Warden Messages 2008
Warden Message #30/2008: Voting Information
October 16, 2008
Warden Message: Final Reminder to VOTE!
American citizens should vote now in the November 4, 2008 presidential and general elections. If you registered to vote and requested an absentee ballot by your state’s deadline, you should have already received your state absentee ballot. Please return your marked ballot now!
Ballot hasn’t arrived?
If your ballot has not arrived, use the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB). The FWAB serves as an emergency ballot for voters who registered in time but fail to receive an official ballot from local election officials. The FWAB is available at www.fvap.gov or from any U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
If your regular state ballot arrives after you have mailed the FWAB, complete and mail the state ballot as well.
Returning your ballot
Voted ballots and FWABs may be mailed to your local voting officials in the United States through first-class international mail or from any U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Last-minute voters should consider using an express courier company to deliver their ballots. A few states also accept completed ballots by fax or e-mail, voters should verify that their state provides these options. Voters may drop off their ballots for mailing at the Embassy or Consulate General during our designated hours for American Citizens Services (1 - 3 p.m. at Embassy Abu Dhabi and 12:30 - 3 p.m. at Consulate General Dubai). In the remaining weeks before the election, the Embassy and Consulate will send regular shipments of ballots by express courier to the Department of State. Upon arrival in the United States, the Department will forward the ballots to each state by regular mail. The voted ballots submitted to the Embassy or Consulate General must be appropriately addressed to local election officials, and must be postage-paid or have U.S. first-class postage affixed. Please note that neither the Embassy nor the Consulate General sell or provide stamps.
Questions?
The Voting Assistance Officers at the Embassy and Consulate General are also always available to answer questions about absentee voting. American citizens residing in Abu Dhabi Emirate may contact the Embassy Voting Assistance officer at 02-414-2416 or by email at voteabudhabi@state.gov. American citizens residing in Dubai and the Northern emirates may contact the Consulate General at 04-311-6135 or by email at votedubai@state.gov.
The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi is located in the Embassies District, Plot 38, Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, P.O. Box 4009. Telephone: (+971) (2) 414-2200, fax: (+971) (2) 414-2241, email: abudhabiacs@state.gov, on the web:http://abudhabi.usembassy.gov. For after-hours emergencies in Abu Dhabi, call (+971) (2) 414-2500 and ask for the Abu Dhabi Duty Officer.
The U.S. Consulate General in Dubai is located on the 21st floor of the Dubai World Trade Center, P.O. Box 9343. Telephone: (+971) (4) 311-6000, fax: (+971) (4) 311-6213, email: dubaiwarden@state.gov, on the web:http://dubai.usconsulate.gov. For after-hours emergencies in Dubai or the Northern Emirates, call (+971) (2) 414-2500 and ask for the Dubai Duty Officer.