Warden Message
Final Reminder to VOTE! And, No Polling Stations at the US Embassy!
US Embassy Accra, Ghana
October 14, 2008
American citizens should vote now in the November 4, 2008 presidential and general elections. If you registered to vote and requested an absentee ballot by your state’s deadline, you should have already received your state absentee ballot. Please return your marked ballot now!
Ballot hasn’t arrived?
If your ballot has not arrived, use the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballotwww.fvap.gov or from any U.S. Embassy or Consulate. (FWAB). The FWAB serves as an emergency ballot for voters who registered in time but fail to receive an official ballot from local election officials. The FWAB is available at
If your regular state ballot arrives after you have mailed the FWAB, complete and mail the state ballot as well.
Returning your ballot
Voted ballots and FWABs may be mailed to your local voting officials in the United States through the US Embassy, Accra, via FedEX's Express Your Vote program. The last day for this program, ends Friday, October 31st; however, the ACS hours ends at 12:00 noon. A few states also accept completed ballots by fax or e-mail.
No Voting at the US Embassy
All voting is done via absentee ballots only. It is not possible to vote at the US Embassy; there are no polling stations at the US Embassy.
Questions?
The Voting Assistance Officer at the US Embassy is available to answer questions about absentee voting. To contact the Voting Assistance Officer, call 021-741236 or send an e-mail to ACSaccra@state.gov
This information is provided by the American Citizen Services Unit, U.S. Embassy Accra, Ghana; Telephone: 021-741-000, 021-741-449/443/071; Fax: 021-741-362/426; e-mail: acsaccra@state.gov; website: http://ghana.usembassy.gov.