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VOTING INFORMATION
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE 2008 U.S. ELECTIONS
All American citizens are reminded that 2008 is an election year in the United States. Every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are being contested this year. Overseas citizens are eligible to participate in primary, run-off, and special elections that occur throughout the year, as well as the general elections in November.
We strongly encourage you to register to vote and/or request absentee ballots as early in the year as possible to ensure that you will receive all ballots for which you are eligible. Should questions or problems occur, you would still be able to address them in time to vote in the 2008 general elections.
THE "WWW.FVAP.GOV" WEBSITE INCLUDES INTERNET LINKS TO SPECIFIC STATE VOTING WEB SITES FOR STATE VOTING REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS EACH STATE’S TIMELINES FOR VOTING AND REGISTRATION.
Forms for registration and absentee voting are available at WWW.FVAP.GOV:
Toll-Free Telephone Number to the FVAP from Italy: 800-784460. For more information, please http://www.fvap.gov/services/tollfree.html#voice
Local information
The Voting Assistance Officers at the U.S. Embassy in Rome and the Consulates General in Milan, Florence and Naples are available to answer questions about absentee voting.
To contact the Voting Assistance Officers, call the Consular Section nearest you or send an e-mail to:
Look for notices from the Embassy/Consulates throughout the year relating to the 2008 elections.
Please see the October 4, 2007 warden message on the "Warden Messages" webpage.
Voting Information News
You can access the "Voting Information News" monthly newsletter online at: http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/vin.html
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