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Fax Votiing Allowed for California Election

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September 23, 2003 USCG Guadalajara <acs@megared.com.mx>

California To Allow Its
Citizens Overseas to Return Absentee Ballots by Fax

Due to the short time frame for the October 7th Statewide Special Election,
California Secretary of State's Office has decided to allow faxed ballots
from Citizens outside the United States who are covered by the Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) who are legal residents of
California.

The order is effective for the October 7th Statewide Special Election only.
It requires that the voter be informed of and agree to waive his or her
right to a secret ballot. All faxed ballots must be received by county
elections officials by the close of the polls (8:00 p.m.) on Election Day.

Citizens may receive the blank ballot via fax and return the voted ballot by
fax. Citizens of California 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. This can be done by faxing a Federal Post Card
Application as a request using the Federal Voting Assistance Program's
Electronic Transmission Service numbers listed below.

Citizens should be aware that by faxing the ballot they are waiving the
right to secrecy of their vote for this election and must sign a waiver that
will be included in the faxed ballot materials. A citizen returning the
voted ballot by fax which was either received by mail or by fax should refer
to Appendix C of the 2002-2003 Voting Assistance Guide (located at
http://www.fvap.gov/vag/pdfvag/appendix_c.pdf) for instructions and a cover
sheet (which includes a secrecy waiver) 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.

*See below for FVAP toll-free fax numbers. Voters must provide a return
transmission fax number (including international prefixes) on all documents
sent via fax.

Refer also to the August 21, 2003 FVAP News Release: "STATEWIDE SPECIAL
ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 7, 2003" located at
http://www.fvap.gov/press/2003/06-2003.html.

For assistance, you may contact an FVAP staff member through the DoD Voting
Information Center (VIC). The VIC also provides recorded messages from
candidates, as well as other information concerning elections, 24 hours a
day.

Citizens may reach the VIC toll-free from 59 countries using the toll-free
numbers listed on the FVAP website, http://www.fvap.gov/. In the U.S. call
1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or local (703) 588-1343 or use DSN (military)
425-1343.

Questions regarding the above may also be referred to the Director, Federal
Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters
Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington DC 20301-1155. Additionally,
the FVAP can be reached via e-mail at vote@fvap.ncr.gov and on the World
Wide Web at http://www.fvap.gov/.

California citizens seeking more information about the October 7, 2003
Statewide Special Election and the questions and candidates listed on the
ballot may visit the California Secretary of State's voter information
website at www.MyVoteCounts.org.

FVAP Toll-Free Fax Numbers

COUNTRY FAX NUMBER
AUSTRALIA 1-800-887858
AUSTRIA 0800-292502
BAHAMAS 1-8665605844
BAHRAIN 800-921
BELGIUM 0800-72216
BRAZIL 00081-4-550-4354
CANADA 1-800-368-8683
CHILE 123-0-020-2892
CHINA 10-800-120-0855
COLOMBIA 01800-9-155253
COSTA RICA 0800-012-1163
DENMARK 8088-4568
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1-8881562004
FINLAND 0-800-1-17346
FRANCE 0800-916557
GERMANY 0800- 1002793
GREECE 00800-12-5816
GUYANA 1-8665605844
HONG KONG 800-968820
HUNGARY 06-800-14980
INDONESIA 001-803-011-3094
IRELAND 1-800-300015
ISRAEL 1-800-9213783
ITALY 800-783943
JAMAICA 1-800-9266606
JAPAN 00531-1-20833
KOREA 00798-14-800-5648
LATVIA 800-0069
MEXICO 001-8665605844
NETHERLANDS 0800-0223962
NEW ZEALAND 0800-445874
NICARAGUA 001-800-2201638
NORWAY 800-18037
PANAMA 001-800-507-1671
POLAND 00-800-1112004
PORTUGAL 800-8-12463
SINGAPORE 800-1203862
SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-90857
SPAIN 900-961800
ST LUCIA 1-8665605844
SWEDEN 020-79-1472
SWITZERLAND 0800-564752
TAIWAN 00801-13-7287
THAILAND 001-800-12-066-4459
TURKEY 00-800-151-1139
UNITED KINGDOM 08-000280262
UNITED STATES 1-800-368-8683
URUGUAY 000-413-598-2820

If your country is not listed above, please use one of the central numbers
below:
(703) 693-5527, DSN 223-5527, or (800) 368-8683