COMMAND VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// SUBJ/COMMAND VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:
1 NAVADMINs are known that refer back to this one:
UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 071339Z NOV 11 PSN 931923K27 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: COMMAND VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 335/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS/NOV// SUBJ/COMMAND VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/CNO/15MAY2007// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1742.1B, NAVY VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NVAP)// POC/BOUSKY, ANDREW/LT/CNIC/-/TEL: (202)433-4000/TEL: DSN 288-4000/ EMAIL: andrew.bousky@navy.mil// RMKS/1. WITH THE UPCOMING 2012 ELECTION JUST A YEAR AWAY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS NAVADMIN IS TO HEIGHTEN THE AWARENESS OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE NAVY'S COMMAND VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 2. IAW REF A, ALL NAVY COMMANDS WITH 25 OR MORE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED PERSONNEL MUST HAVE A VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. CURRENTLY, OF THE 1500 VOTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (VIMS) ACCOUNTS, 900 ARE NOT CURRENT - THERE IS NO PHONE, EMAIL, OR POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE COMMAND/UNIT VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER (VAO). SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: (1) DESIGNATION OF A VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER IN WRITING (2) MAINTAINING CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE NAVY'S VOTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (VIMS). (3) MAINTAINING ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION WHICH IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING MAXIMUM VOTER TURNOUT IN THE UPCOMING 2012 ELECTION. B. ALL VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO LOG INTO VIMS AND VALIDATE CONTACT INFORMATION AT: HTTPS://QOL.NAVYAIMS.NET/VOTING/ C. NOTE: PARENT COMMANDS ARE DIRECTED TO VERIFY SUBORDINATE COMMANDS' CONTACT INFORMATION TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION. A COMPLETE LIST OF SUBORDINATE / REPORTING COMMANDS ARE DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VIMS USER ACCOUNT PAGE. 3. THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHTS WE HAVE AS AMERICAN CITIZENS AND ELECTIONS ARE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE IN DETERMINING THE COURSE OF OUR NATION. NEVER FORGET THAT THIS RIGHT - THOUGH FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES - IS NOT UNIVERSALLY AVAILABLE IN MANY COUNTRIES ACROSS THE WORLD. 4. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J. M. BIRD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #1839 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//