Ensuring your vote is counted

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  • By Second Lt. Abby Hall
  • Assistant Installation Voter's Assistance Officer
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  As we begin a new year, if you are stationed outside of your area of legal residence, you'll need to register to vote. It is important to ensure your local election officials have your current address so they can mail you absentee ballots during upcoming local, state and federal elections.

This Sunday, Feb. 2, during the Columbus Club's Super Bowl Party, a voting information center will be available for any and all absentee voters seeking to update their registration information starting at 4:30p.m. Be sure to send your vote home where it belongs!

If you have other plans for the Super Bowl, you can fill out a "Federal Post Card Application" (FPCA) using the online assistance online at www.fvap.gov/military-voter/registration-ballots. Just fill in the necessary data, print, sign, date, and return the form to your local election officials by any of the means allowed by your state (see the instructions that will print out with your particular state's options). Don't forget to include as much information as possible such as an e-mail address, a phone, and a fax number to make it easier for the local election official to contact you during the application process. Hard copies of the forms are also available at the Installation Voting Assistance Office, located at building 926 (the old personnel building) on the second floor, room 245.

If you or your voting age dependents need any assistance in completing the FPCA, or if you have any questions regarding voting, don't hesitate to stop by the Installation Voting Assistance Office or contact us at (662) 434-3680 or via e-mail: vote4@us.af.mil