West Virginia Voters, Submit your Ballot Request for the May 11, 2010 State Primary!
 
West Virginia will hold its State primary election on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.
 
Register to Vote
 
All UOCAVA citizens: Your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) will be considered timely if it is received by Tuesday, April 20, 2010. If you are not currently registered you should submit your FPCA by mail, some counties allow submission by fax. Please register immediately by clicking here 
 
In West Virginia, the FPCA registers you to vote and requests your absentee ballot for all regularly scheduled Federal Elections for the calendar year in which it is submitted.
 
To vote in primary elections, you must enter your political party affiliation. If you want to change your political party affiliation, submit a completed FPCA indicating your new party preference to the local election official no later than 21days prior to the election. Political party affiliation is not required if only requesting absentee ballots for general elections.
 
Request Your Ballot
 
If you are already registered, you must still complete the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to request an absentee ballot, you can do that by clicking here 
 
To request a ballot for this election submit the FPCA if you have not done so already. Remember that for a Primary Election you must declare your political party affiliation by requesting the ballot of a political party.  Although the deadline for receipt of the FPCA as a ballot request is May 5, 2010, do not wait!
 
West Virginia allows some counties to submit the FPCA by fax.
 
To find out if you are eligible to fax your FPCA directly to your county election office, check here 
 
You may also use the DOD Electronic Transmission Service to fax your FPCA. IF you choose this option, use the cover sheet available here and fax to: (703)-693-5527, DSN 223-5527, or toll-free from the U.S. and Canada, International toll-free numbers are available here 
 
 
Follow-Up on Your FPCA
 
To find out the status of your registration/absentee ballot request, contact your local election office or click here  
 
Return Your Ballot
 
Although West Virginia mails ballots for the State primary 42 days prior to the election – IF you do not receive your ballot you CAN vote the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) in the Primary. If you have not received your ballot, get your FWAB here.  
 
Voting By Citizens Who Have Never Lived in the U.S.
 
A U.S. citizen who was born abroad and who is eligible to vote and who has never lived in the U.S. may register and vote in the county where either parent would be eligible to vote.
 
 
Additional information
 
For More Information go to the West Virginia election website at: http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/voter-information-center/Pages/MilitaryandOverseas.aspx or visit Democrats Abroad at http://www.democratsabroad.org/vote
 
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