Washington, DC - Beginning January 1, 2018, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) will provide an email-to-fax conversion service for voters who have difficulty sending election materials to States that do not accept emailed documents.

Voters in States that allow for email submission of registration requests, and return of voted ballots, should send those materials directly to their election officials. In the past, FVAP has forwarded email-to-email transmissions, but, when direct communication is possible, there is no benefit or purpose for FVAP to be included in a transaction between the voter and election office.

Beginning January 1, 2018 the following changes will go into effect:

  • Voters whose States accept materials by email or regular mail will be instructed to send those materials directly to their election officials;
  • FVAP will provide the " This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. " service for voters whose jurisdictions only permit faxing for electronic return of their election materials; and
  • Voters faxing materials will be encouraged to send the fax directly to their election office whenever possible.

As always, FVAP is available to assist voters and election officials who experience issues during the absentee voting process. If you have questions regarding these changes, or would like additional information on which methods of material return are accepted in your state, please visit us at https://fvap.gov or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .