Warden Message
US Embassy Luanda
October 12, 2008

Mailing Options for Voting Materials

Voters in Angola have a number of options for mailing Federal Postcard Applications, voted state ballots, and Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots to their local election officials in the United States.  Mailing addresses for local election officials and state mailing deadlines can be found in the Voting Assistance Guide, available on-line at www.fvap.gov.

1. First Class Mail:  You may mail your Federal Postcard Application or voted ballot to the United States through the Angolan mail system, with appropriate international postage.  However, the mail system here can take several days.  Check with local postal officials on exact mailing times.   

2. Diplomatic Pouch:  Diplomatic pouch to the East Coast takes approximately 7 - 14 days.  Processing of mail at the diplomatic pouch facility in the Washington, D.C. area and onward delivery by the U.S. Postal Service to local election officials across the U.S. can take another one to four days.  The Consular Section will place a date stamp and seal on your ballot as evidence of the date and location from which the ballot was mailed.  However, this is not a postmark.  Voters should make every effort to submit their ballots to the U.S. Embassy no later than October 14 for diplomatic pouch mail.

3. Express Courier:  Last-minute voters can use express courier services such as FedEx, UPS and DHL to send their voted ballots to all states and territories except Alabama.  Express courier companies cannot deliver to post office boxes, so you will need to know the street address of your local voting official in the United States.  Mail sent by express courier companies is not postmarked.  Contact information for some local express courier companies follows: 

• Fed Ex: website: www.fedex.com  or       https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/overseas/ExpressYourVote.htm.  phone: 222-353-714 or 222-355-092. 
• UPS:  website:www.ups.com:  phone: 222-332-788 or 222-339-039
• DHL: website:www.dhl.com:  phone: 222-395-180

4.    Special Note: The U.S. Embassy in Luanda will mail voted ballots to the U.S. via DHL on October 15, 2008 and on October 22, 2008.  Upon arrival in the U.S., the ballots will be placed into the U.S. postal service system.  Every ballot must be appropriately addressed and must be postage-paid or have U.S. first -class postage affixed.  Please have your ballot to the U.S. Embassy's Consular Section the day before the mail out date, as noted above.

If you have questions, the Voting Assistance Officer at U.S. Embassy Luanda is also always available to answer questions about absentee voting.  To contact the Voting Assistance Officer, call +244 222 64 1000 or send an e-mail to consularluanda@state.gov. 

American Citizen Services Unit
Consular Section
US Embassy Luanda
Rua Houari Boumedienne, 32
Miramar Luanda
Republica de Angola
Tel: 244-222-64-1000
Fax: 244-222-64-1259
Email: consularluanda@state.gov
Emergency Telephone Number : 244-923-404-209
Note: Online registration is available at https://travelregistration.state.gov.              Please update your registration with the Embassy once a year.