On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, there will be a special primary election in the 32nd Congressional District of California to determine the political parties’ candidates to appear on the ballot for a special general election to be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, to fill the seat vacated by Representative Hilda Solis. If one candidate receives a majority of the votes (50% + 1) in the special primary election, no special general election will be held. To determine if your legal residence is in the 32nd Congressional District, click on www.fvap.gov/reference/about-elect-officials/index.html and then on "United States House of Representatives."
Voting Assistance Officers (VAOs) should contact those citizens who are California voters and inform them of this news release and assist them in requesting and returning their absentee ballot.
All members of the U.S. Uniformed Services, their family members and citizens residing outside the U.S. who are California residents within the 32nd District should request a ballot for this special election by completing and submitting a registration and ballot request, Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), SF-76, by May 12, 2009, if you have not done so already in calendar year 2009. The online version of the FPCA is available from the FVAP website by clicking on the appropriate citizen at www.fvap.gov. The FPCA may be submitted by fax or email in addition to regular mail. To send the FPCA directly by fax or email send to:
Los Angeles County Fax: (562) 929-4790
Email: militaryoverseasav@rrcc.lacounty.gov
Your county elections official must receive the request for an absentee ballot not later than Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Voters who are California residents within the 32nd District, who requested and received a ballot for the federal General Election on November 4, 2008, will automatically receive a special election ballot, and need not take any further action.
California law allows members of the U.S. Uniformed Services and their family members to send the FPCA for registration and ballot request by fax. After faxing, submit the original FPCA by mail. The faxed FPCA should include a Transmittal Cover Sheet, which may be found at www.fvap.gov/resources/media/coversheet.pdf.
By fax: To send directly to your election office, send to:
Los Angeles County Fax: (562) 929-4790
or use the following toll-free fax numbers through FVAP for the U.S. and Canada:
1-800-368-8683, (703) 693-5527 or DSN 223-5527 (military).
At www.fvap.gov/contact/toll-free-fax/index.html, there is a list of additional toll-free fax numbers from overseas countries.
California allows overseas Uniformed Service Members and overseas citizens to return ballots by mail or fax, so long as they sign an oath to acknowledge they are waiving their right to cast their ballots secretly. If returning the marked ballot by fax, you must complete and sign the Transmittal Cover Sheet found at www.fvap.gov/resources/media/coversheet.pdf. When returned, your ballot will be counted if it is returned by close of polls on May 19, 2009.
State specific information on your precinct, candidates, elections, and voting is available at the California Secretary of State’s website at: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_mov.htm.
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/contact/toll-free-phone/index.html. Questions may be referred to the Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155 or: vote@fvap.ncr.gov. Visit the FVAP website at www.fvap.gov.
Last updated: 04.06.09