| April 23, 2008
MARYLAND TO HOLD A SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION
ON JUNE 17, 2008 FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE 4TH
DISTRICT
On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, there will be a
special general election in 4th Congressional District of
Maryland to fill the seat of Representative Albert Wynn. To
determine if your legal residence is in the 4th Congressional
District, go to the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)
website, www.fvap.gov/comm/communicating.html
and click on “Communicating with Your Elected Officials”,
then “Who is my Representative?”.
Voting Assistance Officers should contact
any Maryland voters they assist, inform them of this news
release, and provide help in returning the 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 Maryland residents
from the 4th District should request registration and an absentee
ballot for this special general 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 2008. The online version of the FPCA is available from
the FVAP website at: www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefpca.html.
Specific instructions for Maryland are available at: www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/pdfvag/md.pdf.
The County Board of Elections must receive the FPCA for voter
registration and absentee ballot request not later than Tuesday,
May 27, 2008, and for absentee ballot request only no later
than Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
Voters who are Maryland residents from the
4th District and requested a ballot for the Presidential and
State Primary on February 12, 2008 will automatically receive
this ballot and need not take any further action.
Maryland 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). A list of additional toll-free fax numbers from
overseas countries are available at: www.fvap.gov/services/tollfree.html#fax.
Maryland does not allow faxing of the FPCA
for registration. If requesting to receive the blank ballot
by fax, be sure to provide your fax number with all applicable
prefixes and country codes.
RECEIVING YOUR BALLOT:
Maryland allows you to receive the blank ballot by fax.
RETURNING YOUR BALLOT:
When returned, your ballot will be counted as long as it is
postmarked on or before June 17, 2008 and arrives at the appropriate
Board of Elections no later than June 27, 2008.
Maryland does not allow return of the voted
ballot by fax.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Specific information on your precinct, candidates, elections,
and voting is available at the Maryland State Board of Elections
website, www.elections.state.md.us/.
The FVAP can be contacted at 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/services/tollfree.html.
Questions regarding the above may also be referred to the
Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of
Defense, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301-1155,
vote@fvap.ncr.gov,
and at www.fvap.gov.
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