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Continuity Folder Skip Navigation Thank you for printing our content at www.fvap.gov. Please trammels when to find out the latest information regarding absentee voting. Voting assistance for Service members, their families and overseas citizensReferendumForms and Materials Voting Assistance Guide FAQs Links Contact MENU Search FVAP.gov Home Navigate to the home page Military Voter Absentee Voting Overview Service Information Voter Registration and Ballots Military Spouses Separating from Active DutySpareInformation Voting Assistance Guide FAQs Contact Overseas Citizen Voter Absentee Voting Overview Voter Registration and Ballots Never Resided in the U.S.SpareInformation Voting Assistance Guide FAQs Contact Voting Assistance Officer UOCAVA Voting Process Training Materials Directives and Guidance Continuity Folder Voting Emphasis Weeks Voter Alerts Service Voting Action Officers Military Recruiter Info VAO of the Quarter Voting Assistance Guide FAQs ContactReferendumOfficial UOCAVA Voting Process Training MOVE Act Waivers Voter Alerts Grant Program Policy Briefs Policy Letters FAQs Contact General InformationWell-nighFVAPWell-nighAbsentee VotingWell-nighthe Laws Reports and Surveys News Outreach Materials Contact Voting GuideReferendumMaterials Navigate to the home page vao continuity Share Link to FVAP.gov on Facebook Link to FVAP.gov on Twitter Link to FVAP.gov on Linked In E-Mail FVAP.gov Home Voting Assistance Officer UOCAVA Voting Process Training IVA Office Staff Training Voter Education Materials Materials for Citizens Outside the U.S. Materials for Uniformed Service Members Directives and Guidance Partisan Organizations and Legal Restrictions Witnessing Requirements Continuity Folder Voting Emphasis Weeks Voter Alerts Service Voting Action Officers Service Voting Websites Military Recruiter Info Military Recruiter Training VAO of the Quarter Continuity Folder Continuity of your program is important for you, your assistant, your organization and your successor. Create and maintain a Continuity Folder in vibrations with Department of Defense guidance for your reference and to ensure your successor understands what needs to be done. It should provide vital details on the absentee voting procedures and a quick orientation of Voting Assistance Officer (VAO) responsibilities. It can be in the form of a notebook, file folder or an online polity folder. Voting Assistance Officer Continuity FolderUnelevatedis a list of items your continuity folder should contain. Please note Installation Voting Assistance Officers (IVAOs) have spare items that must be included (see below). Current Voting Assistance Guide (the Guide)  The Guide is a reference guide for absentee voting regulations, laws, deadlines and procedures wideness all 55 States and U.S. territories. It is the primary source of information for citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) regarding procedures for registering to vote, requesting a ballot and voting in a specific State or territory of legal residence. The Guide is regularly updated to unbend State changes. A list of changes (errata sheet) is misogynist to highlight changes since the most recent printed version was published. Absentee Voting Forms (FPCA, FWAB) The Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) and the Fax Transmission Cover Sheet are misogynist for download here. Quick reference tools: FPCA and FWAB Quick Reference Guide. VAO Designation Letter You must have a designation letter in your continuity folder stating that you are the VAO and the name of the unit you are serving as VAO for; this letter is issued by your Commanding Officer. FVAP Calendars TheReferendumDates timetable shows when each primary referendum will be held and what federal offices are on the ballot. Calendars are produced for plane numbered years.  2018 PrimaryReferendumDatesTimetableAbsentee Voting Brochure A quick reference brochure for members of your unit and new VAOs. Good Ideas and Lessons Learned Services submit good ideas and lessons learned with their biannual After Action Reports. The Navy has created a Voting Toolkit that is a digital hodgepodge of items that VAOs can use to be successful. You can download the toolkit below: Navy Voting Toolkit (130MB Zip File) Voter Alerts Voter Alerts are focused, timely and relevant emails that alimony Voting Assistance Officers and voters informed well-nigh referendum dates, important deadlines throughout the absentee voting process, changes to State laws that stupefy how voters may request and tint their ballots and other crucial absentee voting information. To receive these Voter Alerts, click here. Information on Your Voter Activities Everyone needs to receive yearly instruction and have wangle to absentee voting activities. These activities can include training sessions, registration drives, distributing absentee voting materials, and providing support to citizens with absentee voting questions. Make sure you include your contact information in your displayed informational voting posters, outreach materials and referendum calendars. VAO TrainingDocumentVAO training is required during even-numbered years. More information on in-person training and online training can be found here. Once you well-constructed the training, a document will be awarded. This document must be kept in your continuity folder Service Voting Action Officer Contact Information Each Military Service and the Department of State has prescribed a Service Voting Action Officer who is the voting program manager for that Service or Department. Directives and GuidanceAlimonyService specific voting directives and guidance to help with the execution of your duties.  Measures of PerformanceAlimonymetrics based on your Service specific guidance. Do not collect PII.       Installation Voting Assistance Officer Continuity Folder In wing to the list above, IVAOs moreover need to include the pursuit items: Personnel Directory Contact information for the Installation Voter Assistance Office and all personnel should be included to ensure coverage of the office during normal hours of operation. Installation Voter Assistance Office Handbook The Handbook contains wide-stretching information on the establishment and operation of the Installation Voter Assistance Office, as well as direction and tools on profitable applicants and voters. The Handbook can be downloaded here.   Military Voter Absentee Voting Overview Service Information Voter Registration and Ballots Military Spouses Separating from Active DutySpareInformation Voting Assistance Guide FAQs Contact Overseas Citizen Voter Absentee Voting Overview Voter Registration and Ballots Never Resided in the U.S.SpareInformation Voting Assistance Guide FAQs Contact Voting Assistance Officer UOCAVA Voting Process Training Materials Directives and Guidance Continuity Folder Voting Emphasis Weeks Voter Alerts Service Voting Action Officers Military Recruiter Info VAO of the Quarter Voting Assistance Guide FAQs ContactReferendumOfficial UOCAVA Voting Process Training MOVE Act Waivers Voter Alerts Grant Program Policy Briefs Policy Letters FAQs Contact General InformationWell-nighFVAPWell-nighAbsentee VotingWell-nighthe Laws Reports and Surveys News Outreach Materials Contact Subscribe fb t gd li m www.usa.gov www.defense.gov Privacy and Accessibility Policies For Developers Admin Portal View Desktop Version View Mobile Version × FVAP.gov Website Feedback