Complete Back-up Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot

Alaska allows you to use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) for registration and voting in primary, special, and general elections for Federal, State, and Judicial offices and ballot propositions.

Open Back-up Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot

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What do I fill in?

Only the following blocks of the Voter's Declaration/Affirmation are required:

Block 1: Alaska allows you to use this form for registration.

Block 2: Select the category that describes you.

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.

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: If using this form for registration, enter your political party affiliation or write undeclared or non-partisan. Your political party affiliation 30 days before the primary election determines the party ballot you are eligible to receive.

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 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: Enter your current mailing address.

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 ballot or application.

Affirmation: Sign and date. This form must be sworn to before one witness (18 years or older).

Once the ballot is complete, fold and place it in the security envelope and seal. Place only the voted ballot in the security envelope and do not write on the security envelope. Insert the sealed security envelope and the Voter's Declaration/Affirmation into the mailing envelope and seal.

Envelope Templates

Open Security Envelope Template

Open Postage-Paid Envelope Template

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The postage-paid envelope may be used 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

Mail

If you choose to mail your back-up Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, you must send it to:

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

Fax

You may choose to fax this ballot only if you requested on your application to have your ballot faxed to you. Fax the ballot 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)-693-5527
DSN 223-5527

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

Open Fax Coversheet

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• If using our Electronic Transmission Service you must use the Fax Coversheet.
• If you receive your State absentee ballot after submitting your Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, fill it out and return it. The State absentee ballot will be counted instead of the back-up ballot if it's received in time.