U.S. Presidential Preference Primary Elections

by Andee Goldman Category: Diaspora Issue No. 163

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines for Overseas Voters

Let's make 2012 a record-smashing year for overseas voters!

Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF - www.overseasvotefoundation.org), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, is calling on all U.S. citizens abroad to inform each other about registering to vote and requesting a ballot from overseas. Spread the word in your social networks now! And if you know any young voters abroad, please tell them about Youth Vote Overseas (www.youthvoteoverseas.org), OVF's initiative and the website for young voters.

Using OVF's online wizard you can easily and quickly generate your voter registration/absentee ballot request form, which you then print, sign and send to your election office - OVF automatically provides you with the address!

You should apply for absentee ballots in January of each year or at least 90 days before the specific election in which you want to vote. Even if you registered to vote in 2011, you must submit your voter registration/absentee ballot request form again in January of 2012 so as to ensure that you are eligible to vote in your state's 2012 elections, including the General Presidential election.

We have a complete list of election dates and deadlines on our website, but please note that these deadlines are coming up soon:

2012 State Primary Election Dates and Deadlines Chart

Please note: All dates are subject to change
State	State Primary Election Date	Civilian Voter and Uniformed Service Registration Deadline	Ballot Request Deadline
Alabama	Tue. Mar 13	Fri. Mar 2	Thu. Mar 8
Alaska	Tue. Aug 28	Sun. Jul 29	Sat. Aug 18
American Samoa	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced
Arizona	Tue. Aug 28	Tue. Aug 28	Tue. Aug 28
Arkansas	Tue. May 22	Sun. Apr 22	Sun. Apr 22
California	Tue. Jun 5	Mon. May 21	Tue. May 29
Colorado	Tue. Jun 26	Tue. May 29	Tue. Jun 19
Connecticut	Tue. Aug 14	Thu. Aug 9	Mon. Aug 13
Delaware	Tue. Sep 11	Mon. Aug 27	Fri. Sep 7
District of Columbia	Tue. Apr 3	Mon. Mar 5	Tue. Mar 27
Florida	Tue. Aug 14	Mon. Jul 16	Fri. Aug 10
Georgia	Tue. Jul 31	Mon. Jul 2	Fri. Jul 27
Guam	Sat. Sep 1	Wed. Aug 22	Wed. Aug 29
Hawaii	Sat. Aug 11	Thu. Jul 12	Sun. Aug 4
Idaho	Tue. May 15	Fri. Apr 20	Wed. May 9
Illinois	Tue. Mar 20	Mon. Feb 20	Sat. Mar 3
Indiana	Tue. May 8	Sat. Apr 28	Mon. Apr 30
Iowa	Tue. Jun 5	Sat. May 26	Fri. Jun 1
Kansas	Tue. Aug 7	Not Required	Tue. Aug 7
Kentucky	Tue. May 22	Mon. Apr 23	Tue. May 15
Louisiana	Sat. Mar 24	Wed. Feb 22	Fri. Mar 20
Maine	Tue. Jun 12	Not applicable	Not applicable
Maryland	Tue. Apr 3	Tue. Mar 13	Tue. Mar 27
Massachusetts	Tue. Sep 18	Waived	Mon. Sep 17
Michigan	Tue. Aug 7	Mon. Jul 9	Sat. Aug 4
Minnesota	Tue. Aug 14	Mon. Aug 13	Mon. Aug 13
Mississippi	Tue. Mar 13	Sat. Mar 3	Not applicable
Missouri	Tue. Aug 7	Wed. Jul 11	Wed. Aug 1
Mon.tana	Tue. Jun 5	Mon. May 7	Mon. Jun 4
Nebraska	Tue. May 15	Fri. Apr 27	Wed. May 9
Nevada	Tue. Jun 12	Tue. May 22	Sat. Apr 28
New Hampshire	Tue. Sep 11	Waived	Mon. Sep 10
New Jersey	Tue. Jun 5	Tue. May 15	Tue. May 29
New Mexico	Tue. Jun 5	Not Required	Fri. Jun 1
New York	Tue. Sep 11	Fri. Aug 17	Fri. Aug 17
North Carolina	Tue. May 8	Mon. May 7	Mon. May 7
North Dakota	Tue. Jun 12	Waived	Mon. Jun 11
Ohio	Tue. Mar 6	Mon. Feb 6	Sat. Mar 3
Oklahoma	Tue. Jun 26	Sat. Jun 1	Wed. Jun 20
Oregon	Tue. May 15	Tue. Apr 24	Fri. Mar 30
Pennsylvania	Tue. Apr 24	Mon. Mar 26	Mon. Apr 23
Puerto Rico	Sun. Mar 18	Mon. Jan 30	Fri. Jan 20
Rhode Island	Tue. Sep 11	Waived	Tue. Aug 21
South Carolina	Tue. Jun 12	Sat. May 12	Fri. May 11
South Dakota	Tue. Jun 5	Mon. May 21	Tue. Jun 5
Tennessee	Thu. Aug 2	Thu. Jul 26	Thu. Jul 26
Texas	Tue. May 22	Mon. Apr 23	Tue. May 15
Utah	Tue. Jun 26	Tue. May 29	Fri. Jun 22
VerMon.t	Tue. Aug 28	Wed. Aug 22	Mon. Aug 27
Virgin Islands	Tue. Sep 11	Sat. Aug 11	Tue. Aug 28
Virginia	Tue. Jun 12	Tue. Jun 5	Tue. Jun 5
Washington	Tue. Aug 7	Tue. Aug 7	Tue. Aug 7
West Virginia	Tue. May 8	Tue. Apr 17	Wed. May 2
Wisconsin	Tue. Feb 21	Wed. Feb 1	Thu. Feb 16
WI Military	Tue. Feb 21	Waived	Fri. Feb 17
Wyoming	Tue. Aug 21	Tue. Aug 7	Tue. Aug 7
Glossary:
N/A		Not Applicable
TBA		To Be Announced
Waived		State waives registration

Consult our State-Specific Voter Information Directory (https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/overseas/svid.htm) to look up your election office, transmission options for sending and receiving forms and ballots, and election dates in your state (all dates and deadlines are subject to change).

Let's make 2012 a record-smashing year for overseas voters!

Andee Goldman, a resident of Netanya since May 2006, has been OVF's senior volunteer in Israel since 2007. There are over 250,000 Americans living or studying in Israel, and these citizens are particularly engaged voters. When counting U.S. ballots from overseas in 2008 it transpired that the number of votes sent from Israel was among the 10 highest numbers in the world. In 2010, Israel ranked number five. According to Andee's Congressman, Dr. Joe Heck, "Votes from abroad are important and can make a difference". andeegold@gmail.com

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Since 2008, Andee Goldman has helped many Americans living in Israel to vote. She is an active volunteer for Overseas Vote Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpa...
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