Travis AFB Voting Office provides Federal Voting Assistance Program

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  • By Maria McIntosh
  • 60th Operations Group community readiness consultant

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Armed Forces Voters Week is June 27 to July 5 and the Travis Air Force Base, California, Voting Office is here to help with all voting needs.

Located at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 660, Maria McIntosh, 60th Operations Group community readiness consultant and the Installation Voting Officer, can provide assistance with the following:

•      Military and civilian voter registration;

•      Military absentee ballot requests;

•      Federal write-in absentee ballots and;

•      Local voting assistance, however this is not a polling location.

The Federal Voting Assistance Program is a Department of Defense organization that works to ensure service members, their eligible family members, and overseas citizens are aware of their right to vote and have the tools and resources to successfully do so from anywhere in the world.

FVAP assists voters through partnerships with the Military Services, Department of State, Department of Justice and election officials from 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. State and local governments administer U.S. elections, including those for federal offices. FVAP supports state and local election officials by providing absentee voting information, materials, training and guidance.

Voters can contact FVAPs call center at 703-588-1584, toll free 1-800-438-VOTE or DSN 425-1584 or email vote@fvap.gov. Toll-free phone numbers from 67 countries are listed at FVAP.gov. Find FVAP on Facebook at facebook.com/DoDFVAP and Twitter twitter.com/fvap.

For more information, contact McIntosh at 707-424-2976, the A&FRC staff at 707-424-2486 or email our vote.travis@us.af.mil, or contact a group voting representative.