Early Voting

Early In Office Absentee Voting

Pursuant to 3 GCA § 10107 (P.L. 36-041:1), any qualified voter of Guam may vote during the Early In Office Absentee Voting period.

What does this mean?

Registered voters of Guam may exercise their right to vote for the 2024 Primary Election via absentee ballot  not more than 30 days nor less than 5 days before the Primary Election.

Qualified individuals who are not yet registered to vote may register by July 18, 2024 (deadline to register to vote for the 2024 Primary Election).

What should I bring?

Voters must present a validly issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, Guam secondary school, Guam post-secondary school or government of Guam entity in order to vote.

What should I expect when I get to the GEC satellite office?

The absentee voting process requires that the following be completed and signed by each voter: an Early In-Office Absentee Voting application, an In Office Absentee Log Book, and an Affidavit Envelope which is to be notarized by GEC staff. Please be patient during this process as GEC staff work to ensure that each step is executed accurately and completely.

Will there be accommodations for individuals with special needs?

Accessible voting is a service that allows individuals with disabilities or special needs to execute the absentee voting process in their cars. Please note that this service takes more time to complete as GEC staff will have to bring your photo ID into the office to prepare the absentee voting materials, retrieve your ballot, and bring it back out to you. Accessible voting will be available during all hours of operation.

GEC staff are prepared to help you during the absentee voting process. The universal ExpressVote ballot marking device will be available. In the polling room, chairs will be available as you wait to be serviced and GEC staff will assist in completing all the necessary forms. Voting booths are ADA compliant.

What if I have more questions?

Please call the GEC at 477-9791 and we will try our best to answer all of your questions.

Off-Island Voters

Off-Island Absentee Voters

3 GCA § 10101. Conditions Upon the Right to Vote

Any qualified voter of the territory of Guam may, as provided in Chapter 10 of Title 3 of the Guam Code Annotated, vote at any election by absentee ballot if he or she will be prevented from personally going to the polls and voting on election day because of:

3 GCA § 3108. Application Constitutes Registration

The application for an absentee ballot shall constitute a sufficient registration of the voter in the municipality, municipal division, or district in which the voter resides; provided, that the application is received by the Commission prior to the closing of the registration rolls and provided that the provisions of 3 GCA § 3102 pertaining to citizenship, age, and residency on Guam are complied with to the same degree as by a person registering under 3 GCA § 3102. Such application constituting registration shall be preserved and used by the Commission in the same manner as it preserves and uses affidavits of registration.

Instructions:

If you are requesting for an absentee ballot, please follow these steps:

Step 1. Print out the Absentee Application (view/download here)

Step 2. Fill out the application and sign the affirmation.

• Please indicate an e-mail address that you check regularly, if available.
• Please ensure your handwriting is legible.

Step 3. Please mail your application to the Guam Election Commission at
P.O. Box BG
Hagatna, GU 96932

You may also scan your application and e-mail it to the GEC at voteAbsentee@gec.guam.gov

You may also submit your executed application to the GEC Office on the second floor of the Oka Building in Tamuning.

**Please note: the last day to submit your absentee application for the 2024 Primary Election is  Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. ChST. For registration purposes, the deadline is July 18, 2024 by 8:00 p.m. ChSt. However, the GEC respectfully recommends that you submit your application sooner than the deadline so that the absentee process can be completed in time for you to receive your absentee packet and send it back to GEC. Please note that, pursuant to 3 GCA § 10114 and 10116, GEC must receive your ballot by 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after any election to be counted.**

If you have any questions you may contact us at our toll free number 1-866-210-8096

Click here to check your absentee ballot status

Homebound Voters

Any voter who is unable to vote at the polls on Election Day due to an illness or physical disability may vote by Homebound Service. Homebound voters are serviced by appointment from July 5, 2024 to August 3, 2024 for the Primary Election. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application before 12:00 p.m. on August 3, 2024 to vote in the Primary Election.

Step 1. Print out the Absentee Application (view/download here)

Step 2. Fill out the application and sign the affirmation.

• Please indicate an e-mail address you check regularly, if available.
• Please ensure the handwriting is legible.
• Please provide contact numbers and a point of contact with whom GEC will schedule the Homebound service appointment.

Step 3. Please attach a map to your residence.

Step 4. Please mail your application to the Guam Election Commission at
P.O. Box BG
Hagatna, GU 96932

You may also scan your application and Email it to the GEC at voteAbsentee@gec.guam.gov

You may also designate an individual to submit your executed application to the GEC Office on the second floor of the Oka Building in Tamuning.

UOCAVA

The Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)

UOCAVA allows the following citizens to vote by absentee

• Members of the Uniformed service ( on active duty ) and merchant marine
• Their family members
• U.S. citizen residing outside the United States

Members of the U.S. Uniformed service or merchant marine and their family members may vote absentee while away from their place of voting residence, wherever stationed, inside or outside the United States.

U.S. citizens residing outside the United States and its territories may vote in the state or territory where they last resided immediately prior to departing the United States, even if many years have elapsed and the citizens maintains no residence in the state or territory and the intent to return to the state or territory may not be certain.

UOCAVA requires that states and territories send the groups listed their Federal absentee ballot at Least 45 days prior to any Primary, General or Special Elections; UOCAVA also allows the groups listed to receive their Federal blank ballot and vote in one of three (3) ways: email, air mail, or facsimile upon request.

It is important to note that it is only applicable to the Federal Office Ballot.

UOCAVA voters may go to the www.fvap.gov website and fill out a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) and submitted to the GEC; or UOCAVA voters may fill out the attached absentee application along with ballot preference sheet and submit it to the GEC via email at vote@gec.guam.gov, air mail or facsimile (information stated at the bottom of this page).

Registration

Any person seeking to register by mail, must submit a completed a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) or an absentee application to the GEC, along with an attached copy of a U.S. Passport or a U.S. Birth Certificate with a picture I.D. on or before July 18, 2024. Your timely submission of the required documents will provide the GEC ample time to process your application and mail you the absentee ballot packet. If you have any questions you may contact us at our toll free number 1-866-210-8096

Absentee Application (view/download here)