Military/ Overseas Voting

Procedure for Absent Voting by Military Personnel & Overseas Citizens

Register to Vote

• A Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voter who is not already registered in NV can both register and request an absent ballot by completing and sending the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) form to their local county clerk/register of voters. 
• UOCAVA voters may also register to vote online.   Voters using this method of registration will have to request an absent ballot separately, at which time they will provide the registrar of voters their current overseas or military post address.

Request and Receive a Ballot

• Registering with an FPCA will also constitute a request for an absent ballot.
• If registered in Nevada other than through an FPCA, a voter should request by mail, fax, or email an absent ballot by contacting their county clerk/registrar of voters.
• Once a request for an absent ballot is received, the county clerk/registrar of voters will verify that the requestor is a registered voter in the county, or the voter is simultaneously registering/requesting with the FPCA.  MOVE Act and 2009 Nevada Assembly Bill 41 enhancements now allow county clerks/registrars of voters to issue appropriate balloting materials to voters via mail, fax, or email.

Vote and Return Ballot

• Once a voter receives their blank ballot, they will mark their selections, complete and sign the Oath of Voter, and return the balloting materials through mail, fax, or email to their county clerk/registrar of voters.
• A UOCAVA voter who makes a timely application for, and does not receive a regular absent ballot, may vote a Federal Write-In Absent Ballot (FWAB).

Free Access Tracking of Returned Ballots

• Upon receipt of a returned ballot by the county clerk/registrar of voters, a voter will have the ability to visit myvoterfile and click the tab "Voter History" to confirm that their ballot has been received.

Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)

Please visit the FVAP's website www.fvap.gov for additional information.  FVAP can be reached toll-free in the U.S. at: 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or DSN (military) 425-1584.  International toll-free phone and fax numbers are listed at FVAP's contact page.  The email address is vote@fvap.gov.