Voting from Abroad in 2021

FAQs: 2021 Voting From Abroad -VFA

GOTV - Voter Turn-Out Resources

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/map

Links for Phonebanking Volunteers

Contact: callhub-helpdesk@democratsabroad.org For any phonebanking questions, please allow up to 24 hours for a response.

Sign up for training by creating an account: www.democratsabroad.org/phonebanking_signup
Use the link to sign up for Callhub account and gain access to practice campaigns!

Call-a-thon and rally-type events are being scheduled!

September 6-19 - Virginia, request ballot reminders

September 20-30 - New Jersey, request ballot reminders

September 25-26 - Rally Voters!

October 6-12 - Virginia, return ballot reminders

October 16-26 - New Jersey, return ballot reminders

FLORIDA - Federal Election Deadlines

Registration

Postmarked by October 4, 2021

Postmarked by December 13, 2021

Ballot Request

Request Mail Ballot: Received by October

23, 2021

Request Email/Online

/Fax Ballot: Received by

November 2, 2021

Request Mail Ballot: Received by

January 1,

2022

Request Email/Online

/Fax Ballot: Received by

January 11,

2022

Ballot

Return

Within the U.S. Return by Mail: Received by November 2, 2021

Outside the U.S. Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 2, 2021

Outside the U.S. Return by Fax: Received by November 2, 2021

Within the U.S. Return by Mail: Received by January 11, 2022

Outside the U.S. Return by Mail: Postmarked by* January 11, 2022

Outside the U.S. Return by Fax: Received by January 11, 2022

*Ballot Return: Ballots must still be received by the 10th day after the election

.

• Registration:

• postal mail

• or online

  • Registration:

• • Florida’s online voter registration system requires a state identification card

• Ballot Request: email, fax or postal mail

• Ballot Return: fax or postal mail

Find more information and register to vote in

Florida here: https://www.votefromabroad.org/

elections/

FL

OHIO - Federal Election Deadlines

Registration

By Mail: Received byOctober

4, 2021

By Email/Online

or Fax

: Received by

October 4, 2021

By Mail

: Received by

October 4,

2021

By Email/Online

or Fax

: Received by

October 4,

2021

Ballot

Request

Received by 12 PM, October 30, 2021

Received by 12 PM, October 30, 2021

Ballot Return

Sent by* 12:01 AM, November 2, 2021

Sent by* 12:01 AM, November 2, 2021

*Ballot Return: Ballots must still be received by the 10th day after the election.

Who can vote: All overseas voters with a voting address in either Ohio's 11th or 15th Congressional Districts. Enter your address to find your Congressional District: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

• Registration: email, fax, postal mail, or online

  • Registration:

• • Ohio’s online voter registration system requires a state identification card

• Ballot Request: email, fax or postal mail

• Ballot Return:

• postal mail

  • Ballot Return: Ohio has a different ballot return deadline if the ballot is delivered by courier (for example, FedEX, DHL, etc.)

Find more information and register to vote in

Ohio here: https://www.votefromabroad.org/

states/

OH

NEW JERSEY - State Election Deadlines

Registration

Register to Vote by Email, Fax, or Mail

Received by October 3, 2021 - ballots sent by Mail

Received by October 12, 2021 - ballots sent by Email or Fax

Ballot Request

Request Ballots sent by Email, Fax, or Mail or Fax

Received by October 3, 2021 - ballots sent by Mail

Received by October 29, 2021 - ballots sent by Email or Fax

Ballot Return

Received by November 2, 2021

Return Ballots by Email, Fax, or Mail. If returned by Email or Fax, voters must also mail the original ballot.

Voters from Abroad must select “intend to return” to be eligible to vote in this election.

Find more information and register to vote in New Jersey here: https://www.votefromabroad.org/elections/NJ

VIRGINIA - State Election Deadlines

Registration

Overseas Voters by October 12 at 5PM

Service Members & Families by November 2, 2021

Ballot Request

ALL: Request Ballot byOctober 22, 2021 at 5PM

Ballot Return

Overseas Voters Return by Mail: Postmarked by November 2, 2021 at 7PM

Service Members & Families Return by Mail: Postmarked by November 2, 2021 at 7PM

ALL: Ballots Received by November 5, 2021

Register to Vote and Request Your Ballot TODAY

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• If you “intend to return” you may vote in Virginia state elections. 
  *Please note: Selecting “intend to return” may contribute towards establishing yourself as a tax resident in Virginia. Because the legal requirements to establish “residence” or “domicile” for tax purposes are determined by state law and the specific facts of your life, before you note that you intend to return on your form, you may consider seeking advice on these matters from a tax professional.   

• If your “return is uncertain” you may vote in Virginia state elections IF you provide the name of an employer for yourself or your spouse or your parent (if you are a dependent). 
  Votefromabroad.org will prompt you where to provide this information.

• If you’ve “never resided” in Virginia, or if your return is uncertain and you cannot provide an employer's name, you will not be able to vote in this state election. 
  ** But you will be eligible to vote in the November 2022 federal elections for U.S. House of Representatives.**

If you are an absent military or overseas citizen eligible to vote in state and local elections, you may register to vote and submit an absentee ballot application electronically for a specific election or any elections up through the next year using the Department of Elections voter registration portal. 

Please note that a driver’s license or identification card issued by the Virginia DMV is required to complete the process paperlessly.  If you do not have a DMV-issued ID, you may also apply by using the federal postcard application (FPCA), available at  www.fvap.gov.

You can submit your FPCA by scanned email attachment to  info@elections.virginia.gov or via fax to (804) 371-0194. Detailed instructions are provided in the Virginia Voting Assistance Guide. FPCA’s are valid for all elections in the calendar year in which they are submitted and must be renewed annually.

If you do not receive your state ballot in time, you may vote using a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB), available at www.fvap.gov. You can identify all of the state, local offices and, if applicable, ballot measures that, as of this date, are expected to be on the ballot by visiting the Candidate Lists and visit ELECT's Citizen Portal to view your voter registration status.

CALIFORNIA - Recall Election

BLUE WAVE VICTORY!

On September 14, 2021, Democrats out registered Republicans by a margin of nearly 2 to 1!

Governor Newsom will remain in office.

DA Vote From Abroad Training - July 11, 2020

• Training Slides, PDF (smaller file size)

• Training Slides, PPTX (larger file size)

• Zoom Session Recording (1 hour, 12 minutes)

  
  

  • Chat Box, txt

  • Audio Only, m4a (28 MB)

  • Full Video, mp4 (108 MB)

DA Vote from Abroad Training - June 13, 2020

• Training Slides, PDF (1.35 MB)

• Training Slides, PPTX (4.10 MB)

• Zoom Session Recording, MP4 (163 MB) > Dropbox Link