1. Did you request that your ballot be sent by email? If so, check your junk mail - you may find it there. If you do, go back to the "Yes I have my ballot!" page. Click the button below: "Found my ballot in my junk mail".

2. If you requested to have your ballot sent by postal mail, it may be delayed. While absentee ballots are available for overseas US citizens 45 days before the election, if you requested it by post, it will take longer to reach you. Given postal delays, you should re-request it today asking for email transmission. To do this, submit another Federal Postcard Application through https://www.votefromabroad.org/

3. If you requested your ballot and it is not with you, you should check with your Local Election Official (LEO) that it is on the way. Check out votefromabroad.org/states to find your LEO’s contact details. (Go to Step 2 and do a back up ballot).

1. Go to VotefromAbroad.org to apply for your ballot today. Deadlines are coming!

2. Fill out a Federal Postcard Application (FPCA), ask for the ballot by email, and send back the application right away (most states accept an email application).

3. Follow up with your Local Election Official (LEO) to make sure your ballot request has been received.

4. Wait a few days. Be sure to check your junk mail as sometimes that is where emailed ballots end up! (While you wait, go to Step 2)

The Federal Write In Absentee Ballot or FWAB is designed for overseas voters to use under uncertain circumstances. Submitting a Backup Ballot now will preserve your vote in the event that your state ballot doesn't reach you in time.

For detailed instructions how to use a Backup Ballot, please go here: www.votefromabroad.org/fwab

To check your state’s requirements for ballot return, please go here: www.votefromabroad.org/states

If your ballot isn't with you by the end of September, you should fill out the Back Up Ballot (FWAB). Click the button below for guidance on completing the FWAB. There is also more information on the VotefromAbroad.org website at https://www.votefromabroad.org/faqs/24

Post on social media that you're returning your ballot. You can also share a post from the Vote from Abroad accounts (Twitter: @vfaglobal; Instagram: votefromabroad, students.votefromabroad; Facebook: @votefromabroad). Tag 5 friends and ask if they have voted too.

Text 5 friends a day this week to ask if they have applied for their ballot. Here's a sample text:

Yay! I have just sent back my 2020 back up ballot to vote from abroad. Have you voted yet? Please don't delay and share the news! If you haven't voted yet, please go to votefromabroad.org. Many deadlines have not passed yet! Overseas votes already make a difference and will make an even bigger one in 2020, if we all vote.