U.S. Voting Information
"Petrova, Yaroslava" PetrovaY@state.gov wrote:
State Voter Registration Verification Websites
States and territories are making it easier to find out your voter registration status. Twenty-two states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia have web sites where a voter can check their registration status. NOTE: The website addresses are subject to change. Please check http://www.fvap.gov/vao/stregissites.html for updates.
Washington State Presidential Primary and Caucus Information
Presidential Primary
Washington State will be holding the Presidential Primary election on February 19th, 2008. If you have not done so already in calendar year 2008, all members of the U.S. Uniformed Services and their family members and citizens residing outside the U.S. who are Washington residents should request a ballot by completing and submitting a registration and ballot request Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), SF-76, as soon as possible. The online version of the FPCA is available from the FVAP website at www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefpca.html. Specific instructions for Washington are available at: http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/pdfvag/wa.pdf
FWAB Expansion
Washington has expanded use of the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) to include Presidential Primary elections. For instructions on using the FWAB and to download the on-line version of the FWAB, go to http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefwab.html. Candidate names for the Primary election are available on the Washington Secretary of State website at http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/2008presidential_primary.aspx
Party Caucuses
Washington Democratic and Republican parties will hold party caucuses ten days before the Presidential Primary on Saturday, February 9, 2008.
The Washington Democratic Party allows members of the military, unable to attend the caucus in-person because of military service, to participate in the Democratic Party precinct caucuses by submitting a Surrogate Affidavit form. The procedures for eligibility and use of the Surrogate Affidavit form are set forth on the form, which will be available at
http://www.wa-democrats.org/index.php?page=events&view=eventdetail&eventid=490
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Department of Defense
1155 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC , 20301-1155
Phone:(703) 588-1584
DSN 425-1584
FAX: (703) 696-1352
DSN: 426-1352
TOLL FREE: 1-800-438-VOTE (8683)
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E-Mail:
vote@fvap.ncr.gov
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