October 18, 2018 — Alexandria, Va. — The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) has become aware of reports that some overseas voters are unable to access their state’s online voter registration and election systems. This is primarily due to states blocking web traffic from foreign countries in an effort to increase the cybersecurity of their ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 19 October, 2018 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Alabama will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, for the office of U.S. Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. Service members, eligible family members and overseas citizens may use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), which is the registration and ballot request form accepted by all States and territories. ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Alabama will conduct a special primary runoff election on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, for the office of U.S. Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. A special primary election was held on August 15, 2017. With no candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote, a special primary runoff election will now be held ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 22 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Utah will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, for the 3rd Congressional District to replace Jason Chaffetz who resigned from Congress on June 30. This district consists of Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan and Wasatch counties as well as portions of Salt Lake and Utah counties. Service members, ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 10 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Alabama will conduct a special primary election on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, for the office of U.S. Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. The special runoff election will be held on September 26, 2017. The special general election will be held on December 12, 2017. Service members, eligible family members and overseas citizens ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Georgia will conduct a special runoff election on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, for the 6th Congressional District to replace Tom Price who was confirmed as the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary. This district consists of parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties. A special election was held on April 18, 2017. ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of California will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, for the 34th Congressional District to replace Xavier Becerra who was confirmed as Attorney General of California. This district consists of part of Los Angeles County. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017, with no candidate receiving more ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 19 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of South Carolina will conduct a special primary election on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, for the 5th Congressional District to replace Mick Mulvaney who was confirmed as the Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. This district consists of Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Union, and York counties, and portions ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 23 March, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: voting
The State of Montana will conduct a special election on Thursday, May 25, 2017, for its at-large Congressional District to replace Ryan Zinke who was confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. This district represents all counties in Montana. Service members, eligible family members and overseas citizens may use the Federal Post Card Application ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 16 March, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Georgia will conduct a special election on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, for the 6th Congressional District to replace Tom Price who was confirmed as the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary. This district consists of parts of northern Atlanta and parts of surrounding counties such as Cobb, Fulton, and Dekalb. Service members, ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 23 February, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of California will conduct a special primary election on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, for the 34th Congressional District to replace Xavier Becerra who was confirmed as Attorney General of California. This district consists of part of Los Angeles County. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a special general election ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Kansas will conduct a special election on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, for the 4th Congressional District to replace Mike Pompeo who resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when he was confirmed and formally sworn in as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This district consists of all or part of ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 6 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The 2016 U.S. Election is just a few days away. This is a reminder that the U.S. Consulate is NOT a polling place; do not come to the U.S. Consulate on Election Day (November 8) to cast your vote. If you are still looking to vote in this year’s election, it may not be too ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 4 November, 2016 | Topics:
Alert
| Tags: voting
Don’t wait; return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States. The majority of states require voted ballots to reach local election officials by the close of polls on Tuesday, November 8. U.S. citizens who want to participate in ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The U.S. Consulate General in Hamilton, Bermuda, will conduct a nonpartisan absentee voting workshop and registration drive for U.S. citizens residing in Bermuda on August 5, 2016 at: the Chubb Building (former Ace building) 17 Woodbourne Avenue From 11 Am – 2:30 PM The participants will be introduced to the Federal Voting Assistance program (FVAP) ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 26 July, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot receipt ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 29 February, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
