Overseas Voters Who Have Not Received Their Absentee Ballots Can Still Vote
Wired.com by Kim Zetter
I'm receiving e-mail from a number of readers who have not received absentee ballots they requested or who mailed in their ballots but had the ballot returned to them by the postal service.
A reader has pointed me to this site for overseas voters, which discusses back-up ballots for those who requested an absentee ballot but did not receive one. The rules vary state by state but in some locations you can actually fax your back-up ballot to election officials.
The site only discusses overseas voters so if you're in the U.S. and did not receive your ballot you should check with your local election office about what you should do. You should not be denied the right to vote because election officials failed to send you your ballot in time.
Here's the FAQ about back-up ballots. And here's a map to obtain instructions for filling out and submitting backup ballots that are specific to your state.
A reader has pointed me to this site for overseas voters, which discusses back-up ballots for those who requested an absentee ballot but did not receive one. The rules vary state by state but in some locations you can actually fax your back-up ballot to election officials.
The site only discusses overseas voters so if you're in the U.S. and did not receive your ballot you should check with your local election office about what you should do. You should not be denied the right to vote because election officials failed to send you your ballot in time.
Here's the FAQ about back-up ballots. And here's a map to obtain instructions for filling out and submitting backup ballots that are specific to your state.
