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14 Facts Abouty Voting in Federal Elections U.S. Election Assistance Commission FACTS About Voting in Federal Elections From registering to vote through casting a ballot on election day, informed voters are empowered voters. Here are 14 answers to 14 common questions from citizens about voting in Federal elections. Voter’s Checklist— Am I Eligible In Person Things To Do Before Election Day 1 To Vote? Apply to register to vote at— ■ Confirm you are registered to vote several State or local voter registration You are eligible to vote if— ■ weeks before election day. or election offices. You are a U.S. citizen. ■ Update your registration if your address, ■ ■ The department of motor name, or political affil iation has changed. ■ You meet your State’s residen­ vehicles. cy requirements. ■ Know how and when to apply for an absentee ■ Public assistance agencies. You are 18 years old. Some ballot if you are unable to vote at your polling ■ Armed services recruitment States allow 17-year-olds to ■ place on election day. centers. vote in primaries and/or reg­ ■ Know your options for early voting. ister to vote if they will be 18 ■ State-funded programs that before the general election. serve people with disabilities. ■ Know the voter identification requirements in your State. ■ Any public facility that a State has designated as a voter ■ Know your polling place and how to get there. How Do I Register registration agency. 2 To Vote? ■ Familiarize yourself with the voting device Online used in your jurisdic tion. Learn how the device You may choose to apply for is accessible to voters with disabilities. ■ To learn if your State offers on- voter registration by mail, in line voter registration, contact person, or online. ■ Learn what assistance is available in languages your State or local election office. other than English. By Mail ■ Know what time the polls open and close. ■ Download the National Mail When Should I Voter Registration Form ■ Become acquainted with the candidates and (NMVRF) from http://www. 3 Register To Vote? issues on the ballot. eac.gov/NVRA. You can also Find out your State’s registration find NMVRF and State voter deadline— ■ Consider becoming a poll worker in your com­ registration forms at libraries, munity. Call your local election office to learn public schools, and city and ■ Access the “State Instructions” more. county clerks’ offices. section of the NMVRF, at ■ Complete the form and submit http://www.eac.gov/NVRA. it by mail according to the ■ Contact your State or local instructions. The NMVRF has election office. RemembeR a “State Instructions” section that lists the requirements for ■ Many States have online tools For more information about State- each State. where you can check your specific requirements and eligibility, ■ North Dakota, Wyoming, and registration status. contact your State or local election the U.S. territories American offices or consult The National Mail Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, RemembeR Voter Registration Form. See the and the U.S. Virgin Islands Voter’s Resources section at the end do not accept the NMVRF. of this guide for contact and other New Hampshire accepts the Contact your State or local election information. form only as a request for a office at least 7 weeks before an State absentee voter mail-in election to learn if you are registered registration form. to vote and what to do if you are not. Asking well before the registration deadline allows sufficient time to register. 14 Facts About Voting in Federal Elections 2 Are There Special ■ Some States have ballot drop RemembeR Requirements the sites instead of polling places. 4 First Time I Vote? ■ To find out the location of your Early voting dates and times vary polling place or ballot drop sites, If you registered by mail, you among States. For information, con­ contact your State or local elec ­ might have to show proof of tact your State or local election office. tion office. identification the first time you vote. This proof of identification includes— RemembeR What Is Absentee A current and valid photo iden­ ■ 6 Voting? tification. Update your voter registration infor­ If you cannot go to your polling mation each time you move. ■ A current utility bill, bank state - place on election day, you may ment, government check, pay­ qualify to cast an absentee ballot. check, or government document that shows your name and ■ Some States allow you to cast What Is Provisional address. an absentee ballot only if you cannot vote at the polling place 8 Voting? You may not have to show proof for a reason outlined in State If your eligibility to vote in a of identification if— law, such as illness or physical Federal election is in question, absence from the jurisdiction You provided copies of the you must be offered a provisional ■ for a certain number of hours proof of identification with your ballot