FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

June 5, 2007

CALIFORNIA TO HOLD A SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION ON JUNE 26, 2007 FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE 37TH DISTRICT

On Tuesday, June 26, 2007 there will be a special primary election in California’s 37th Congressional District to fill the seat of Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald. To determine your legal residence is in the 37th Congressional District, you can click on Communicating With Your Elected Officials, then "Who is my Representative?" at the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) website, www.fvap.gov.

The winners of this special primary election will compete in a special general election to be held on August 21, 2007.

VAOs should contact those citizens they assist who are California voters and inform them of this news release and provide help to them in returning their absentee ballot.

REGISTERING TO VOTE AND REQUESTING A BALLOT:
All members of the U.S. Uniformed Services, their family members and citizens residing outside the U.S. who are California residents from the 37th District should request a ballot for this special election by completing and submitting a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), SF-76, as soon as possible, if you have not done so already in calendar year 2007. The online version of the FPCA is available from the FVAP website at www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefpca.html. Specific instructions for California are available at: http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/pdfvag/ca.pdf.

The Registrar of Voters must receive applications for registration and request for absentee ballot not later than Monday, June 11, 2007. If you are already registered, the Registrar of Voters must receive your absentee ballot request not later than Tuesday, June 19, 2007.

You may submit the completed FPCA by fax using the following toll-free fax numbers for the U.S. and Canada: 1-800-368-8683, (703) 693-5527 or DSN 223-5527 (military). At www.fvap.gov/services/faxing.html, there is a list of additional toll-free fax numbers from overseas countries for use by U.S. citizens. You may also receive your blank absentee ballot via fax. Be sure to include your commercial fax number, including necessary country codes, in order to receive a ballot via fax. After faxing, submit the FPCA by mail.

RETURNING YOUR BALLOT:
The Registrar of Voters must receive voted ballots no later than the close of polls (8:00 pm) on Tuesday, June 26, 2007.

Overseas citizens and uniformed service members stationed outside of the United States may submit the voted ballot FPCA by fax using the following toll-free fax numbers for the U.S. and Canada: 1-800-368-8683, (703) 693-5527 or DSN 223-5527 (military). At www.fvap.gov/services/faxing.html, there is a list of additional toll-free fax numbers from overseas countries for use by U.S. citizens. When returning the ballot via fax, the voter should remember to complete and sign the Oath of Voter form along with the ID envelope fax form, and fax them with the voted ballot pages.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Further information on your precinct, candidates, elections, and voting is available at the California Secretary of State website, http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm and the Los Angeles County Elections website, http://www.lavote.net.

The FVAP can be contacted through the DoD Voting Information Center (VIC). Citizens may reach the VIC toll-free from 67 countries using the toll-free numbers listed on the FVAP website, www.fvap.gov. Questions regarding the above may also be referred to the Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense, 1155 Defense Pentagon, vote@fvap.ncr.gov and on the World Wide Web at www.fvap.gov.

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