Fox News has accused the Obama administration of not enforcing a
deadline for getting out military and overseas ballots, despite a lack
of evidence that that's really the case. Now, we've got evidence to
the contrary. Some states have an agreement with the DOJ to extend the
deadline to receive ballots from military service members and other
U.S. citizens living overseas. But something Obama has started is that
Military and overseas voters can also access their ballots online via
FVAP.gov.

Erin E St Pierre, Communications Specialist for the Federal Voting
Assistance Program (FVAP), told us that voters can get their ballot
from FVAP.gov, complete it and print it with just a few clicks. Here's
St. Pierre's explanation:

For example, choose who you are (military or overseas citizen, 1st
click), then choose your state from the map (2nd click), then choose
“get your ballot” (3rd click). Complete the ballot, print and sign it.
It takes less than ten minutes.
When completed, the package presented includes the ballot, envelope
template, and instructions on submitting the ballot (address, fax and
email for election official are included). Postage is even free when
using the envelope template (http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/
returnenvelope.pdf), and the Military Postal System Agency has
provided free express mail and tracking for overseas military (go to
the MPO and ask for form Label 11-DOD). Also, FedEx has special
options for overseas citizens (https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/
overseas/ExpressYourVote.htm). It’s that easy.


St. Pierre also noted, "Just because the state didn’t get the paper
ballots out in time, does not mean military and overseas citizens
cannot vote, they can... With elections less than two weeks away,
voters need to know they can still request and receive their ballots
within a matter of minutes. Absentee voting no longer takes weeks, but
minutes."

So don't buy Fox News' hype. Oh, and make sure to vote!