R 050001Z SEP 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 035/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/VOTER AWARENESS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION IS FAST APPROACHING.
REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LET THEIR VOICES BE
HEARD BY EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.  VOTING IS A RIGHT THAT
DEFINES OUR NATION AS A DEMOCRACY, BUT SOME TAKE THIS RIGHT FOR
GRANTED.  I ENCOURAGE ALL MARINES, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CIVILIAN
MARINES TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF VOTING.
2.  TO VOTE, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED.  IF YOU ARE DEPLOYED OR
RESIDING OUTSIDE YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCY, YOU MUST COMPLETE A
FEDERAL POST CARD APPLICATION (FPCA) TO REGISTER.  ALL ELIGIBLE
VOTERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SHOULD IMMEDIATELY COMPLETE AND
SEND THE FPCA TO YOUR STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS.  IF YOU ARE
STATESIDE, YOU HAVE UNTIL 15 SEP 2006.  IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS HAVE NOT ALREADY CONTACTED YOUR VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER
(VAO), I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO NOW OR VISIT ONE OF YOUR BASE VOTING
ACTIVITIES/BOOTHS DURING ARMED FORCES VOTING WEEK, 3-9 SEP 2006.
LOCAL VAO'S WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
3.  I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE MARINE CORPS VOTING WEBPAGE AT
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/VOTING.  THE SITE OFFERS A WEALTH OF
INFORMATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO REGISTER, HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR
ABSENTEE BALLOT, HOW TO COMPLETE THE FPCA, AS WELL AS HOW TO CONTACT
AND OBTAIN INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES.
4.  OUR COUNTRY, OUR LEADERS, OUR CHOICE!  VOTE!
5.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//