It may not be too late to vote Published Oct. 26, 2012 By Capt. Brian Maguire 501st CSW Voting Assistance Officer RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom -- With the general election only 11 days away, it is important to mail your ballot as soon as possible, using the no-cost express mail provided at APO/FPO locations. Whether voting using your state ballot or the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, you must return the ballot by your state's allowable methods and deadline. To use the online FWAB, and to see if your state allows voting by FWAB, go to this link: http://www.fvap.gov/FWAB/index.html. If you have submitted the FWAB and receive your state ballot, still vote and return the state ballot. If you have not yet registered to vote, it is still not too late in many states. Contact your state or local election officials or visit http://www.fvap.gov/FPCA/index.html for specific information about your state. If you have previously registered but have not yet requested your ballot for 2012, you may still have time. For specific deadlines, contact your state or local election officials or go to http://www.fvap.gov/FPCA/index.html. The Federal Voting Assistance Program website provides step-by-step instructions on filling out both the Federal Postcard Application and the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot with the specific guidelines for each state. For more information, contact the Installation Voter Assistance Officer at brian.maguire@alconbury.af.mil or 01480 843 820, or your local Unit Voting Assistance Officers at the e-mails below. 421st Air Base Group: 421abs.vote@menwithhill.af.mil 422nd Air Base Group: 422abg.vote@croughton.af.mil 423rd Air Base Group: 423abg.votingassistanceofficer@alconbury.af.mil