durrelllrobert
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message for ex-pats
U.S. Consulate General, Tijuana, Mexico
Message for U.S. Citizens
Completing and Returning Absentee Ballots
1 October 2012
Absentee ballots already delivered to overseas voters. Every U.S. citizen who requested an absentee ballot and selected the fax or email delivery
option should have it by now. Please vote and take steps to return your voted ballot promptly so your vote will count. See instructions below.
Returning your ballot by mail. Place your voted ballot in a U.S. postage-paid envelope containing the address of your local election officials. Drop
it off at the Consulate in Tijuana or at the U.S. Consular Agency in San Jose del Cabo and we will send it back home for you without the need to pay
international postage. If you cannot visit the Consulate or Consular Agency in person, you may ask a friend or colleague to drop it off for you. If
it is easier for you to use Mexico’s postal system, be sure to affix sufficient international postage, and allow sufficient time for international
mail delivery. If time is tight, you may want to use a private courier service (e.g., FedEx, UPS, or DHL) to meet your state’s ballot receipt
deadline.
The American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Consulate’s
address is:
Paseo de las Culturas s/n
Mesa de Otay
Delegación Centenario
Tijuana, Baja California, C.P. 22425
The U.S. Consular Agency in Los Cabos provides consular services from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Consular Agency’s address is:
The Shoppes at Palmilla
Carretera Transpeninsular Km. 27.5
Local B221
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, C.P. 23406
Please note that election mail dropped off at the Consulate in Tijuana will be placed into the U.S. Postal Service system the next business day.
Outgoing election mail dropped off at the Consular Agency takes approximately four (4) days to reach the U.S. Postal Service. Plan accordingly when
dropping off election materials at consular facilities.
Returning your ballot by email, fax, or upload. Some states allow these options, but may also require you to still mail in the signed paper ballot.
Learn more at the Federal Voting Assistance Program's website at www.FVAP.gov.
Have not received your ballot yet? Use the emergency write-in ballot. U.S. citizens who requested an absentee ballot but have not received it should
go to www.FVAP.gov to complete a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot. Follow the above guidance for returning your ballot. If you later receive your
regular absentee ballot, vote and return it immediately. Local election officials will count just one ballot per voter, and will use the regular
ballot if received by your state’s ballot receipt deadline.
Forgot to register or request an absentee ballot? Act immediately! There are three options.
Option #1: Register and request a ballot today using the Federal Post Card Application at www.FVAP.gov. Select the electronic ballot delivery option, include your email address (and fax number) and send it to local election officials
in your state. Almost every state lets you submit it by email or fax. Once your application is processed they will send you your ballot via fax or
email depending on your state. Vote as soon as you receive the blank ballot. Registration deadlines vary and some are as early as October 7, so check
your state’s requirements carefully.
Option#2: Follow the instructions in Option #1, but also complete and send in a Federal Write-in Ballot at the same time to make sure your vote is
counted. This option may be the best one for first-time voters if your state requires you to submit your Federal Post Card Application by mail. Vote
and submit your regular absentee ballot if/when it arrives. Local election officials will count just one ballot per voter, and will use the regular
ballot if it is received by the ballot receipt deadline.
Option #3: Voters from the following states can use the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot as a combined voter registration form, absentee ballot
request, and absentee ballot: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. (NOTE: This form must reach your local election officials by your state's absentee ballot request
deadline or voter registration deadline, whichever is first.)
Returning your Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot by mail. Follow the guidance above for returning your ballot by mail.
Returning your Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot by email or fax. The following states allow voters to email or fax their signed, voted Federal
Write-in Absentee Ballots back to local election officials: Arizona, California (fax only), Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and West
Virginia. (NOTE: see instructions at www.FVAP.gov for faxing or emailing your voted ballot.)
Need help? You may come to the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana during business hours. Baja California Sur residents can get in-person assistance
from our Voting Assistance staff at the following events:
Thursday, October 4
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Marina La Paz (Calle Topete 3040 esq. con Legaspi)
La Paz, Baja California Sur
Friday, October 5
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Cream Café at the Shoppes at Palmilla
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur
Bob Durrell
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rhintransit
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thanks...the FVAP.gov (AZ) worked for me, or at least I've gotten notification that the info is being forwarded to my county registrar
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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mcfez
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Same info that was posted a day ago.........
mcfez
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posted on 10-1-2012 at 06:18 PM
BajaNomad » General Baja Discussion » U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL - MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS: Completing and Returning Absentee Ballots
[Edited on 10-2-2012 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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bigmike58
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Thanks Bob!!!
Shouldn\'t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check or Sec.8 housing?
........... I had to pass one to earn it for them!
\"I\'ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go?\"
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