http://www.fvap.gov FVAP.gov provides absentee voting information for Uniformed Services and Overseas Citizens. The site also provides guidance to Military Recruiters in support of the National Voter Registration Act. en-us http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr10-2013.html May 13, 2013 - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will hold a Special General Election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, June 25, to fill the seat vacated by Senator John Kerry... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr9-2013.html May 10, 2013 - The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), a Department of Defense (DoD) component, announces the availability of $10,200,000 in federal funding to support research and development of absentee voting systems for military and overseas citizens. The Effective Absentee Systems for Elections 2.0 (EASE 2.0) is the second round of grants under Broad Agency Announcement Number H98210-13-BAA-0001 from FVAP to States and localities to explore technological improvements for military and overseas citizen voters... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr8-2013.html April 3, 2013 - South Carolina will hold a special election for U.S. House District 1 on Tuesday, May 7, to fill the seat vacated by former Representative Tim Scott due to his recent appointment to the United States Senate. The 1st Congressional District consists of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester Counties... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr7-2013.html April 2, 2013 - The State of Missouri will conduct a Special Election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, for the 8th Congressional District, which consists of the following counties: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Stoddard, Texas, Washington, Wayne and Wright. The vacancy is due to the resignation of Representative JoAnn Emerson... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr6-2013.html April 2, 2013 - Alexandria, Va. - The Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) (SF-76) and Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) (SF-186) forms are being updated to increase their ease-of-use and effectiveness. The two forms are available on the Federal Register for your review and comment... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr5-2013.html February 27, 2013 - Alexandria, Va. - The State of Illinois will conduct a Special General Election on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, for the 2nd Congressional District in order to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jesse Jackson, Jr. This district consists of parts of the City of Chicago, south suburban Cook County, Kankakee County, and Will County... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr4-2013.html February 5, 2013 - Alexandria, Va. - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will hold a special primary election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, to fill the seat vacated by Senator John Kerry... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr3-2013.html January 29, 2013 - Alexandria, Va. - The State of South Carolina will hold a special primary election in the 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, March 19th. The 1st Congressional District consists of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester Counties. The deadline to register to vote is Saturday, February 16th. The ballot request deadline is Monday, March 18th and the ballot return deadline is 7 p.m. EST, March 19th... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr2-2013.html January 16, 2013 - Deadlines for the Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Special Primary Election for Illinois's 2nd Congressional District have been changed by a consent decree between the State of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Justice and approved by the Federal Court. The 2nd Congressional District consists of parts of the City of Chicago, south suburban Cook County, Kankakee County, and Will County; the vacancy was created by the resignation of Jesse Jackson, Jr... http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/2013news/nr1-2013.html January 3, 2013 - Alexandria, Va. - The State of Illinois will hold a special primary election in the 2nd Congressional district on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, to fill the seat vacated by Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. The 2nd Congressional District consists of parts of the City of Chicago, south suburban Cook County, Kankakee County, and Will County...