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Please mail your voting materials early enough to account for mail delivery times. Check the recommended mailing dates section in Chapter 1 for details.
Important information
- What is UOCAVA?
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The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act is commonly referred to as UOCAVA. UOCAVA citizens are U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their eligible family members and other U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. The law provides the legal basis for absentee voting requirements for federal offices.
- What is the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)?
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The FPCA (Federal Standard Form 76) allows UOCAVA citizens to register to vote and request an absentee ballot. This form is also used to update your contact information.
- What is the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB)?
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The FWAB (Federal Standard Form 186) serves as an emergency backup ballot for UOCAVA citizens. If you do not receive your absentee ballot from your state in time to return it to your election official to participate in the election, use the FWAB.
- What is the Prepaid Mail Label 11- DoD?
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Overseas Uniformed Service members can use this label for general election absentee ballots. It provides free express mail service to your election official for general election absentee ballots. You can request to have a Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to your absentee ballot at Military Postal Office locations (APO/FPO). Keep part of the tracking label to track your absentee ballot through the U.S. Postal Service.
- What is a primary election?
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A primary election is an election held before the general election to determine the candidates that can be placed on the general election ballot.
- I am an American citizen, but I have never lived in the U.S., can I vote in this state?
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A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S., is eligible to vote if they intend to reside in Oregon and have a parent, legal guardian or spouse who is a military or overseas voter under Oregon law, and that parent, legal guardian, or spouse last resided in Oregon.
- I am a National Guardsman activated on state orders; does my state afford me UOCAVA privileges?
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Yes.
- How can I check the status of my ballot?
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You can check the status of your absentee ballot here:
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/showVoterSearch.do - Does my state have any online tools?
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You can see if your state has any online tools available here:
https://www.fvap.gov/oregon
Registering and requesting your absentee ballot
Under federal law, the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for a minimum of all federal elections in the current calendar year. Be sure to complete a new FPCA each year and every time your address changes.
Complete the following sections of the FPCA
| Section 1 |
Select the category that best describes you. |
| Section 2 |
Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence. |
| Section 3 |
Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information. |
| Section 4 |
Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by email or online, or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number. |
| Section 5 |
A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax". |
| Section 6 |
Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots. |
| Section 7 |
Sign and date the form. No witness signature required. |
- Section 1
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Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Oregon-issued ID number. If you do not have an Oregon-issued ID number, provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers, you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have an Oregon-issued ID or Social Security Number". - Section 2
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Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.
- Section 3
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Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.
- Section 4
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Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by email or online, or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.
- Section 5
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A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
B. To vote in a primary election for a major party, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. If you do not indicate a political party, you will receive a nonpartisan ballot. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections. - Section 6
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Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.
- Section 7
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Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.
How and where to submit your FPCA
You can submit the FPCA by mail, email, or fax. Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.
Mail your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Mail your FPCA directly to your election official.
Email your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Scan the signed FPCA into your computer. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet". Email this package directly to your election official.
Fax your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Fax your FPCA directly to your election official. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet".
To find out the status of your FPCA, contact your election official. Your election official will contact you if your FPCA is not accepted.
Voting your ballot
Once you receive your absentee ballot from your state it must be returned according to the deadlines and requirements in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart. For special federal elections, visit FVAP.gov for specific deadlines.
You can submit the state absentee ballot by mail, email*, or fax*.
Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section.
Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section.
*If submitting by fax or email, additional forms are required. Forms can be found at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote.
Haven't received your ballot? Use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) can be used to register to vote. If you are using the FWAB to register to vote, it must be received by the registration deadline listed in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart.
You can use the FWAB to vote in federal, state and local elections, including ballot measures.
Complete the following sections of the FWAB's voter information page
| Section 1 |
Select the category that best describes you. |
| Section 2 |
Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence. |
| Section 3 |
Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information. |
| Section 4 |
Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by email or online, or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number. |
| Section 5 |
A. Check "Yes" if you would like to register to vote and/or request an absentee ballot, otherwise check "No." |
| Section 6 |
Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots. |
| Section 7 |
Sign and date the form. No witness signature required. |
- Section 1
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Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Oregon-issued ID number. If you do not have an Oregon-issued ID number, provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers, you must enter in Section 6 "I do not have an Oregon-issued ID or Social Security Number". - Section 2
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Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.
- Section 3
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Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.
- Section 4
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Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by email or online, or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.
- Section 5
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A. Check "Yes" if you would like to register to vote and/or request an absentee ballot, otherwise check "No."
B. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
C. To vote in a primary election for a major party, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. If you do not indicate a political party, you will receive a nonpartisan ballot. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections. - Section 6
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Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.
- Section 7
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Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.
Vote your FWAB
To vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party for each office. You are not required to make a selection for each and every contest.
How and where to submit your FWAB
You can submit the FWAB by mail, email*, or fax*. Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.
*Additional forms are required if you are voting on local offices or ballot measures and you are submitting your ballot by email or fax. Forms can be found at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote.
Mail your FWAB: Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fold along the dotted line and seal the completed "Official Backup Ballot", do not write on the "Official Ballot" envelope. Insert the sealed "Official Ballot" envelope and the "Voter Information" page into the mailing envelope and mail your FWAB directly to your election official.
Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section or online at FVAP.gov.
Email your FWAB: (Additional forms are required if you are voting on local offices or ballot measures and you are submitting your ballot by email. Forms can be found at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote.) Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Scan the signed "Voter Information" page, the "Official Backup Ballot" and the "Transmission Cover Sheet", found at the end of Chapter 1 or online at FVAP.gov, into your computer. Be sure to also sign the secrecy waiver on the "Transmission Cover Sheet". Email this ballot package directly to your election official.
Fax your FWAB: (Additional forms are required if you are voting on local offices or ballot measures and you are submitting your ballot by fax. Forms can be found at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote.) Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fax the signed "Voter Information" page, the "Official Backup Ballot" and the "Transmission Cover Sheet", found at the end of Chapter 1 or online at FVAP.gov, directly to your election official. Be sure to also sign the secrecy waiver on the "Transmission Cover Sheet".
See the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart for the deadline for submitting the FWAB. If you receive the state absentee ballot after transmitting your voted FWAB, you may also vote and return the state absentee ballot. If both are received by the deadline, only the state absentee ballot will be counted.
Local election offices for countySearch Offices
| County | Mailing Address |
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| Baker | Baker County Clerk, Elections Office 1995 3rd St, Ste 150 Baker City, OR 97814-3365 Phone: (541) 523-8207 Fax: (541) 523-8240 Email: skirby@bakercountyor.gov |
| Benton | Benton County Clerk, Elections Office 4500 SW Research Way, 2nd Floor Corvallis, OR 97333 Phone: (541) 766-6756 Fax: (541) 766-6757 Email: elections@co.benton.or.us |
| Clackamas | Clackamas County Clerk, Elections Office 1710 Red Soils Ct, Ste 100 Oregon City, OR 97045-4300 Phone: (503) 655-8510 Fax: (503) 655-8461 Email: elections@clackamas.us |
| Clatsop | Clatsop County Clerk, Elections Office 820 Exchange St, Ste 220 Astoria, OR 97103-4609 Phone: (503) 325-8511 Fax: (503) 325-9307 Email: clerk@clatsopcounty.gov |
| Columbia | Columbia County Clerk, Elections Office 230 Strand St St. Helens, OR 97051-2040 Phone: (503) 397-3796 Fax: (503) 397-7266 Email: elections@columbiacountyor.gov |
| Coos | Coos County Clerk, Elections Office 250 N Baxter St Coquille, OR 97423-1875 Phone: (541) 396-7610 Fax: (541) 396-1013 Email: coosclerk@co.coos.or.us |
| Crook | Crook County Clerk, Elections Office 300 NE 3rd St, Rm 23 Prineville, OR 97754-1919 Phone: (541) 447-6553 Fax: (541) 416-2145 Email: elections@co.crook.or.us |
| Curry | Curry County Clerk, Elections Office 94235 Moore St, Ste 212 Gold Beach, OR 97444-9705 Phone: (541) 247-3297 Fax: (541) 247-9361 Email: clerk@co.curry.or.us |
| Deschutes | Deschutes County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97708-6005 Phone: (541) 388-6547 Fax: (541) 383-4424 Email: elections@deschutescounty.gov |
| Douglas | Douglas County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 10 Roseburg, OR 97470-0004 Phone: (541) 440-4252 Fax: (541) 440-4408 Email: elections@co.douglas.or.us |
| Gilliam | Gilliam County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 427 Condon, OR 97823-0427 Phone: (541) 351-9490 Fax: (541) 351-9491 Email: ellen.wagenaar@co.gilliam.or.us |