at the polling place. The on election day. voter registration form. possible reasons include— Other States offer “no-excuse” Your State or local election ■ ■ Your name does not appear ■ absentee voting, which allows official matched the driver’s on the official voter list at your any eligible citizen to cast an license number or Social Secu­ polling place. absentee ballot. rity information on your appli­ Your eligibility is challenged in cation with a Federal or State ■ ■ States also have different dead ­ accordance with State law. identification record bearing lines for requesting and submit­ the same number, name, and ting absentee ballots. Contact ■ You did not provide the re­ date of birth. your State or local election office. quired identification to regis­ ter or at the polling place on You are entitled by Federal law ■ ■ You are entitled by Federal law election day. to vote by absentee ballot. to vote by absentee ballot in Federal elections if you meet ■ A court order requires provi­ qualifications outlined in the sional ballots. RemembeR Voting Rights Act, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab­ ■ A court order extends polling place hours. Even if you met the Federal proof-of­ sentee Voting Act, and Voting identification requirement when you Accessibility for the Elderly ■ State law mandates provisional registered, some States may require and Handicapped Act. ballots. identifica tion at the polling place. You are eligible to cast a provisional RemembeR You have a right to cast a provi­ ballot if you do not have sufficient sional ballot if you declare you are identification at the polling place. eligible and registered to vote in Contact your State or local election After you have received your ab - that jurisdiction. Your provisional office for more information. sentee ballot, read the instructions ballot will be counted if the State carefully. Sign your name where it is or local election official later deter ­ required. If you return your absentee mines that you were eligible and ballot by mail, be certain to put suf ­ registered to vote under State law. What Is Early ficient postage to the return envelope. 5 Voting? RemembeR Some States might allow you to cast a ballot before election day Where Do I Vote— Federal law requires States to pro­ at— Where Is My Polling 7 vide a “free access system” by toll- ■ A jurisdiction’s election office. Place? free number and/or the Internet for Another designated polling you to check the status of your pro - ■ You are assigned to a polling place. ■ visional ballot. Contact your State place based on the home ad­ or local election office for more in - A ballot drop site. ■ dress on your voter registration formation about your State’s system. record. 14 Facts About Voting in Federal Elections 3 How Do I Vote if I RemembeR May I Request As­ 9 am a Uniformed or 12 sistance To Vote? Overseas Citizen? If you have questions about the ac - Under Federal law, you may bring cessibility of your polling place or To register to vote or request a an individual to assist you in voting voting equipment, contact your State ballot as a member of the military for reasons of— or local election office. or overseas citizen, use the Fed­ ■ Blindness. eral Post Card Application (FPCA). ■ Disability. ■ Clearly marked parking spaces. ■ The FPCA is available at http:// ■ Inability to read or write. www.fvap.gov. ■ Entrances with ramps. Federal law prohibits you from Well-marked routes and sign- The Federal Voting Assistance ■ receiving voting assistance from ■ age to voting locations. Program (FVAP) Web portal your employer or an agent of your offers a step-by-step guide to ■ Voting equipment that is access ­ employer, or from an officer or the voter registration process. ible for individuals with disabil­ agent of the voter’s union. A poll ities, including the blind and worker can provide voting assist - ■ All States and territories accept ance to— the FPCA as a simultaneous visually impaired. application for registration and ■ First-time voters. request for an absentee ballot. ■ Voters with disabilities. Is Language Assis­ ■ Depending on your State of ■ Voters at polling places with residence, return the complet­ 11 tance Provided? new voting equipment. ed FPCA by e-mail, fax, or mail. The Voting Rights Act requires some jurisdictions to provide vot­ Printed copies of the FPCA are RemembeR ■ ing materials in languages other available at U.S. embassies, mil­ than English. Other jurisdictions itary bases, and consular offices. voluntarily offer such assistance. Some States offer “curbside voting,” Voting Assistance Officers at Lan guage assistance may include— in which a poll worker brings all those sites can provide any in - voting materials to your car if you formation or assistance you may ■ Equipping polling places with cannot leave your car easily. Check need to complete the form.
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