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Absentee VotingMilitary and Overseas Voters |
Who is Delaware's single point of contact?
The Department of Elections for New Castle County
- Email.
- Phone: (302) 577-5066
Who is a Uniformed Service or overseas voters?
- A Uniformed Service member;
- A Uniformed Service family member; or
- A person who lives outside the United States.
Ask your county Department if you have questions.
What is a permanent absentee voter?
- A voter who is automatically sent an absentee ballot for every election in which he/she is eligible to vote.
- A permanent absentee voter does not have to apply for every election.
- A permanent absentee voter must keep his/her county Department informed of his/her address, email address and other contact information.
- A person remains a permanent absentee voter until:
- Return of correspondence to the Department as undeliverable,
- The person's death or disqualification,
- Cancellation of the person's voter registration,
- Upon request by the voter, or
- If the person is no longer elibible for permanent absentee status.
How do I become a permanent absentee voter?
- Write "Make me a permanent absentee voter" in section 6 of the FPCA.
- Other methods will be added later.
Who can help me?
- Your county Department.
- Delaware's single point of contact.
- The Federal Voting Assistance Program.
- The Overseas Vote Foundation.
How do I register and get my absentee ballot?
Send a filled out Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to your county Department.
- Send it no later than the 3rd Monday before an election.
- Your application is good through the next General Election.
- We suggest you send it before August 1st in an election year.
- Send a new FPCA to update your party affiliation, mailing address, name change or voting address.
Hints:
- Register as a Democrat or Republican to vote in the respective primary.
- Change your party affiliation before March 31st in the year of a General Election.
- Change your party affiliation before November 1st in the year before a Presidential Primary.
- Always include a phone number, FAX number and/or email address.
- Overseas voters will get a full ballot if overseas temporarily.
- Overseas voters must give their overseas address.
- Overseas voters can give a forwarding address.
Get an FPCA from:
Send the filled out FPCA to your county Department:
- By mail; FAX or email.
- Department contact information.
- Send it by air mail if you mail it at a foreign post office.
- Use the correct postage if you mail it at a foreign post office.
How do I get my ballot electronically?
- Mark the email or FAX box on the FPCA; and
- Write an email address or FAX number on the FPCA.
- Your county Department sends you a ballot or tells you how to get it.
- Follow the instructions sent with your ballot.
How do I vote and send back my ballot?
- If you got your ballot by mail, follow these instructions.
- If you got your ballot by email or used the Ballot Marking Wizard, follow these instructions.
- If you got your ballot by FAX, follow these instructions.
What is a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB)?
- It is a ballot you can send to your county Department
- If you do not have time to have a ballot sent to you; or
- If you do not get your ballot in time.
- It is also a registration request if sent on or before the third Monday before an election.
- The Departments do not count an FWAB if it gets a person's regular ballot.
Where can I get a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot?
- By downloading it;
- From a Voting Assistance Officer;
- From a United States embassy or consulate;
- From an organization such as the Overseas Vote Foundation
What are the key dates and deadlines?
| 2010 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS | |
| Date | Information |
| January 1, 2010 | You can send in your FPCA for the Primary and General Elections. |
| March 30, 2010 | Last day to change your political party before the Primary. |
| July 26, 2010 | The Departments start sending Primary absentee ballots. |
| August 1, 2010 | The Departments send Special Absentee Ballots. |
| August 21, 2010 | Last day to register so you can vote in the Primary. |
| August 30, 2010 | Last day military and overseas voters can register so they can vote in the Primary. |
| September 10, 2010 | Last day the Departments can mail Primary absentee ballots. |
| September 13, 2010 at 12 Noon | Last time you can vote at your county Department for the Primary. |
| September 14, 2010 at 8 p.m. | Deadline to return a Primary absentee ballot to your county Department. |
| September 20, 2010 | The Departments send General Election absentee ballots. |
| October 9, 2010 | Last day to register so you can vote in the General Election. |
| October 18, 2010 | Last Day military and overseas voters can register so they can vote in the General Election. |
| October 29, 2010 | Last day the Departments can mail General Election absentee ballots. |
| November 1, 2010 at 12 Noon | Last time you can vote at your county Department for the General Election. |
| November 2, 2010 at 8 p.m. | Deadline to return a General Election absentee ballot to your county Department. |
What email addresses should I unblock?
You should unblock emails from the following addresses depending on your county:
- Kent County: betty.greco@state.de.us
- New Castle County: sarah.denzmore@state.de.us & howard.sholl@state.de.us
- Sussex County: Lisa.H.Briggs@state.de.us
