Federal Services Ballots

As a federal services voter, you are in a special category of voters. A federal law called the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) guarantees special status for military personnel, serving either domestically or abroad, and civilian United States citizens living abroad. While you are not required to be registered to vote in the county where you are applying, you must meet the constitutional qualifications of a Kansas elector. Constitutional qualifications require that you be 18 years old; be a United States citizen; and be a resident of Kansas.

Federal services voting instructions:

1. The Federal Voting Assistance Program, hosted by the United States Department of Defense, provides information to persons wanting to obtain an absentee ballot. You must complete a Federal Post Card Application for a ballot to be sent to you. An application may be completed at any time, but the ballot must be received by close of polls on election day.
2. As a military or civilian federal services voter, you may fax your application to your county election officer.
3. Federal services ballots must be mailed to you by the 45th day before the election.
4. Your federal services ballot must be received in the county election office before the close of polls on Election Day in order to be counted and included in the official election results.