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R 151523Z FEB 00  ZYB MIN PSN 884079J36
 
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TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01742//
NAVADMIN 028/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-662//
 
SUBJ/2000 STATE PRIMARIES//
 
RMKS/1.  ALL STATES (AND GUAM) WILL HOLD PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR
FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS FROM 7 MAR - 14 NOV 00.  NAVY PERSONNEL
ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE AND
PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS.
 
2.  THE FOLLOWING STATES (AND GUAM) HAVE SCHEDULED PRIMARIES:
    7 MAR            CALIFORNIA, MARYLAND, OHIO
    14 MAR           MISSISSIPPI, TEXAS
    21 MAR           ILLINOIS
    4 APR            PENNSYLVANIA
    2 MAY            INDIANA, NORTH CAROLINA
    9 MAY            NEBRASKA, WEST VIRGINIA
    16 MAY           OREGON
    23 MAY           ARKANSAS, IDAHO, KENTUCKY
    6 JUN            ALABAMA, IOWA, MONTANA, NEW JERSEY,
                     NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA
    13 JUN           MAINE, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA
    27 JUN           UTAH
    18 JUL           GEORGIA
    1 AUG            KANSAS
    3 AUG            TENNESSEE
    8 AUG            COLORADO, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI
    22 AUG           ALASKA, OKLAHOMA, WYOMING
    2 SEP            GUAM
    5 SEP            FLORIDA, NEVADA
    9 SEP            DELAWARE, VIRGIN ISLANDS
    12 SEP           ARIZONA, CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
                     MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, RHODE
                     ISLAND, VERMONT
    19 SEP           MASSACHUSETTS, WASHINGTON
    23 SEP           HAWAII
    7 OCT            LOUISIANA
    7 NOV            GENERAL ELECTION
 
3.  FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR SAILORS, A NAVY VOTING ASSISTANCE WEB
SITE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED ON THE INTERNET.  WEB SITE ADDRESS IS
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS66/NVAP/.  IN ADDITION TO GENERAL
INFORMATION, WEB SITE OFFERS SEVERAL LINKS TO OTHER HELPFUL WEB
SITES THAT CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON VOTING ISSUES AND CANDIDATES
(BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE), AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL
STATES.
 
4.  A FEDERAL POST CARD APPLICATION (FPCA) SF-76 FORM, USED FOR
VOTER REGISTRATION AND TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR PRIMARY AND
GENERAL ELECTIONS, MUST BE SUBMITTED 30-45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE
ELECTION TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.  CHAPTER 3 OF THE
VOTING ASSISTANCE GUIDE (FOUND ON WEB SITE), DESCRIBES STATE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON PROPER
COMPLETION OF AN FPCA.  SF-76 FPCA FORMS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN
NOV 99 TO ALL COMMANDS.  ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE SF-76 FPCA AND
VOTING ASSISTANCE GUIDE CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH LOCAL COMMAND SUPPLY
CHANNELS.
 
5.  A TOLL-FREE VOTER HOTLINE AT NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND IS AVAILABLE
FOR THOSE IN THE FIELD WITH VOTING QUESTIONS.  THE HOTLINE NUMBER,
1-800-368-5056, IS AVAILABLE FOR USE THROUGHOUT CONUS (EXCEPT
TENNESSEE, ALASKA, HAWAII, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND PUERTO RICO).
MEMBERS IN TENNESSEE AND OUTSIDE CONUS MAY CALL COMMERCIAL
(901) 874-4369/DSN 882.
 
6.  MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND DON'T FORGET TO LET YOUR VOTE COUNT.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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