On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, there will be a special primary election in the California 48th Congressional District to fill the seat of Congressman Christopher Cox. All members of the U.S. Uniformed Services, their family members and citizens residing outside the U.S. who are California residents from the 48th District should request a ballot for this special primary 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 2005.
The 48th Congressional District is located entirely within the boundaries of Orange County. To determine whether you are in the above 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 Registrar of Voters must receive applications for registration and request for absentee ballot not later than September 19, 2005. If you are already registered, the Registrar of Voters must receive your absentee ballot request not later than September 27, 2005.
The online version of the FPCA can be found at http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefpca.html Chapter 3 of the 2004-05 Voting Assistance Guide contains further instructions. The Orange County mailing address is:
Orange County Registrar of Voters
PO Box 11298
The Registrar of Voters must receive voted ballots by close of polls on election day.
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). Also, at http://www.fvap.gov/services/faxing.html, there is a list of toll-free fax numbers from overseas countries for use by U.S. citizens. Citizens may receive the blank ballot via fax and return the voted ballot by fax. Citizens who desire to receive their absentee ballot by fax should provide their county election official with their complete commercial or DSN (military) fax number, including country codes necessary when dialing from the U.S. A citizen returning the voted ballot by fax which was either received by mail or by fax should refer to Appendix C of the 2004-2005 Voting Assistance Guide (located at http://www.fvap.gov/services/faxing.html for instructions and a cover sheet for use when transmitting the voted ballot by fax. Citizens should be sure to fax the entire ballot including any oath or signature required on the ballot-mailing envelope. After faxing, the ballot should also be mailed.
More information about this election may be found on Orange County's web site at http://www.oc.ca.gov/election.
Questions regarding the above may also be referred to the Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1155, vote@fvap.ncr.gov and on the World Wide Web at http://www.fvap.gov.
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