Request Registration/Absentee Ballot

Submission of this form registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for all Federal elections held through the next two regularly scheduled general elections after the date the application is submitted.

You may not need to fill out this entire form. Check out the instructions below to see what information your State requires.

Open Voter Registration/Absentee Ballot Request

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What do I fill in?

Only the following blocks are required:

Block 1: Select the category that describes you.

Block 2: To vote in primary elections, you must enter your political party affiliation. If you want to change your political party affiliation, submit a completed FPCA indicating your new party preference to the local election official. Political party affiliation is not required if only requesting absentee ballots for general elections.

Block 3: Name (Last, First, Middle). Enter any former name under which you were registered in Alaska.

Block 4: Date of Birth

Your valid Alaska Driver's License number, the last four digits of your Social Security number OR your Alaska State Identification Card number is required for voter registration. If you do not possess any of these identification numbers, the State shall assign a number that will serve to identify you for voter registration purposes.

Block 5: Recommended but not required. Provide your contact information to allow your local election official to follow up if more information is required.

Block 6: Alaska allows you to receive your ballot by mail or fax. Please rank your preference of how you would like to receive your absentee ballot. Provide your fax number in Block 9. If you do not make a selection, Alaska will mail your ballot to you.

Block 7: Complete street address of your Alaska voting residence. You may provide your street name and house number, highway name and milepost number, building number and street name on a military base, subdivision with lot and block number. Do not use a post office box number, highway contact number and box, rural route number, commercial address or mail stop address. If in a rural village you may provide community name as your residence address or describe its location in Block 9.

Block 8: Complete address where you want your ballot sent, usually where you live now.

Block 9: When initially registering to vote by mail from outside Alaska, you must enclose proof of Alaska residency (such as a copy of a current Alaska Driver’s License or a leave and earning statement reflecting Alaska as place of residency) with this application.

Enter your passport or identity card number if you are an overseas citizen. This is not required for Uniformed Service members and their families.

Alternatively, if you are an overseas citizen, were last domiciled in Alaska prior to leaving the U.S. and do not intend to return to Alaska as a resident you may register as a "Federal Voter" and participate in only elections for Federal office. To request this option, write: "I wish to register as a Federal voter and was last domiciled in Alaska prior to leaving the U.S." You must provide a copy of your valid passport, card of identity and registration, or other identification issued under the authority of the U.S. Secretary of State with this application.

Provide any information that may assist the local election official in accepting this application.

Affirmation: Sign and date. No witness or notary required.

Mail

If you choose to mail your FPCA, mail the form directly to:

Absentee Voting Office
619 E. Ship Creek Ave, Ste 329
Ste 329
Anchorage, AK 99501-1677

Optional: You may be able to use the Postage-Paid Envelope Template.

Open Postage-Paid Envelope Template

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The postage-paid envelope may be used if mailed in the U.S. Postal System which includes all U.S. military post offices (APO/FPO) overseas or through the diplomatic pouch available at U.S. embassies/consulates. Affix appropriate postage if using international mail. Template must be printed on a number 10 or larger envelope.

Fax

If you choose to fax, fax the form directly to the Absentee Voting Office at 907-677-9943. You may also use our toll-free fax service:

Inside the U.S.? Fax to:
1-800-368-8683
(703)696-2148
DSN 426-2148

Outside the U.S.? Show me a list of toll-free fax numbers

Email

If you choose to email, email the signed, scanned form directly to akabsentee@alaska.gov. You may also use our Electronic Transmission Service by sending the form as an attachment to ets@fvap.gov.

Open Fax/Email Coversheet

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• Want to return your voted ballot by fax? To vote absentee by fax you must request the ballot using a State of Alaska Absentee by Fax Application, which may be requested from the Division of Elections Absentee Voting Office and is available online starting 15 days prior to an election.
• If you have not received your absentee ballot in a timely manner use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot.
• In addition to mailing a regular ballot, Alaska provides a Special Advance Write-In Ballot up to 60 days before the election to any voter outside the U.S. who has requested it. This ballot allows you to vote for local, State and Federal offices. To request it, write in Block 9: “Please send a special advance ballot”.