Voting Assistance Guide

The 2008-09 Voting Assistance Guide (VAG) is a compilation of absentee voting regulations, laws, deadlines, and procedures. The Guide is the primary source of information for citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) who seek to understand the procedures for registering to vote, requesting a ballot, and voting in their state or territory of legal residence. Chapter One gives a general overview of the Voting Assistance Officer position and responsibilities. Chapter Two discusses the absentee voting process for UOCAVA voters. Chapter Three contains state-by-state procedures for both military and overseas voters. The Appendices provide additional reference materials.

Changes to the Voting Assistance Guide since printing.

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 -The Voting Assistance Officer
• Chapter Two - Registering, Requesting A Ballot, And Voting
• Chapter 3 - State Absentee Registration and Voting Procedures
• Appendices

How do I get a copy of the VAG?

Chapter Three

State Absentee Registration and Voting Procedures - Alabama to Wyoming

To learn more about applying to register and vote absentee, click on your state or territory of legal voting residence from the table below.

Each of the state files are Portable Document Format (PDF). To read the .pdf files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 7.0 or higher, loaded on your computer.

If you do not have an Acrobat Reader you can download it free from Adobe's web site at www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep2.html

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Last updated/reviewed: August 20, 2007