Upcoming elections for federal office:
*Information may be subject to change
August 2025:
*No federal elections scheduled
September 2025- 30 Day Notice:
September 9th: Virginia CD11
September 23rd: Arizona CD7 (Special General)
October 2025- 60 Day Notice:
*No federal elections scheduled
November 2025- 30 Day Notice:
September 9th: Texas CD18 (Special General)
Voters can use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to register to vote, request a ballot, and update any contact information by using the completion tool available at fvap.gov/FPCA or by using the fillable PDF version. After completing the FPCA, voters must print, sign, and send it to their local election office.
Virginia Special Election in U.S. Congressional District 11: The State of Virginia will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, September 9, to fill a vacancy for the11th Congressional District, which includes all of Fairfax City and part of Fairfax County. Ballot requests must be received by August 29th, 2025.
Virginia voters in the 11th Congressional Districts must return their voted absentee ballot by mail by September 9th, 2025. Detailed instructions and county contact information are available at (Virginia) fvap.gov. Voters can verify the status of their voting materials by contacting their election office directly.
Arizona Special General Election in U.S. Congressional District 7: The State of Arizona will conduct a special election on Tuesday, September 23, to fill a vacancy for the 7th Congressional District, which includes all of Santa Cruz and Yuma and parts of Cochise, Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties. Service members, eligible family members, and overseas citizens can register to vote, and/or request and absentee ballot up until 7 PM, September 23, 2025.
Arizona voters in the 7th Congressional District must return their voted absentee ballot by mail, email, online (Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Portal*), or fax by 7 PM, September 23, 2025. Detailed instructions and county contact information are available at (Arizona) FVAP.gov. Voters can verify the status of their voting materials by contacting their election office directly. *To use the web portal upload, you must have received instructions from your county election official.
Texas Special Election in U.S. Congressional District 18: The State of Texas will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, November 4th, to fill a vacancy for the18th Congressional District, which includes part of Harris County. Service members, eligible family members, and overseas citizens can register to vote up until October 6th, 2025, and request an absentee ballot up until October 24th, 2025.
Texas voters in the 18th Congressional Districts must return their voted absentee ballot by mail or fax (voted ballots may only be faxed from hostile fire areas) by November 10th, 2025. Detailed instructions and county contact information are available at (Texas) fvap.gov. Voters can verify the status of their voting materials by contacting their election office directly.
If a requested ballot has not arrived, use the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) immediately at fvap.gov/FWAB as a backup ballot. If your official absentee ballot arrives after sending in the FWAB, complete and send in the official ballot, too. Only one will be counted.
To make sure your voted ballot is received, go to FVAP.gov, select Arizona, Virginia or Texas from the pulldown menu and then click the "check the status of your voted ballot" button.
The Department of Defense is required to send this email notification starting 90 days before each election for federal office. This information is current as of July 30, 2025. As updates may occur, please check the election calendars and state guidelines at FVAP.gov for real time information.
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If you would like more information on the Federal Voting Assistance Program, or need help with the absentee voting process, please go to FVAP.gov, call 703-588-1584 (toll free 1-800-438-VOTE or DSN 425-1584), or email (vote@fvap.gov).
