Under federal law, the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for a minimum of all federal elections in the current calendar year. Be sure to complete a new FPCA each year and every time your address changes.Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Georgia driver's license number **or** Georgia-issued ID number. If you do not have either of these numbers, provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers, you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number, Georgia driver's license, or Georgia-issued ID number".Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot electronically. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot electronically, you must provide your email address.A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail" or "email or online".
B. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections.Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.You can submit the FPCA by **mail, email,** or **fax**. Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov. **Mail your FPCA:** Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Mail your FPCA directly to your election official. **Email your FPCA:** Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Scan the signed FPCA into your computer. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet". Email this package directly to your election official.**Fax your FPCA:** Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Fax your FPCA directly to your election official. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet".To find out the status of your FPCA, contact your election official. Your election official will contact you if your FPCA is not accepted. With your ballot package, you will receive a primary/general election ballot and an instant runoff ballot. Follow the instructions included in your ballot package to vote and return your ballot. The primary/general election ballot must be returned according to the applicable deadlines provided in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart for the State Primary or General Election. The instant runoff ballot must be returned according to the applicable deadlines for the Primary Runoff or General Runoff. For special federal elections, visit FVAP.gov for specific deadlines.
The state absentee ballot **must be mailed** to your election official. The address of your election official can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section. *Overseas Uniformed Service members* can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section.The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) can be used to register to vote. If you are using the FWAB to register to vote, it **must** be received by the registration deadline listed in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart.
You can use the FWAB to vote in federal, state and local elections, including ballot measures.Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Georgia driver's license number **or** Georgia-issued ID number. If you do not have either of these numbers, provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers, you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number, Georgia driver's license, or Georgia-issued ID number".Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot electronically. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. If you want to receive your absentee ballot electronically, you must provide your email address.A. Check "Yes" if you would like to register to vote and/or request an absentee ballot, otherwise check "No."
B. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail" or "email or online".
C. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party primary in which you are voting. Political party affiliation is not required if voting an absentee ballot in general elections.Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.Sign and date the form. No witness signature required. To vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party for each office. You are not required to make a selection for each and every contest.
Vote your primary/general election ballot (sealed in separate “ballot envelope”) with the candidates included in the online assistant. You may also submit a simultaneous second ballot for a possible runoff election (sealed in a second separate “runoff ballot envelope”) using the following Instant Voting Instructions. Instant Voting is only allowed for use in runoff elections where a federal candidate appears on the runoff ballot. When using a FWAB, you should indicate your order of preference on the "Official Backup Ballot" page for each candidate for each office to be voted on in a runoff, by writing the name and offices of candidates you wish to vote for and their rank. Place a numeral "1" next to the name of the candidate who is your first choice, the numeral "2" next to the name of the candidate who is your second choice, and so forth. For more information, visit www.sos.ga.gov.
Both the primary/general election and runoff ballot envelopes can be mailed in a single outer mailing envelope to your county election office – NOTE: each ballot should include a completed and signed "Voter Information" page.The FWAB **must be mailed** to your election official. Addresses can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov. **Mail your FWAB:** Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fold along the dotted line and seal the completed "Official Backup Ballot", do not write on the "Official Ballot" envelope. Insert the sealed "Official Ballot" envelope and the "Voter Information" page into the mailing envelope and mail your FWAB directly to your election official.
*Overseas Uniformed Service members* can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section or online at FVAP.gov.
See the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart for the deadline for submitting the FWAB. If you receive the state absentee ballot after transmitting your voted FWAB, you may also vote and return the state absentee ballot. If both are received by the deadline, only the state absentee ballot will be counted.