Message for US Citizens
July 20, 2010
As mid-term elections approach, the American community will be hosting a U.S. voter registration event in Zahle. These events are a great way to get information on how to register and vote while overseas. Trained volunteers will be available at each event to assist with completing registration applications and ballot request forms for the upcoming elections. The Federal Voting Assistance Program continues to recommend that all overseas voting citizens register to vote and requests ballots prior to each federal election to ensure that your voting registration is valid and your information remains up to date.
The next registration event will be on July 31, 2010 from 1100 - 1300 at Hotel Monte Alberto in Zahle.
There is no cost for registration.
There are three items to bring in order to complete the Voter Registration/Absentee Ballot Request form:
- Valid US passport
- Current mailing address in Lebanon
- Last address in the U.S. with city/zip code (and county, if possible). Ideally, this will be where you last registered/voted in the U.S. If you've not voted before, you may still register.
While the registration drives mark the fulfillment of a civic right, it should also be a fun get-together. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information or to volunteer to assist with voter registrations, please contact VoteBeirut@state.gov.
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Americans living or traveling in Lebanon are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov/, so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Lebanon. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
For the latest security information, Americans should regularly monitor the Department's web site at http://travel.state.gov/ where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, including the Travel Warning for Lebanon, and Travel Alerts can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
The U.S. Embassy is located in Awkar, near Antelias, Lebanon. Public access hours for American citizens are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. American citizens may e-mail BeirutACS@state.gov if they have questions about services provided by the section; they may also call 04 543 600 and ask for the American Citizen Services Section Mondays through Fridays between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Any American citizen in need of emergency services outside of these hours may contact the Embassy by telephone at any time. The telephone numbers are (961-4) 542-600, 543-600, and fax 544-209. Information is available on the Embassy’s website at http://lebanon.usembassy.gov. The Arabic language website is http://arabic.lebanon.usembassy.gov/.