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Free Priority Mail Express Military Service for Casted Absentee Ballots

by Ray Caudillo
U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Postal Squadron Postal Operations Flight
September 27, 2024
Due to the expected high mail volume for these elections, customers overseas are encouraged to mail their cast ballots early to ensure timely delivery. Customers are advised to contact their local Air Force postmaster for additional information. Courtesy photo

Effective Sep. 1 through Dec. 10, customers can mail their casted absentee ballots” back to the United States for free using Priority Mail Express Military Service.

“The Department of Defense, in collaboration with the United States Postal Service, is offering this expedited, complimentary service to ensure that ballots from American citizens stationed or living overseas arrive in time for the upcoming elections,” said William Hossack, Air Postal Squadron Postal Operations Flight chief.

Customers must present their cast absentee ballots at a post office finance window to utilize this service. Finance window clerks will issue an Express 11-DOD label, which includes a tracking number for customers to track the status of their ballots via the U.S. Postal Service website.

This service is available to all U.S. citizens with military postal service privileges who are voting in the 2024 elections and cannot be used for other types of mail.

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