen Services and the staff will drop the envelope in the APO for you.
* The ten things to help ensure your Absentee Vote is counted:
http://www.fvap.gov/tips.html
* VOTING BY CITIZENS WHO NEVER LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES:
http://www.fvap.gov/reference/nvr-res.html
* News Releases:
-- 2005 - 2008 News Releases:
http://www.fvap.gov/vao/vin.html
* State Legislatures links by State:
http://www.fvap.gov/reference/laws/state-initiatives.html
* Link to Websites for the Secretaries of Stat and Directors Elections:
http://www.fvap.gov/reference/links.html
NOTE: The form is available as an Adobe Acrobat (pdf). To read this file, you must have an Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 7 program to display them. If you do not have Acrobat Reader loaded on your computer, you can download it free from Adobe's web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
* The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) would like to make you aware of the Integrated Voting Alternative Site (IVAS). The new section features information from the fifty-five states and territories regarding the electronic ballot request and delivery alternatives available to citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Each state and territory has different laws regarding the use of electronic transmission alternatives to the by-mail process with respect to absentee voting materials.
http://www.fvap.gov/reference/links.html
* THE FVAP CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING AVENUES:
- The FVAP can be contacted through the DOD Voting Information Center (VIC). The VIC provides recorded messages from candidates, as well as other information concerning elections, 24 hours a day:
http://www.fvap.gov/contact/index.html
- Citizens may reach the VIC toll-free from 67 countries using the toll-free numbers listed on the FVAP website at:
http://www.fvap.gov/contact/tollfreephone.html
- The FVAP can be contacted from the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands with any questions via our toll-free telephone service at: 1-800-438-8683
- Questions regarding the above may also be referred to the Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense, 1155 Defense Pentagon, email: vote@fvap.ncr.gov and at www.fvap.gov.
Important dates to remember:
- January 1st: Register to vote/Request Absentee ballot early (It is recommended that you do this EVERY YEAR)
- September 4th: Last day to register to vote/ Request for Absentee ballot (no later than 60 Days before Election day)
- October 15th: Last day to mail your Absentee Ballot during election year