📌 Always vote and return your ballot as soon as possible, by the fastest method allowed for your state! 📌
Follow these simple steps to vote and return your ballot from Italy.
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Vote your ballot.
Carefully mark your ballot, following the instructions included with your ballot. -
Prepare your ballot for return.
Carefully follow instructions included regarding filling out and signing the voter information forms to be returned along with your ballot and any other instructions regarding ballot return (e.g. cover letter for Fax, envelope preparation for postal mail, etc). -
Return your ballot.
Use the fastest method of ballot return that is allowed by your State (see Ballot return methods or Your State's Rules). Whenever possible, return your ballot by email, online upload or fax. -
Check that your ballot has been received.
Call or email your Local Election Office after you have submitted your ballot. Ask them to let you know if and when they have received it. Whenever you contact your Local Election Office, always identify yourself as a UOCAVA voter (Overseas Citizen Voter) in Italy. -
Check that your ballot has been counted.
Confirm directly with your Local Election Office that your ballot has been counted. A number of states allow you to track the status of your ballot. See Your State's Rules, select) your state and click “Track my ballot”.
When to consider voting a Backup Ballot
All voters abroad are urged to vote their ballot promptly and to return it right away. If your state requires that you return a ballot by postal mail, consider also voting a Backup Ballot (the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot or FWAB). The Backup Ballot is available only to overseas voters — think of it as insurance for your vote! If both ballots arrive, only one will be counted. For more guidance on the Backup Ballot, go here.
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