Return your voted ballot now!
Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places. Same-day, in-person voting is not available outside the United States. Many states require voted ballots to reach local election officials by the time polls close on election day (Tuesday, November 5). U.S. citizens who want to participate in the 2024 U.S. elections from overseas should have already returned their absentee ballots to their local election officials.
Never received your ballot?
If you registered to vote and requested an absentee ballot prior to your state’s registration deadline, but have not yet received your ballot, you can complete and return a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) and return it to your local election office. The FWAB is available at www.FVAP.gov. If your regular ballot arrives later, complete and return it as well. Your FWAB will only be counted if your regular ballot does not reach local election officials by your state’s deadline. Your vote will not be counted twice.
RETURNING YOUR BALLOT:
If you plan to drop your ballot off at the U.S. embassy or consulates in India to be returned to your local election office, we recommend you do so no later than October 4. Please ensure your ballot is addressed to your local election officials and is either placed in a postage-paid envelope or bears sufficient domestic U.S. postage. Drop off locations and hours can be found at the end of this message.
Missed the shipment deadline?
If your state allows, you may be able to return your voted ballot to your local election office electronically. You can also consider returning your ballot via an express courier service at your own expense. Ballots sent via express courier do not receive standard postmarks, so voters using this method should confirm delivery on or before November 5 prior to payment and shipment. Check your state’s voting procedures at www.FVAP.gov for guidance.
If you have previously registered to vote and requested an absentee ballot but it has not yet arrived, some states allow voters to email or fax their voted, signed Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots to local election officials. Review your state’s voting procedures at www.FVAP.gov carefully for guidance.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OVERSEAS VOTING.
Please help spread the word to your friends, family, and colleagues that now is the time return your ballot if you are voting from overseas.
Have Questions?
Please contact the Voting Assistance Officer at the U.S. embassy or nearest consulate. You can also contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program directly at Vote@FVAP.gov.
Find specific details about the U.S. embassy and consulates in India below.
Locations and Hours:
U.S. Consulate General Chennai
220 Anna Salai, Gemini Circle
Chennai 600006
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. M-F
+91-44-2857-4000
ChennaiCS@state.gov
Drop box: Cathedral Road vehicular entrance
U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad
Survey No. 115/1
Financial District, Nanakramguda
Hyderabad, Telangana, 500032
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. M-F
+91-40-6932-8000
HydACS@state.gov
Drop box: Consular Section
U.S. Consulate General Kolkata
5/1, Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Kolkata – 700071
West Bengal, India
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. M-F
+91-33-3984-2400
KolkataACS@state.gov
Drop box: American Center, 38A, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 071
U.S. Consulate General Mumbai
C-49, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra East, Mumbai, 400051
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. M-F
+91-22-2672-4000
MumbaiACS@state.gov
Drop box: Main Entrance – south side (not the visa entrance)
U.S. Embassy New Delhi
Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi – 110021
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M-F
+91-11-2419-8000
VoteNewDelhi@state.gov
Drop box: Consular Section Gate 6
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