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Effective Sept. 1 through Dec. 8 customers can mail their Cast Absentee Ballots back to the U.S. for free using priority mail express military service.
“The Department of Defense, in collaboration with the United States Postal Service, and for the first time during a midterm election, is offering this expedited, free service to ensure ballots from American citizens stationed or living overseas arrive in time for the upcoming midterm elections,” said Lionel Rivera, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa Air Postal Squadron Postal Operations Flight public affairs officer.
In order to receive this free service, customers must present their absentee ballots at a post office finance window. Finance window clerks will give customers a receipt copy of the express mail 11-DoD label. The copy of the express mail label includes a tracking number customers can use to track the status of their ballots on the USPS website at: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction!input.action.
This service is only available to citizens who are casting their vote by absentee ballot and cannot be used for other voting material mailings.
“All American citizens overseas, regardless of their status, are authorized to use this free service and the Military Postal System to mail their absentee ballots at any military post office,” said Rivera.
Customers can contact their local Air Force postmaster for additional information.
