ALMAR 029/08
R 082002Z JUL 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/VOTING IN THE 2008 GENERAL ELECTION//
POC/DAVID E. JAMES/YA-2/UNIT:MRP-4 VOTING/-/TEL:(703) 784-9511
/EMAIL:DAVID.E.JAMES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON 4
NOVEMBER 2008. TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED. I
ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES, OTHER SERVICE MEMBERS ATTACHED TO A MARINE
COMMAND, ALL AUTHORIZED FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CIVILIAN MARINES TO
EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE IN PERSON OR BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.
2. IF YOU ARE DEPLOYED OR STATIONED OUTSIDE YOUR STATE OF LEGAL
VOTING RESIDENCY, YOU MUST COMPLETE A FEDERAL POST CARD APPLICATION
(FPCA) TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT. THE
MOST FREQUENT BARRIER VOTERS ENCOUNTER WHEN VOTING ABSENTEE IS
INSUFFICIENT BALLOT TRANSIT TIME. REGISTER NOW TO ELIMINATE THIS
POTENTIAL PROBLEM. IF YOU NEED AN FPCA OR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING
THE FPCA, SEE YOUR UNIT VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER OR VISIT THE
MARINE CORPS VOTING WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/VOTING. YOU
CAN ALSO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE FEDERAL VOTING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FVAP) WEBSITE AT WWW.FVAP.GOV.
3. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. REGISTER
NOW, MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//