Liberty Wing offers opportunity to cast votes Published Feb. 21, 2014 By Airman 1st Class Trevor T. McBride 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- For military personnel, living overseas doesn't have to be an obstacle in participating in the U.S. election process. It only means service members must cast their vote by absentee ballot. Absentee voting is a vote cast by someone who is unable to attend an official polling station. The Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Voting Assistance Program gives active duty members, civilians, contractors, spouses and voting-age family members the opportunity to receive information from voting assistance officers. According to Maj. Saunya Bright and Ashley Sadorra, voting assistance officers, 60 unit-level voting assistance personnel completed the local voting program training to learn how to help those eligible vote via absentee ballots in the upcoming elections. "It may be daunting to someone who has never been familiar with it or tried it before," said Bright. "Because every state has different requirements, it's the voting assistant officer's job to guide them in the right direction." The Voting Assistance Program has a dual focus on 18-24 year-old service members and their dependents, along with other eligible voters to ensure they maintain current addresses by using the Federal Post Card Application. "It's important for to us to continue to give overseas personnel their constitutional right to vote," said Sadorra. The RAF Lakenheath Voting Assistance Office is available to visit Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is located adjacent to the Military Personal Section customer service sign-in computers in Building 977. For more information, call DSN 226-8683 or e-mail vote9@us.af.mil.