U.S. Citizens: Vote in the 2024 U.S. Election|美国公民参加2024大选投票的信息

To vote in the November 2024 election, U.S. citizens overseas need to have completed a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2024.  Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee in past elections, you must complete an FPCA each calendar year to ensure you can participate in elections as an overseas absentee voter.

Return your completed ballot.  While some states allow you to return your completed ballot electronically, others do not.  If your state requires you to return paper voting forms or ballots to local election officials, you can do so free of charge at the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.  Place your ballot in a postage-paid return envelope or in an envelope bearing sufficient domestic U.S. postage, and address them to the relevant local election officials.

You may drop off your FPCA or completed ballot to U.S. Embassy Beijing for delivery to the United States via diplomatic pouch free of charge.  You may bring ballots or applications in a sealed envelope, inside an envelope addressed to us, directly to the Consular Section’s American Citizens Services Office or mail them to us at the following address: 

U.S. Embassy Beijing
Office of American Citizens Services
No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu 100600
Beijing

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL GUANGZHOU
43 Hua Jiu Road, Zhujiang New Town
Tianhe District
Guangzhou, China
[email protected]

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL SHANGHAI – ACS Office
1038 W Nanjing Rd – Westgate Shanghai Mall 9th Floor 
Jing’An District
Shanghai, China
[email protected]

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL SHENYANG – ACS Office
185 Qingnian Avenue – Maoye Tiandi Shopping Mall 5th Floor
Shenhe District
Shenyang, China
[email protected]

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL WUHAN
6F, 396 Xinhua Road, Minsheng Bank Building
Jiang’an District
Wuhan, China
[email protected]

We recommend mailing your voting materials to us in an outer envelope addressed as above.  We will then send It back to the United States.  The Consulate will accept envelopes, but not anything larger.  Normal transit time from Beijing to the United States is three to four weeks.  Postage-paid envelope labels are available on the FVAP website.

Even if you have never voted while overseas before, the process is easy.

• Request your ballot. Complete a new Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) （https://www.fvap.gov/fpca-privacy-notice）. You must complete a new FPCA after January 1, 2024, to ensure you receive your ballot for the 2024 elections. Submitting the FPCA allows you to request absentee ballots for all elections for federal offices (President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives) including primaries and special elections during the calendar year in which it is submitted. All local election officials in all U.S. states and territories accept the FPCA.You can complete the FPCA online at www.fvap.gov .  The online voting assistant will ask you questions specific to your state.  We encourage you to request your blank ballots be delivered electronically (by email, internet download, or fax, depending on your state).  Include your email address on your FPCA to take advantage of the electronic ballot delivery option.  Return the FPCA per the instructions on the website.  The online voting assistant will tell you if your state allows the FPCA to be returned electronically or if you must submit a paper copy with original ink signature.  If you must return a paper version, please follow the same instructions below for returning your ballot.
  

• Receive and complete your ballot. States are required to send out ballots 45 days before a regular election for federal office and generally send ballots at least 30 days before primary elections. For most states, you can confirm your registration and ballot delivery online （https://www.fvap.gov/links）. 

• Return your completed ballot. While some states allow you to return your completed ballot electronically, others do not. If your state requires you to return paper voting forms or ballots to local election officials, you can do so free of charge at the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.  Place your ballot in a postage-paid return envelope, or in an envelope bearing sufficient domestic U.S. postage, and address it to the relevant local election officials.
  
  

Research candidates and issues.  Please see the FVAP links page（https://www.fvap.gov/links）for resources you can use to research candidates and issues.  FVAP regularly sends information about election dates and deadlines through their Voting Alerts.  Email [email protected] to subscribe or follow FVAP on Facebook  or Twitter .

Learn more at the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s (FVAP) website, www.fvap.gov . If you have any questions about the process of voting while overseas, please contact U.S. Embassy Beijing’s Voting Assistance Officer at 010-8531-4000, or at [email protected].

Remember, your vote counts!

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