ARMED FORCES VOTERS WEEK AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS VOTERS WEEK UNCLASSIFIED/ PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// SUBJ/ARMED FORCES VOTERS WEEK AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS VOTERS WEEK:
UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 131046Z JUN 12 PSN 716364K27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS QQQQ SUBJ: ARMED FORCES VOTERS WEEK AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS VOTERS WEEK UNCLASSIFIED/ PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC UNCLAS// NAVADMIN 185/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS/JUN// SUBJ/ARMED FORCES VOTERS WEEK AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS VOTERS WEEK// RMKS/1. WITH THE NOVEMBER 6TH GENERAL ELECTION AROUND THE CORNER, TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER TO VOTE. VOTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED AND SAILORS CAN PLAY A DIRECT ROLE IN THEIR GOVERNMENT BY CASTING A VOTE. 2. JUNE 28TH-JULY 7TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS ARMED FORCES VOTERS WEEK AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS VOTERS WEEK. SAILORS, THEIR ELIGIBLE DEPENDANTS, AND CITIZENS OVERSEAS WHO WANT TO REGISTER TO VOTE SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR FEDERAL POST CARD APPLICATION (FPLA) (SF-76). YOU CAN COMPLETE YOUR FPCA BY VISITING HTTP://WWW.FVAP.GOV, PRINTING THE COMPLETED FORM AND THEN MAILING IT TO YOUR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICE, POSTAGE PAID. VOTERS WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE CAN CONTACT THEIR COMMAND VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER (VAO). 3. REGION, INSTALLATION, AND COMMAND VAOS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE VOTER AWARENESS THROUGH TARGETED PROMOTIONAL AND MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HOLDING REGISTRATION DRIVES, ADVERTISING IN LOCAL MILITARY MEDIA, SETTING UP AWARENESS AND REGISTRATION BOOTHS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, HOLDING UNIT TRAINING, AND LEVERAGING PLAN OF THE DAY OR WEEK NOTICES. THE 2012 VAO TOOLKIT PROVIDES SAMPLES OF MANY OF THE IDEAS OUTLINED ABOVE AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT: HTTP://WWW.FVAP.GOV/VAO/VAO-CONTINUITY.HTML (LOWERCASE) UNDER THE HEADING GOOD IDEAS AND LESSONS LEARNED. 4. ALL VAOS ARE DIRECTED TO LOG INTO THE VOTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (VIMS) AND VALIDATE CONTACT INFORMATION ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AT HTTPS://QOL.NAVYAIMS.NET/VOTING (LOWERCASE). 5. POC: LT ANDREW BOUSKY, CNIC, AT (202) 433-4000/DSN 288-4000 OR EMAIL: andrew.bousky@navy.mil.// 6. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J. M. BIRD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #1002 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//