Guam Voting Requirements & Information
U.S. Vote Foundation’s Guam Voting Requirements and Information directory informs you of Guam voting rules and options. It focuses on Guam-specific voting guidelines and information for all voters, including domestic, overseas, and military voters. Here you can find out about Guam voter eligibility, voter ID requirements, registration, absentee and early voting options, ways to transmit voting documents and links to specific-Guam voting tools. It's an all-in-one Guam voting resource.
General Information
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- in person at your elections office or location with a deputized Registration Clerk (registrar) such as your village Mayor’s office or your public high-school or college campus.
- when you apply for a driver's license or Guam id
- when you apply for an absentee ballot
- at the Election Commission Suite 202 of Oka Building in Tamuning
You'll need to update your registration if you change your name, move to a new village or miss two consecutive elections.
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 7am to 8pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Early Voting
Any qualified voter may cast a ballot early during the Office Absentee Voting Period at the satellite offices of the Guam Elections Commission.
Absentee Voting
You may cast your absentee ballot early in person. If you are homebound because you are ill or disabled, you may vote by Homebound Service. You may return your application by mail, or by email if you scan your printed application. Alternatively, you can designate someone to return your application to the GEC office in Tamuning.
Please call the GEC Office with any questions 1-866-210-8096
Eligibility Requirements
You are eligible to vote in Guam if you:
- Are a U.S. citizen
- Are a resident of Guam
- At the age of 16 or 17 as long as you will be 18 by the time the next election occurs
Every person that meets all eligibility requirements to register and is sixteen (16) years of age or older, may preregister to vote.
You are NOT eligible to vote in Guam if:
- You are confined to a mental institution
- A judge has specifically ruled that you are not able to vote.
- You are in prison or detention or jail or penal institution
Restorative Requirements
- If you have completed a felony prison sentence, even if you are still on parole or probation, then you are immediately eligible to register to vote.
Identification Requirements
Voter Registration
To register to vote in Guam you should provide one of the following:
- Your Guam Driver's License Number
- Your Guam ID Number
If you do not have these IDs, you may provide:
- Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number
Voting In-Person
- Valid US Passport
- Current and Valid Photo ID
- Valid Tribal ID
- Valid Student ID
- Valid Military ID
- Valid ID Issued by another State
- Valid ID with photo issued by a Government Agency
- Valid Guam Driver's License
Witness / Notarization Requirements
Absentee ballots must be placed in an Affidavit Envelope which is to be notarized by GEC staff.
Voter Materials Transmission Options
Domestic Voter |
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Online |
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| Absentee Ballot Request | |||||
| Blank Ballot To Voter | |||||
| Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
State Lookup Tools – Am I Registered?
State Elections Website
Overseas / Military Voter Information
Where is my Polling Place?
State Voter Registration FAQ
Can I Register to Vote Online?
Am I Registered?
Eligibility Requirements
Overseas Voters
U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:
- Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.
Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.
Military Voters
Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.
- If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.
To vote as a service member or eligible family member:
- Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.
Identification Requirements
Voting Overseas
U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. You will have the following identification options when completing the form:
- U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
- Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
- Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
Voting Military
Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:
- U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
- Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
- Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
Voter Materials Transmission Options
Overseas Voter |
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Fax |
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Online |
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| Absentee Ballot Request | |||||
| Blank Ballot To Voter | |||||
| Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
Military Voter |
In-Person |
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Fax |
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Online |
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| Voter Registration | |||||
| Absentee Ballot Request | |||||
| Blank Ballot To Voter | |||||
| Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |