How to Fill out the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

A FPCA is used as both an absentee application and a registration form. Any voter may use the FPCA.

Your clerk will send your absentee ballot within one business day after receiving your FPCA.

How to fill out each section of the FPCA:

1. Who are you?

➢ Check “I am on active duty…” or “I am an eligible spouse or dependent” if you

are in the military or are a spouse or dependent of someone in the military.

➢ Check “I am a U.S. citizen living outside the country, and I intend to return” if

you are temporarily overseas meaning you intend to return to the US. Please

note you will need to provide a proof of residence document when registering

and a photo ID when requesting a ballot.

➢ Check “I am a U.S. citizen living outside the country, and my intent to return is

uncertain” if you are permanently overseas meaning you may intend to return

to the US, even if you are not certain when.

➢ Check “I am a U.S. citizen living outside the country, and I have never lived in

the United States” if the last address your family lived at in the U.S. is in WI.

➢ Leave this question blank if you are a regular voter who is not in the military or

overseas.

Please enter your first name, last name, and date of birth. If applicable, enter

your middle name, suffix, and previous name. Your sex is optional.

If using the FPCA as a registration form, you must include your WI driver license or

ID number. If you do not have a WI driver license or ID number, you may enter

the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have either, then

please indicate this in Section 6 by entering, "I do not have a Wisconsin driver

license or ID number, or Social Security Number.”

2. What is your U.S.

voting residence

address?

Enter the address you last resided at in the United States. If you are unable to

recall the full address, please enter as much information as you are able to –

including intersections, images of maps, estimated addresses, etc.. Your residence

may no longer be owned by you, but you should still put your last address.

3. Where are you

now?

Please enter your mailing address.

4. What is your

contact information?

This information is useful for your clerk to contact you, but is not required. If you

want your ballot online or by email, you must provide an email address.

5. What are your

preferences for

future elections?

Question A refers to how you want your absentee ballot sent to you. Please check

mail, email or online, or fax. If you select email or online, please indicate which

one you prefer in Section 6. If you want to receive your absentee ballot online,

you must submit your own request and download your ballot on MyVote.wi.gov.

Question B refers to your political party. Please leave this blank as Wisconsin does

not collect any party information.

6. What additional

information must

you provide?

If you are a temporary overseas voter using the FPCA to register to vote, you

must provide a proof of residence document. If you are a temporary overseas

voter using the FPCA to request an absentee ballot, you must provide a photo ID.

If you are a military or permanent overseas voter, you do not have to provide a

photo ID or proof of residence document.

7. You must read and

sign this statement.

Please sign and date the document.

If you are a

temporarily overseas

or a regular voter,

you MUST provide a

photo ID if you are

requesting an

absentee ballot.

Photo ID options:

• U.S. Passport

• A WI Driver License or State ID card

• A Military ID Card

• An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in

Wisconsin

• A veteran’s photo ID card.

Please read more information and requirements at bringit.wi.gov.

If you are

temporarily overseas

or a regular voter,

you MUST provide a

proof of residence

document if you are

registering to vote.

Proof of Residence options:

• Unexpired WI driver license or state ID card with current address

• Utility bill (gas, electric, phone, internet, cable, etc.)

• Bank statement

• Paycheck/Paystub

• Correspondence from a unit of government.

Your proof of residence must contain your name and address and can be provided

electronically. Please read more options at myvote.wi.gov/ProofofResidence.

Returning the FPCA

Who to send it to

Send your completed FPCA to your municipal clerk’s office. Find your municipal

clerk’s information here: https://MyVote.wi.gov/mymunicipalclerk.

I’m using the FPCA as ONLY an absentee request (not registration).

What gets included

with a FPCA as an

absentee request?

❑ FPCA form

❑ Photo ID if you are temporarily overseas or a regular voter (not

military or permanent overseas)

Means for returning

FPCA Ballot Request

ONLY

All voters may mail, email, fax it, or take it in person to your municipal clerk.

Print and attach this envelope label

(https://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/Forms/fpca_envelope.pdf) for free return

within US or if mailed from military base or consulate/embassy.

I’m using the FPCA to register to vote.

What gets included

with a FPCA as a

voter registration

form?

❑ FPCA form

❑ Proof of Residence if you are temporarily overseas or a regular voter (not

military or permanent overseas)

Means for returning

FPCA Registration

Military voters do not need to register to vote to request an absentee ballot

Overseas voters must have their FPCA postmarked by the 20

day before the

election, with an original signature.

Regular/Domestic voters must have their FPCA postmarked by the 20

day

before the election or take it in person to the clerk.

Print and attach this envelope label

(https://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/Forms/fpca_envelope.pdf) for free return

within US or if mailed from military base or consulate/embassy.