Lunes 30 de noviembre
Return your voted ballot now!
Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places. Same-day, in-person voting is not available outside the United States. Many states require voted ballots to reach local election officials by the time polls close on election day (Tuesday, November 5). U.S. citizens who want to participate in the 2024 U.S. elections from overseas should have already returned their absentee ballots to their local election officials.
Never received your ballot?
If you registered to vote and requested an absentee ballot prior to your state’s registration deadline, but have not yet received your ballot, you can complete and return a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) and return it to your local election office. The FWAB is available at www.FVAP.gov. If your regular ballot arrives later, complete and return it as well. Your FWAB will only be counted if your regular ballot does not reach local election officials by your state’s deadline. Your vote will not be counted twice.
RETURNING YOUR BALLOT:
If you plan to drop your ballot off at the embassy to be returned to your local election office, we recommend you do so no later than October 4. Please ensure your ballot is addressed to your local election officials and is either placed in a postage-paid envelope or bears sufficient domestic U.S. postage. You can get voting assistance from the embassy or drop off your completed voting forms and ballots, addressed to your local election officials, during the following hours:
U.S. Embassy Lima: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., except Peruvian and U.S. holidays.
Consular Agency Cusco: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., except Peruvian and U.S. holidays.
Please note that election materials only need to contain sufficient U.S. domestic postage or be placed in a postage-paid envelope. Printable postage-paid envelope templates are available on FVAP’s website. Printable postage-paid envelopes for election materials are also available at the embassy.
Missed the U.S. embassy shipment deadline?
If your state allows, you may be able to return your voted ballot to your local election office electronically. You can also consider returning your ballot via an express courier service at your own expense. Ballots sent via express courier do not receive standard postmarks, so voters using this method should confirm delivery on or before November 5 prior to payment and shipment. Check your state’s voting procedures at www.FVAP.gov for guidance.
If you have previously registered to vote and requested an absentee ballot but it has not yet arrived, some states allow voters to email or fax their voted, signed Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots to local election officials. Review your state’s voting procedures at www.FVAP.gov carefully for guidance.
Returning your ballot by international mail.
If using Peru’s postal system, be sure to include sufficient postage for international delivery, and allow enough time for delivery. Ballots sent via regular international mail at this point are unlikely to reach local election officials by state ballot receipt deadlines. Transit time to the United States can take up to 20 days. We recommend returning your ballot as soon as possible.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OVERSEAS VOTING.
Please help spread the word to your friends, family, and colleagues that now is the time return your ballot if you are voting from overseas.
Need help?
You can get in-person assistance from our Embassy Voting Assistance Officers or private U.S. citizen volunteers at the following events:
October 2, 2024: Voting Open House at the U.S Embassy in Lima, 8am – 12pm. Please come to the embassy with identification documents and any voter materials you may have.
October 3, 2024: Voting assistance in Arequipa (contact CuscoACS@state.gov for details)
October 8-9, 2024: Voting assistance in Puno (contact LimaACS@state.gov for details)
Have Questions?
Please contact Embassy Lima’s Voting Assistance Officer at +51-1-618-2000, or at VoteLima@state.gov. You can also contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program directly at Vote@FVAP.gov.
Confirm your registration and ballot delivery online. Learn more at the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s (FVAP) website at www.FVAP.gov.
