Fax Your District of Columbia Ballot From Overseas
District of Columbia accepts a voted ballot returned by fax.
The District of Columbia lets a military or overseas (UOCAVA) voter, one living outside the District, return a voted absentee ballot to the DC Board of Elections by fax or email as well as by mail. Source
10 pages free every month. No credit card.
What goes in the fax
Fax the pages together, to the line your election office uses for ballots.
Every page of it, including any page you left blank.
The DC Board of Elections names no oath, cover sheet, or secrecy-waiver form for a faxed ballot on its public military and overseas page; the return instructions travel with the ballot itself.
Read the state’s instructionsYour election office's ballot fax
Each election office's ballot fax line, from the state's directory, with a number to call first.
From the District of Columbia directory, checked September 30, 2026.
Call before you send. Fax lines change and some stop answering. A short call confirms the ballot fax number and whether the office has your ballot request. An office’s general fax is not always its ballot line.
Deadlines
A voted ballot a DC military or overseas voter returns by fax or email must be received by the DC Board of Elections by 8:00 pm on Election Day; a mailed ballot sent by Election Day may arrive up to the 10th day after.
dcboe.org/voters/casting-your-vote/military-and-overseas-voters-(uocava)A DC military or overseas voter receives the absentee ballot by mail, email, or fax, as chosen on the application.
dcboe.org/voters/casting-your-vote/military-and-overseas-voters-(uocava)What it costs
Every account gets 10 free pages a month, and a page to a US fax number counts as one. A ballot packet of up to 10 pages sends free, with no credit card.
Free pages reset on the 1st. If a second ballot in the same month takes you past 10 pages, a Lite pack covers it, with no subscription.
To get your blank ballot by fax, you need a fax number of your own. A One-Time Fax Number is $14.99 once and receives for 90 days, with 50 pages. Starter is $4.99 a month. A ballot sent to you by email needs neither.
Questions
Can I fax my District of Columbia ballot from any country?
Yes. Your election office has a US fax number, and a fax to it goes out the same way wherever you are. Whether it arrives depends on the office's line, which is why each row has a number to call first.
What if my election office's fax line doesn't answer?
Call the number in your election office's row before you try again. A line that rings and never connects will not start working on a retry, and the office can tell you whether the number changed.
Do I need my own fax number to send my ballot?
No. Sending needs only the fax number your election office uses. A number of your own matters only if you want the blank ballot faxed to you.
Is this an official District of Columbia election site?
No. FaxTerra is a fax service. District of Columbia's rules come from its election authority and your election office, linked under official sources.
Official sources
This page is nonpartisan. FaxTerra is a fax service and does not support or oppose any party or candidate. District of Columbia and your election office set the rules; follow them where they differ from anything here. Reviewed September 2026.
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