As noted in News Release #12, there will
be a special election in Ohio’s 5th Congressional
District on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 to fill the seat
of Representative Paul Gillmor. To determine if your legal
residence is in the 5th 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/comm/communicating.html.
VAOs should contact those citizens they
assist who are Ohio voters and inform them of this news
release and provide help to them in returning their absentee
ballot.
REQUESTING A BALLOT:
All members of the U.S. Uniformed Services,
their family members and citizens residing outside the U.S.
who are Ohio residents from the 5th 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 Ohio are available at: www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/pdfvag/oh.pdf.
If you are already registered, the County
Board of Elections must receive your absentee ballot request
not later than noon on Saturday, December 8.
Ohio allows members of the U.S. Uniformed
Services and their family members to send the FPCA for ballot
request by fax. After faxing, submit the original FPCA by
mail. Use 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
APPLICATION FOR BALLOT BY PROXY:
If you are a member of the Armed Forces
on active duty, or the spouse or dependent of a member of
the Armed Forces on active duty, your father, mother, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister,
son, daughter, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew,
or niece may request an absentee ballot for you, using either
a special form provided by the county board or an FPCA.
RECEIVING YOUR BALLOT:
Ohio allows members of the U.S. Uniformed
Services and their family members to receive the blank ballot
by fax.
RETURNING YOUR BALLOT:
When returned within the U.S., your ballot
will be counted if it arrives at the appropriate county
board of election's office not later than the close of polls
on December 11, 2007.
If you are voting from outside the U.S.,
your ballot will be counted if it arrives at the appropriate
county board of elections not later than December, 31, 2007,
as long as it is signed not later than the close of polls
on election day.
Ohio does not allow return of the voted
ballot by fax.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
State specific information on your precinct,
candidates, elections, and voting is available at the Ohio
Secretary of State website, www.sos.state.oh.us/.
The FVAP can be contacted via 1-800-438-8683.
Citizens may reach the FVAP 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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