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Military and Overseas Voters
First, you need to sign up. Complete the Registration and Absentee Ballot Request - Federal Postcard Application
Application can be FAXed to 831-454-2445 or emailed to [email protected]
If you don't have a FAX machine and don't have a scanner, you can take a photo of your application and email it to Nick Bailey. (You will need to locate a FAX machine to return your voted ballot, or you will have to mail it.)
Then mail the hard copy of your Federal Postcard Application with wet signature to:
Santa Cruz County Elections
Attn: Nick Bailey
701 Ocean St., Room 310
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
USA
Ballots will be mailed or emailed (depending on what your selected on your federal postcard application) to military and overseas voters between the 60th and the 45th day before an election. While many military and overseas voters will FAX their ballots back, some rely on mailing ballots through the postal service which is why you are provided with more time to receive, vote and return your ballot.
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Remote Voting in the Military or Overseas
Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail (RAVBM)
What
Voters who are registered as a service member, eligible spouse/dependent of someone in the military, or an overseas United States citizen can request and receive access to the Remote Accessible Vote by Mail system. Santa Cruz County has selected Dominion Voting Systems Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail (RAVBM) to provide this service. The Remote Accessible Vote by Mail system allows voters who are in the military or overseas to download and mark their ballot, print their marked ballot, and return it to the Elections Office to be counted.
When
Access the service anytime, day or night during an election period.
How
Click here and complete the form.
Access your ballot
We will email you a Voter Access Code to access your ballot.
You can then access and mark your ballot using the link emailed to you.
Prepare your ballot
Once you have completed voting your ballot, print it, and return it using one of the following options:
1. Return your ballot by mail: Place only your voted ballot, and no one else’s, in an envelope. You may use any envelope you have available. Our address is:
Santa Cruz County Elections
701 Ocean St., Room 310
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
USA
Sign your name and clearly print your name and address where you are registered to vote in Santa Cruz County on the outside of the envelope. If you cannot sign your name, make a mark and have someone witness it. Your name must be clearly printed near the mark and the witness must sign his/her name as a witness. You must make a mark, having a power of attorney sign the envelope is not allowed.
If you don’t want your signature and personal information exposed on the outside of your envelope, use a second envelope and write "Official Ballot Enclosed" on the outside of your envelope. Your ballot must be received by 8:00pm PDT on June 2, 2026 or postmarked by Election Day and received no later than June 9, 2026.
2. Return your ballot by Fax: Fax your voted ballot and Oath of Voter to 831-454-2445. Our office cannot accept your faxed ballot without the Oath of Voter. Your ballot must be received by 8:00pm PDT on June 2, 2026.
California Law does not allow you to return your marked ballot to your local elections official by email.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions:
831-454-2060
[email protected]
