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Federal Election Deadlines
| Registration | By Mail: Received by* October 25, 2024 By Online System: Received by 5 PM, October 25, 2024 |
| Ballot Request | Received by 5 PM, November 4, 2024 |
| Ballot Return | By Mail: Postmarked by** November 4, 2024 By Email or Fax: Received by 8 PM, November 5, 2024 |
*Registration: The FWAB must still be received 5 days before the election if used for registration.
**Ballot Return: Mailed ballots must still be received by the 13th day after the election.
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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Yes. A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent, legal guardian, spouse, or domestic partner who was last domiciled in Utah, is eligible to vote as a "federal voter" and may vote for federal offices only.
- 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:
ballottrax.utah.gov - 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/utah
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 Utah-issued ID number or 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 a Social Security Number or Utah-issued ID 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 primary elections, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. 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 or use Utah’s online voter registration system (https://secure.utah.gov/voterreg/login.html?selection=VOTE_BY_MAIL). 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.
E-Mail 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.
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 Utah-issued ID number or 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 a Social Security Number or Utah-issued ID 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 primary elections, you must enter the name of the party primary in which you are voting. Political party affiliation is not required if voting an absentee ballot in 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.
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: 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: 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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| Beaver | Beaver County Clerk/Auditor 105 E Center Street Beaver, UT 84713 Phone: (435) 438-6463 Fax: (435) 213-1752 Email: gingermcmullin@beaver.utah.gov |
| Box Elder | Box Elder County Clerk 01 S Main St Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone: (435) 734-3393 Fax: (435) 723-7562 Email: myoung@boxeldercounty.org |
| Cache | Cache County Clerk/Auditor 179 N Main St, Ste 102 Logan, UT 84321 Phone: (435) 755-1460 Fax: (435) 755-1980 Email: cache.county.elections@cachecounty.org |
| Carbon | Carbon County Clerk/Auditor 751 E 100 North, Ste 1100 Price, UT 84501 Phone: (435) 636-3221 Fax: (435) 636-3210 Email: seth.marsing@carbon.utah.gov |
| Daggett | Daggett County Clerk/Treasurer 95 N 1st West, P.O. Box 400 Manila, UT 84046 Phone: (435) 784-3154 Fax: (435) 784-3335 Email: braymond@daggettcounty.org |
| Davis | Davis County Clerk/Auditor 61 S. Main Street, PO Box 618 Farmington, UT 84025 Phone: (801) 451-3213 Fax: (801) 451-3421 Email: votebymail@daviscountyutah.gov |
| Duchesne | Duchesne County Clerk/Auditor 734 N Center St, P.O. Box 270 Duchesne, UT 84021 Phone: (435) 738-1228 Fax: (435) 738-5522 Email: cjessen@duchesne.utah.gov |
| Emery | Emery County Clerk/Auditor 5 East Main, P.O. Box 907 Castle Dale, UT 84513 Phone: (435) 381-3550 Fax: (435) 381-5183 Email: brendat@emery.utah.gov |
| Garfield | Garfield County Auditor/Clerk 55 S Main Panguitch, UT 84759 Phone: (435) 676-1120 Fax: (435) 676-8239 Email: camille.moore@garfield.utah.gov |
| Grand | Grand County Clerk/Auditor 125 E Center Moab, UT 84532 Phone: (435) 259-1321 Fax: (435) 259-2959 Email: elections@grandcountyutah.net |
| Iron | Iron County Clerk 68 S. 100 E., P.O. Box 429 Parowan, UT 84761 Phone: (435) 477-8340 Fax: (435) 477-8847 Email: jwhittaker@ironcounty.net |
| Juab | Juab County Clerk 160 N Main Nephi, UT 84648 Phone: (435) 623-3410 Fax: (435) 623-5936 Email: vote@juabcounty.gov |
| Kane | Kane County Clerk / Auditor 76 N Main St Kanab, UT 84741 Phone: (435) 644-2458 Fax: (435) 644-4939 Email: hnarramore@kane.utah.gov |
| Millard | Millard County Clerk 765 S Highway 99, Ste. 6 Fillmore, UT 84631 Phone: (435) 743-6223 Fax: (435) 743-6923 Email: mrowley@co.millard.ut.us |
| Morgan | Morgan County Clerk 48 West Young Street Morgan, UT 84050 Phone: (801) 845-4011 Fax: (801) 829-6176 Email: cmikesell@morgancountyutah.gov |
| Piute | Piute County Clerk/Auditor 550 N. Main, P.O. Box 99 Junction, UT 84740 Phone: (435) 577-2840 Fax: (435) 577-2433 Email: kgleave@piute.utah.gov |
| Rich | Rich County Clerk 20 South Main, P.O. Box 218 Randolph, UT 84064 Phone: (435) 793-2415 Fax: (435) 793-2410 Email: apeart@richcountyut.org |
| Salt Lake | Salt Lake County Clerk 2001 S State St, #S1-200 Salt Lake City, UT 84190 Phone: (385) 468-7400 Fax: (385) 468-7365 Email: votebymail@saltlakecounty.gov |
| San Juan | San Juan County Clerk P.O. Box 338 Monticello, UT 84535 Phone: (435) 587-3223 Fax: (435) 587-2425 Email: lduncan@sanjuancounty.org |
| Sanpete | Sanpete County Clerk 160 N Main, Ste 202 Manti, UT 84642 Phone: (435) 835-2131 Fax: (435) 835-2144 Email: elections@sanpetecountyutah.gov |
| Sevier | Sevier County Clerk/Auditor 250 N Main St, Ste 100, PO Box 607 Richfield, UT 84701 Phone: (435) 893-0401 Fax: (435) 893-0496 Email: scwall@sevier.utah.gov |
| Summit | Summit County Clerk 60 N Main St, PO Box 128 Coalville, UT 84017 Phone: (435) 336-3040 Fax: (435) 336-3030 Email: elections@summitcounty.org |
| Tooele | Tooele County Clerk 47 S Main, Room 318 Tooele, UT 84074 Phone: (435) 843-3140 Fax: (435) 882-7317 Email: tracy.shaw@tooeleco.gov |
| Uintah | Uintah County Clerk/Auditor 2nd Floor East Wing, 147 E Main Vernal, UT 84078 Phone: (435) 781-5361 Fax: (435) 781-6701 Email: mwilkins@uintah.utah.gov |
| Utah | Utah County Clerk/Auditor 100 E Center, Room 3100 Provo, UT 84606 Phone: (801) 851-8128 Fax: (801) 370-8122 Email: elections@utahcounty.gov |
| Wasatch | Wasatch County Clerk-Auditor 25 N Main Heber City, UT 84032 Phone: (435) 657-3190 Fax: (435) 654-0834 Email: ClerkAuditor@wasatch.utah.gov |
| Washington | Washington County Clerk 111 East Tabernacle St Saint George, UT 84770 Phone: (435) 634-5712 Fax: (435) 634-5763 Email: Melanie.Abplanalp@washco.utah.gov |
| Wayne | Wayne County Clerk 18 South Main, PO Box 189 Loa, UT 84747 Phone: (435) 836-1300 Fax: (435) 836-2479 Email: felicia@wayne.utah.gov |
| Weber | Weber County Clerk Auditor 2380 Washington Blvd, #320 Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: (801) 399-8034 Fax: (801) 399-8300 Email: elections@weberelections.gov |
