Register, Update Registration and/or Request Absentee Ballot
The FPCA (Federal Post Card. Application) is found below. Use this form to request an absentee ballot. Ballots will be sent out 46 days prior to the election(s) you request. FPCA is available below.
UOCAVA voters may submit the FPCA by mail, e-mail, fax, or in person using the FPCA form. If you mail the FPCA, you may use the FPCA Return envelope.
The FWAB (Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot) is a backup ballot that U.S. citizens, which overseas voters and military personnel, can use to vote in federal elections when their regular absentee ballot has not arrived in time.
* Fillable FWAB
* FWAB Instructions
The FWAB must be mailed back. If you are concerned about receiving and returning your ballot on time you may want to mail the FPCA and FWAB back at the same time. Just remember the FWAB has to be mailed.
Family Members may request a ballot on behalf of an UOCAVA voter
Relatives of a UOCAVA voter may complete an application on behalf of a UOCAVA voter using SOS Form 11-E (Fillable PDF),
Eligible family members: Relatives include spouse, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister of the whole blood or half blood, son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of such a person. R.C. 3511.02(C)