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Don't Miss The Vote

Published September 2012

Election day, Nov. 6, 2012, is fast approaching. Registering to vote and getting your absentee ballot is simple and it's fast. Read more about voting assistance below, then use the "Be Absent But Accounted For" widget, or visit FVAP.gov, to register and get your absentee ballot.

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Panetta Reminds DOD Members to Vote

In a video message, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta urges the men and women of the Defense Department and their families to vote in the upcoming election. Story

Time Remains for Absentee Voting,
Official Says

Absentee Voting Week is a reminder that it's still possible for eligible U.S. voters overseas to register and to vote, said Pamela S. Mitchell, the acting director of the defense department's Federal Voting Assistance Program. Story

Program Empowers Absentee,
Overseas Citizen Voters

As Election Day nears, the Federal Voting Assistance Program has taken a global, innovative and user-friendly approach, including measures mandated by Congress to assist voters, said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little. Story

U.S. Citizens Overseas Urged to Vote

With the 2012 national election less than 60 days away, Air Force officials are encouraging service members and U.S. citizens stationed overseas to request their absentee ballots. Story

DOD Opens Absentee Voting Week
For Service Members, Families

In the last election cycle, only 63 percent of military ballots were returned to their local election officials on time, according to a study conducted by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Story

DOD Overseas Voting Assistance
'Never Better,' Official Says

With less than eight weeks remaining before election day, American service members and other citizens overseas have more tools than ever available to help them register and vote, the acting director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program told Congress. Story

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