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2008 Warden Message

Mailing Options for Voting Materials

September 26, 2008

Voters in El Salvador have a number of options for mailing Federal Postcard Applications, voted state ballots, and Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots to their local election officials in the United States.  Mailing addresses for local election officials and state mailing deadlines can be found in the Voting Assistance Guide, available on-line at www.fvap.gov .

  1.  First Class Mail:  You may mail your Federal Postcard Application or voted ballot to the United States through the Salvadoran mail system, with appropriate international postage.  Mail to the U.S. takes approximately 15-20 days.
  2. APO Military Mail:  APO mail to the United States takes approximately 1-3 days.  Voters should submit their ballots to the U.S. Embassy no later than October 10, 2008 for APO mail.  Ballots must be postage-paid or have first-class U.S. postage (42 cents).
  3. Diplomatic Pouch:  Diplomatic pouch to the East Coast takes approximately 7-15 days.  Processing of mail at the diplomatic pouch facility in the Washington, D.C. area and onward delivery by the U.S. Postal Service to local election officials across the U.S. can take another one to four days.  The Consular Section will place a date stamp and seal on your ballot as evidence of the date and location from which the ballot was mailed.  However, this is not a postmark.  Voters should make every effort to submit their ballots to the U.S. Embassy no later than October 14 for diplomatic pouch mail.
  4. Express Courier:  Last-minute voters can use express courier services such as, and DHL to send their voted ballots to all states and territories except Alabama.  Express courier companies cannot deliver to post office boxes, so you will need to know the street address of your local voting official in the United States.  Mail sent by express courier companies is not postmarked.  UPS FedEx

Contact information for some local express courier companies follows:

Fed Ex: www.fedex.com Tel.: 2250-8800  UPS:  www.ups.com   Tel.:2259-8001, DHL: www.dhl.com   Tel.: 2250-5400.

Questions?

The Voting Assistance Officer at the U.S. Embassy San Salvador is also always available to answer questions about absentee voting.  To contact the Voting Assistance Officer, call (503) 2501-2628 or send an e-mail to  votesansalvador@state.gov