R 251816Z Nov 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 673/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ: ANNUAL MARINE CORPS VOTING ASSISTANCE REPORT//
POC/DAVID JAMES/YA-2/MRP-4 VOTING/-/TEL: 703-784-9511/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FVAP) OFFICE CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS YEARS VOTING REPORT.  THIS REPORT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN PLACE OF THE SAMPLE REPORT IN ENCLOSURE 6 OF MCO 1742.1A.  ALL VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS (VAOS) ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A VOTING ASSISTANCE REPORT VIA THEIR INSTALLATION VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER (IVAO) AND MAJOR COMMAND VOTING OFFICER (MCVO).  THE VOTING ASSISTANCE REPORT IS DUE TO THIS OFFICE NO LATER THAN 15 JANUARY.  THE FOLLOWING MAJOR COMMANDS: MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (MARFORCENTCOM), MARINE FORCES COMMAND (MARFORCOM), MARINE FORCES EUROPE (MARFOREUR), MARINE FORCES KOREA (MARFORK), MARINE FORCES PACIFIC (MARFORPAC), MARINE FORCES RESERVE (MARFORRES), MARINE FORCES SOUTH (MARFORSOUTH), MARINE FORCES STRATEGIC COMMAND (MARFORSTRAT), MARINE CORPS SPECIAL OPERATION COMMAND (MARSOC), MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC), MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMAND (MARCORLOGCOM), AND NATIONAL CAPITOL REGION (NCR) WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS,  CODE MRP-4 VOTING, 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO VA 22134 OR BY E-MAIL AT MRA.VOTING.OFFICER@USMC.MIL.  THE ANNUAL REPORT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
2.  COMMAND INFORMATION
A.  COMPLETE COMMAND TITLE AND MAILING ADDRESS:  MARFORXX 1466 INGRAM STREET, NORFOLK, VA 23861.
B.  VOTING OFFICER LEVEL AND NAME:  MAJOR COMMAND VOTING OFFICER (MCVO), MAJOR JOHN J. MARINE.
C.  VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS: JOHN.MARINE@USMC.MIL.
D.  VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICER'S TELEPHONE NUMBERS: DSN 836-1234 AND COMMERCIAL (757) 836-1234.
E.  UNIT FAX NUMBER: DSN 836-1235 AND COMMERCIAL (757) 836-1235.
F.  NAMES OF INSTALLATION VOTING OFFICER VOTING REPORTS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. (MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, MCB CHERRY POINT, AND MCAF NEW RIVER) G.  TOTAL NUMBER OF SERVICEMEMBERS IN COMMAND: 46,550.
H. NUMBER OF SERVICEMEMBERS ASSISTED: 36,468. (ANY MARINE TO WHOM YOU DISTRIBUTED AN FPCA OR PROVIDED VOTING INFORMATION, OR ASSISTED IN ANY WAY.) I.  NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS ASSISTED: 7,389. (ANY FAMILY MEMBER TO WHOM YOU DISTRIBUTED AN FPCA, OR PROVIDED VOTING INFORMATION, OR ASSISTED IN ANY WAY).
J.  NUMBER OF INSTALLATION VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS ASSIGNED:  25 K.  NUMBER OF UNIT VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS (UVAOS) ASSIGNED: (BROKEN DOWN BY RANK SERGEANT, SSGT...) 20 3.  TRAINING A.  NUMBER OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED ABSENTEE VOTING INFORMATION TRAINING: 37,679.
B. NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED ABSENTEE VOTING INFORMATION TRAINING: 3,450.
C.  NUMBER OF MAJOR COMMAND VOTING OFFICERS (MCVOS) TRAINED AND HOW:
(1) TRAINED BY FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FVAP)
(2) TRAINED BY SERVICE WORKSHOP
(3) TRAINED BY E-LEARNING/CD-TRAINING
D.  NUMBER OF INSTALLATION VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS (IVAOS) TRAINED AND HOW.
(1) TRAINED BY FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FVAP)
(2) TRAINED BY SERVICE WORKSHOP
(3) TRAINED BY E-LEARNING/CD-TRAINING
(4) TRAINED BY MCVO
E.  NUMBER OF UNIT VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS (UVAO'S) TRAIN AND HOW THEY WERE TRAINED.
(1) TRAINED BY FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FVAP)
(2) TRAINED BY SERVICE WORKSHOP
(3) TRAINED BY E-LEARNING/CD-TRAINING
(4) TRAINED BY THE IVAO
F.  NUMBER OF FEDERAL POST CARDS APPLICATIONS (FPCAS) DISTRIBUTED:
4.  MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND ONLY A.  NUMBER OF RECRUITING PERSONNEL INFORMED OF POLICIES AND RECEIVED TRAINING TO CARRY OUT VOTER REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993.
B.  NUMBER OF NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS MADE AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE ENLISTEES.
C. NUMBER OF NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS FILLED OUT BY PROSPECTIVE ENLISTEES AND MAILED BY RECRUITING STATION OR RECRUITING SUB STATION.
D.  NUMBER OF NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS TAKEN BY A PROSPECTIVE APPLICANT THAT DID NOT FILL OUT AT THE RECRUITING STATION.
E.  DESCRIBE EFFORTS YOUR COMMAND USED TO EMPHASIZE AND ADVERTISE THE VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN BASIC TRAINING.
F.  NUMBER OF RECRUITS THAT RECEIVED VOTING ASSISTANCE TRAINING.
5. SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS CONDUCTED DURING "ARMED FORCES VOTERS WEEK" 29 AUGUST - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008, AND/OR A SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS CONDUCTED BY COMMANDS/UNITS TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF OR PARTICIPATION IN THE VOTING PROCESS: (NO LIMIT ON NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS).
A.  COMMAND TRAINING SCHEDULE PUBLISHED A LIST OF THE TIMES AND DATES FOR UNIT VOTING ASSISTANCE CLASSES TO EACH COMPANY WITH THE BATTALION.
B.  A STATION MANNED BY THE VAO WAS SET UP DURING THE ARMED FORCES VOTER'S WEEK TO ASSIST ANY AND ALL PERSONNEL WITH OBTAINING VOTING FORMS AND/OR INFORMATION.
C.  DISSEMINATED VOTING INFORMATION VIA BASE NEWSPAPERS.
6.  BEST PRACTICES REPORT - PROVIDE A LIST OF THINGS OR EVENTS, BEST PRACTICES THAT YOU DID TO GET THE WORD OUT AND WOULD RECOMMEND TO OTHER UNITS TO ENHANCE THEIR VOTING PROGRAM.  (NO LIMIT ON NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS) 7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//