| Grant | Grant County Clerk, Elections Office 201 S Humbolt, Ste 290 Canyon City, OR 97820-6186 Phone: (541) 575-1675 Fax: (541) 575-2248 Email: percyb@grantcounty-or.gov |
| Harney | Harney County Clerk, Elections Office 450 N Buena Vista Ave, Ste 14 Burns, OR 97720-1565 Phone: (541) 573-6641 Fax: (541) 573-8370 Email: derrin.robinson@harneycountyor.gov |
| Hood River | Hood River County Clerk, Elections Office 601 State St Hood River, OR 97031-1871 Phone: (541) 386-1442 Fax: (541) 387-6864 Email: elections@hoodrivercounty.gov |
| Jackson | Jackson County Clerk, Elections Office 1101 W Main St, Ste 201 Medford, OR 97501-2369 Phone: (541) 774-6148 Fax: (541) 774-6140 Email: elections@jacksoncounty.org |
| Jefferson | Jefferson County Clerk, Elections Office 66 SE D St, Ste C Madras, OR 97741-1739 Phone: (541) 475-4451 Fax: (541) 325-5018 Email: kate.zemke@co.jefferson.or.us |
| Josephine | Josephine County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 69 Grants Pass, OR 97528-0203 Phone: (541) 474-5243 Fax: (541) 474-5246 Email: clerk@josephinecounty.gov |
| Klamath | Klamath County Clerk, Elections Office 305 Main St Klamath Falls, OR 97601-6332 Phone: (541) 883-5134 Fax: (541) 885-6757 Email: elections@klamathcounty.org |
| Lake | Lake County Clerk, Elections Office 513 Center St Lakeview, OR 97630-1539 Phone: (541) 947-6006 Fax: (541) 947-0905 Email: sgeaney@co.lake.or.us |
| Lane | Lane County Clerk, Elections Office 275 W 10th Ave Eugene, OR 97401-3008 Phone: (541) 682-4234 Fax: (541) 682-2303 Email: elections@lanecountyor.gov |
| Lincoln | Lincoln County Clerk, Elections Office 225 W Olive St, Ste 201 Newport, OR 97365-3811 Phone: (541) 265-4131 Fax: (541) 265-4114 Email: countyclerk@co.lincoln.or.us |
| Linn | Linn County Clerk, Elections Office PO BOX 100 Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 967-3831 Fax: (541) 926-5109 Email: elections@co.linn.or.us |
| Malheur | Malheur County Clerk, Elections Office 251 B St W, Ste 4 Vale, OR 97918-1375 Phone: (541) 473-5151 Fax: (541) 473-5523 Email: elections@malheurco.org |
| Marion | Marion County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 14500 Salem, OR 97309-5036 Phone: (503) 588-5041 Fax: (503) 588-5383 Email: elections@co.marion.or.us |
| Morrow | Morrow County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 338 Heppner, OR 97836-0338 Phone: (541) 676-5604 Fax: (541) 676-9876 Email: elections@co.morrow.or.us |
| Multnomah | Multnomah County Clerk, Elections Office 1040 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97214-2417 Phone: (503) 988-8683 Fax: (503) 988-3719 Email: elections@multco.us |
| Polk | Polk County Clerk, Elections Office 850 Main St, Rm 201 Dallas, OR 97338-3179 Phone: (503) 623-9217 Fax: (503) 623-0717 Email: clerk.elections@co.polk.or.us |
| Sherman | Sherman County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 243 Moro, OR 97039 Phone: (541) 565-3606 Fax: (541) 565-3771 Email: countyclerk@shermancounty.net |
| Tillamook | Tillamook County Clerk, Elections Office 201 Laurel Ave Tillamook, OR 97141-2311 Phone: (503) 842-3402 Fax: (503) 842-1599 Email: clerk@co.tillamook.or.us |
| Umatilla | Umatilla County Clerk, Elections Office 216 SE 4th St, Ste 18 Pendleton, OR 97801-2699 Phone: (541) 278-6254 Fax: (541) 278-5467 Email: elections@umatillacounty.net |
| Union | Union County Clerk, Elections Office 1001 4th St, Ste D La Grande, OR 97850-2100 Phone: (541) 963-1006 Fax: (541) 963-1013 Email: lfeik@union-county.org |
| Wallowa | Wallowa County Clerk, Elections Office 101 S River St, Ste 100 Enterprise, OR 97828-1363 Phone: (541) 426-4543 x5 Fax: (541) 426-5901 Email: slathrop@co.wallowa.or.us |
| Wasco | Wasco County Clerk, Elections Office 511 Washington St, Rm 201 The Dalles, OR 97058-2237 Phone: (541) 506-2530 Fax: (541) 506-2531 Email: countyclerk@co.wasco.or.us |
| Washington | Washington County Clerk, Elections Office 2925 NE Alocek Dr, Ste 170 Hillsboro, OR 97124-7523 Phone: (503) 846-5800 Fax: (503) 846-5810 Email: elections@washingtoncountyor.gov |
| Wheeler | Wheeler County Clerk, Elections Office PO Box 327 Fossil, OR 97830-0327 Phone: (541) 763-2374 Fax: (541) 763-2026 Email: bsnowpotter@co.wheeler.or.us |
| Yamhill | Yamhill County Clerk, Elections Office 414 NE Evans St McMinnville, OR 97128-4607 Phone: (503) 434-7518 Fax: (503) 434-7520 Email: elections@co.yamhill.or.us |
