Military personnel and voters living overseas are able to conveniently participate in federal and Arizona elections by visiting the Secretary of State online at: www.azsos.gov/elections/voter-information/military-overseas-and-absentee-voters.
A military or overseas voter may fill out the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) online. This serves as both the voter registration and early ballot request form and will be delivered to the County Recorder electronically through a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP).
The voter can also request the FPCA from his or her voting assistance officer or by contacting the County Recorder directly here.
Once the FPCA has been filled out by the military or overseas voter, it may be faxed back to the appropriate County Recorder, or to the Secretary of State's office at (602) 364-2087.
The Secretary of State's office will forward the FPCA to the appropriate County Recorder.
In several counties there is a pilot program that allows a military or overseas voter to receive information on how to vote and submit their ballot using the Secretary of State's online ballot marking tool. Once the ballot is voted, voters with a digital signature on file can transmit the encrypted voted ballot to the appropriate County Recorder electronically. The appropriate County Recorder will duplicate the received ballot. Voters without a digital signature on file must print and sign their ballot before mailing or faxing the voted ballot to the appropriate County Recorder.
A military or overseas voter can also submit a voted ballot using the Secretary of State's secure ballot upload system. In order to use this method, the voter must contact the appropriate County Recorder for instructions.
Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. local ARIZONA time on Election Day.
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