Message for U.S. Citizens: Final Opportunities to Return Voted Ballots in Italy

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 (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 or consulate 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.  Ballots can be dropped off, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding these holidays). 

Missed the U.S. embassy or consulate 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 FWAB 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 Italy’s postal system, be sure to include sufficient international postage and allow enough time for delivery.  Ballots sent via regular international mail at this time are unlikely to reach local election officials by state ballot receipt deadlines.

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 voting assistance from the embassy/consulate, and ballots can be dropped off, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding these holidays). 

Have Questions?  

Please contact Italy’s Voting Assistance Officer at +39 06 46741 or at voterome@state.gov.  You can also contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) directly at Vote@FVAP.gov.

Confirm your registration and ballot delivery online.  Learn more at the FVAP website at www.FVAP.gov.

If you have any questions about registering to vote overseas or how to return your election materials, please contact your nearest embassy or consulate:

U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy
Via Vittorio Veneto, 121
+39 06-46741
VoteRome@state.gov
https://it.usembassy.gov

U.S. Consulate General Milan, Italy
Via Principe Amadeo, 2/10
+39 02-290-351
VoteMilan@state.gov

U.S. Consulate General Florence, Italy
Lungarno Vespucci, 38
+39 055-266-951
VoteFlorence@state.gov

U.S. Consulate General Naples, Italy
Piazza della Repubblica
+39 081-583-8111
VoteNaples@state.gov

State Department – Consular Affairs

888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

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