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Absentee voting made easier

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  • By The Federal Voting Assistance Program
MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. --  The Federal Voting Assistance Program would like to announce its updated Web site, www.fvap.gov, featuring an automated Voter Registration/Ballot Delivery tool.

These two improvements will provide voters with greater access to timely and accurate absentee voting information and an electronic alternative to the by-mail process, designed to expedite the absentee voting process and facilitate communication between local election offices and voters.

FVAP encourage voters to use the new tool, now available on the Web site, to complete the Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request Form using only the specific information needed for their state. Voters from participating states and jurisdictions may also elect to use the feature to send a completed, signed, and scanned Registration and Ballot Request Form to their local election office and receive their blank ballot online via a secure server.

The tool uses a multi-layer approach to security which ensures that the voter's personal information is not viewed by anyone except the intended recipient. These advancements will provide military and overseas voters an easier way to register and request absentee ballots, as well as another alternative to the by-mail process of absentee voting, without sacrificing the security of the voter's identity.

FVAP also launched a comprehensively redesigned Web site, based on user feedback and focus-group studies. The user-friendly site has state-specific instructions for voting absentee, assisting all military and overseas citizen voters. There are also updated sections of the site dedicated to information for Voting Assistance Officers and election officials.

McGuire personnel and families will also have a chance to ask questions and vote absentee here during Armed Forces Voters Week Aug. 31 through Sept. 7.

"During Armed Forces Voters Week, absentee voting tables and booths will be set up at various units and locations throughout the base," said. Maj. Dan Castiglia, installation voting POC. "This will be a great chance for military members and their families to get involved in the election process to help decide the future leadership of America."

For more information, contact your unit voting assistance officer or call Major Castiglia at (609) 754-9468.