Returning Your Rhode Island Ballot From Overseas
Rhode Island's instructions do not mention returning a ballot by fax.
Rhode Island law lets a military or overseas (UOCAVA) voter whose ballot was sent by electronic transmission return it to the state Board of Elections by electronic transmission; the statute does not mention fax return, and neither it nor the Board's own pages publish a fax line for returning a voted ballot. Source
When a Rhode Island UOCAVA voter sends the Federal Post Card Application to the Secretary of State by electronic transmission, the local board certifies it and the ballots are sent by mail and by electronic transmission.
Ask your election office
Before you send anything by fax, call the office and ask how it takes a ballot from overseas.
Deadlines
Rhode Island counts a UOCAVA ballot cast under section 17-20-6.1, which covers ballots sent and returned by electronic transmission, if the state Board of Elections receives it by 4:00 p.m. on the seventh day after an election, or the third day after a primary.
webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-20/17-20-16.htmQuestions
Can I fax my Rhode Island ballot?
Rhode Island's instructions do not mention returning a voted ballot by fax. Ask your election office how it takes a ballot from overseas before you send anything by fax, and follow the state's instructions.
Is this an official Rhode Island election site?
No. FaxTerra is a fax service. Rhode Island's rules come from its election authority, linked under official sources.
Official sources
Other US paperwork can still be faxed from abroad. How faxing US paperwork from abroad works.
This page is nonpartisan. FaxTerra is a fax service and does not support or oppose any party or candidate. Rhode Island and your election office set the rules; follow them where they differ from anything here. Reviewed October 2026.