FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

June 19, 2007

COLORADO ALLOWS CITIZENS WHO HAVE NEVER RESIDED IN THE U.S. TO REGISTER AND VOTE

Colorado now allows citizens who have never resided in the U.S. to register and vote. Colorado law defines these citizens as persons who are citizens of the United States, will be eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election, and have never been a resident of any state but whose parent is eligible to register and vote in Colorado. These citizens may submit a Federal Post Card Application or Colorado voter registration form to register and request an absentee ballot which will allow them to vote for Federal offices (President/Vice President, U.S. Senator, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives) and by using the Colorado registration address of their parent..

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 elect to 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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Further information on elections and voting is available at the Colorado Secretary of State website, http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?/main.htm

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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