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Absentee VotingMilitary and Overseas Voters |
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Who is Delaware's single point of contact?
The Department of Elections for New Castle County
- phone: (302)577-3464
Who is a Uniformed Service or overseas voter?
A Uniformed Service or overseas voter is a United States citizen who is:
- A member of a Uniformed Service;
- A Uniformed Service family member.; or
- A person who lives outside the United States.
Uniformed Service and family members can vote in Delaware if they:
- Delaware is their home;
- Are United States citizens, and
- Will be 18 years old before the next General Election.
Overseas citizens can vote in Delaware if they:
- Are United States citizens;
- Will be 18 years old before the next General Election; and
- Lived in Delaware before going overseas.
Children born overseas who have never lived in the United States can vote in Delaware if:
- They are United States citizens; and
- At least one parent votes in Delaware.
Questions about residency? Contact the Department of Elections for the county in which you believe that you can vote.
Where can I get help?
- Ask the Department of Elections for the county where you vote for help?
- Delaware's single point of contact can help you.
- The Federal Voting Assistance Program is the U. S. Government agency responsible for helping Uniformed Service and overseas voters.
- The Overseas Vote Foundation is a private non-partisan organization that helps Uniformed Service and overseas voters.
- The U. S. Department of Justice can also assist you.
How can I register and get my absentee ballot?
Register and apply for an absentee ballot by sending a completed Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request Form (Federal Post Card Application) to the Department of Elections for the country where you vote.
- You must register no later than the 3rd Monday before an election.
- Your application is good for the next two general elections.
- We strongly recommend that you send your application no later than August 1st in the year of a General Election.
- If your political party affiliation, mailing or residence address changes, send a new application.
- If you mail your application in the U.S. or via an APO or FPO, you do not have to pay postage if you use the postage paid envelope or card.
Hints about completing the appliction:
- You must register as a Democrat to vote in the Democratic Primary or as a Republican to vote in the Republican Primary.
- The deadline for changing party affiliation is March 30 in the year of a General Election.
- The deadline for changing party affiliation for a Presidential Primary is October 31 the year before a Presidential Primary.
- Always give contact information: a phone number, FAX number and/or email address.
- Overseas citizens who want to vote for local as well as federal offices must put an "X" or check in box 1.b (A U.S. CITIZEN RESIDING OUTSIDE THE U.S. TEMPORARILY).
- Put your address at your duty station or your overseas address in section 4.a. And, if different or you have your mail forwarded, put the address where you want your mail sent in section 4.b.
Get your Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request from:
Send your completed application:
- By mail to the Department of Elections for your county; or
- By FAX or email to the Department of Elections for your county.
- Link to Department contact information.
- Mail the application by air mail if you mail it via a foreign postal system.
How can I get my ballot electronically?
- By putting an "X" or a check in the email or FAX box in Section 4.c on fhe application; and
- By listing an email address or FAX number in Section 2.j or 2.i on the application.
- You must return ballots sent to you electronically by mail.
How do I vote and return my ballot?
- Vote and mail your ballot as soon as your receive it.
- Completely fill in the oval to the right of the name of the person for whom you are voting using black or blue ink.
- Fold the ballot on the score lines.
- Put the ballot into the Ballot Envelope, seal it, and sign and date it below the oath.
- Put the correct air mail postage on the Ballot Envelope if you are mailing it via a foreign postal system.
Here are the instructions for voting and returning your ballot that we send with your ballot.
What is a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot?
- It is a ballot that you can mail to the Department in your county if you do not have time to have a ballot sent to you or if you did not receive the ballot that you requested.
- It also serves as a registration request if you mail it on or before the third Monday before an election.
Where can I get a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot?
- By downloading the form.
- From your Voting Assistance Officer if you are a member of a uniformed service, a dependent, or work for the DoD overseas.
- From a United States embassy or consulate
- From a group or organization such as the Overseas Vote Foundation
What are the key dates and deadlines?
| 2010 Primary and General Elections | |
| Date | Event |
| None at this time. | |
