Voter Information

Be sure to check with your state and local election boards for up-to-date information regarding voter registration, election dates, and casting your vote. Visit the United States government official website for information on voting and elections at: Voting and elections.

How Can I Find Voter Information for My State or Territory?

To vote at polling centers or by casting ballots received through absentee or all-mail ballot procedures, you must be registered to vote. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions across the nation, and the methods available to register and to cast votes vary by state, territory, and local jurisdiction. The federal Election Assistance Commission provides current information about registration and election processes for all US jurisdictions. The EAC, an independent, bipartisan commission, also maintains the national mail voter registration form, which US citizens can use to register and update their voter registration information.

How Can Americans Living Overseas Participate in Elections?

The Federal Voter Assistance Program provides election information and helps with voter registration, ballots, and absentee voting for US military service members around the US and the globe and civilians living overseas. Legislation in 1986 and 2009 further defined the agency’s original 1955 directive to help enfranchise American military personnel on deployment and civilians, who live and work abroad on assignment or by choice. The FVAP works directly with individual voters and election officials to educate citizens about elections and to provide timely access to absentee voting materials. The mail, internet, and in-person programs play important roles in communicating about and preparing for absentee voting.