State Law Requirements

Under <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> law, electors who are military personnel or private citizens living outside the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, as well as their spouses and dependents, are considered “special absentee voters.�?SPAN>  (Elec. Code, § 300(b).)  When a voter who qualifies as a special absentee voter under this statute applies for an absent voter's ballot, the application is deemed to be both an affidavit of registration and an application for permanent absentee voter status.  (Elec. Code, §§ 3100, 3104, 3303.)  A special absentee voter may also register to vote and apply for an absent voter's ballot via facsimile.  (Elec. Code, § 3103(f).)  A <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> citizen living overseas should complete a "Federal Post Card Registration and Absentee Ballot Request," and mail it to his or her local county elections official.  This form is available though a link on the Secretary of State’s website, or by going directly to http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefpca.pdf.

from this document:

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/hava/compliance_manual/chpt2_absentee_military_and_overseas_voters_final.doc

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<o:p>To find out voter eligibility requirements, contact your secretary of state.  Most all have websites with lots of contact information, and election officials LIVE for these days, so don't be shy about calling and inquiring.</o:p>

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