Voter Registration and Elections

Voters qualifying to vote under these provisions are:

• “Military or overseas voter” means an elector absent from the county in which he or she is otherwise eligible to vote who is any of the following:
  A member of the active or reserve components of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; a Merchant Marine; a member of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps of the United States; or a member on activated status of the National Guard or state militia.
• A citizen of the United States temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• A citizen serving on a merchant vessel documented under the laws of the United States.
• A spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces or any auxiliary branch thereof.
• A person born outside of the United States or the District of Columbia, whose parent or legal guardian was a resident of this state when the parent or legal guardian was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia, and he or she has not previously registered to vote in any other state.
• In order to register, and then request an absentee ballot, an eligible United States citizen must carefully and accurately, complete a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA).
• The FPCA forms are available at any Registrar of Voters office, with the Voting Assistance Officer of any military base or at any American Consulate office. The form must be received by the Registrar of Voters office no later than 15 days prior to an election.
• An absentee ballot and a list of candidates will be mailed to you upon receipt of your valid registration.