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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/489020.html
U.S. Absentee Ballots Fail to Arrive in Israel; Back-Up Alternative Available
(Ha'aretz)Daphna Berman - With the American elections in under three weeks, a significant number of Americans are still waiting for their absentee ballots. American voters in Israel can take advantage of the federal write-in absentee ballot (FWAB), in use since 1988 and designed as an alternative for overseas voters faced with unpredictable mail service and unnavigable bureaucracy. The FWAB was made available this week at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Consulate in Jerusalem; forms must be received by October 21 to be sent via the embassy's internal mail service.