Newcastle Fire Protection District
All-Mail Ballot Special District Election
March 6, 2012

If you are a United States citizen, a registered Placer County voter in the Newcastle Fire Protection District and reside overseas or currently serve or are a dependent of a member of the armed forces and wish to vote in the upcoming election, there are several options available to you.

As an eligible participant of the Placer County Military and Overseas Voting Program you may choose to receive your ballot by mail or e-mail. Ballots for this election will be issued no later than January 20, 2012 for those currently registered to vote. For those who register after this date, we will promptly mail or e-mail your ballot to you. Although ballots are automatically issued by mail, you may instead request an electronic ballot for this election or choose to become a Permanent E-Ballot Voter.

If you would like to request a replacement ballot or would like to become an e-ballot voter (whether temporarily or permanently); contact our office at vote@placer.ca.gov. In your request, indicate how you would like to receive your replacement ballot, whether by mail or e-mail (one-time or as a Permanent E-Ballot Voter). Include your full name, date of birth, Placer County residence address and current mailing address. To assist us in directing your e-mail, please include the date of the election and the nature of your request (mail, e-ballot, permanent e-ballot) in the subject line of your message.

Once you have received and voted your ballot, immediately mail or fax it back to the Placer County Office of Elections at: (530) 886-5682. If you are faxing your ballot from another country, you may need to dial an international access code first.  Along with the ballot you will receive an “Oath of Voter” Statement and Identification Envelope. In signing the statement, you acknowledge that by returning the voted ballot via fax transmission, you have relinquished your right to a secret ballot, are a resident of Placer County and a voter of that precinct. The ballot cannot be counted unless accompanied in the same transmission with the signed Oath of Voter Statement, and the completed Identification Envelope containing your signature.

The voted ballot, the Oath of Voter Statement, and the Identification Envelope must be received by the Office of Elections no later than 8:00 PM Pacific Time on March 6, 2012 or the ballot cannot be counted. Postmarks cannot be accepted. To check the current status of your voted ballot, visit our Vote by Mail Tracking service, provided on this website. 

Please note, if you have requested a replacement ballot, the first voted ballot returned to our office prior to 8:00 PM on Election Day, March 6, 2012, will be counted. 

If you need any further information, please contact us at vote@placer.ca.gov or call us by telephone at (530) 886-5650.

Presidential Primary Election
June 5, 2012

If you are a United States citizen, a registered Placer County voter and reside overseas or currently serve or are a dependent of a member of the armed forces and wish to vote in the upcoming election, there are several options available to you.

As an eligible participant of the Placer County Military and Overseas Voting Program you may choose to receive your ballot by mail or e-mail. Ballots for this election will be issued no later than April 20, 2012 for those currently registered to vote. For those who register after this date, we will promptly mail or e-mail your ballot to you. Although ballots are automatically issued by mail, you may instead request an electronic ballot for this election or choose to become a Permanent E-Ballot Voter.

If you would like to request a replacement ballot or would like to become an e-ballot voter (whether temporarily or permanently); contact our office at vote@placer.ca.gov. In your request, indicate how you would like to receive your replacement ballot, whether by mail or e-mail (one-time or as a Permanent E-Ballot Voter). Include your full name, date of birth, Placer County residence address and current mailing address. To assist us in directing your e-mail, please include the date of the election and the nature of your request (mail, e-ballot, permanent e-ballot) in the subject line of your message.

Once you have received and voted your ballot, immediately mail or fax it back to the Placer County Office of Elections at: (530) 886-5682. If you are faxing your ballot from another country, you may need to dial an international access code first.  Along with the ballot you will receive an “Oath of Voter” Statement and Identification Envelope. In signing the statement, you acknowledge that by returning the voted ballot via fax transmission, you have relinquished your right to a secret ballot, are a resident of Placer County and a voter of that precinct. The ballot cannot be counted unless accompanied in the same transmission with the signed Oath of Voter Statement, and the completed Identification Envelope containing your signature.

The voted ballot, the Oath of Voter Statement, and the Identification Envelope must be received by the Office of Elections no later than 8:00 PM Pacific Time on June 5, 2012 or the ballot cannot be counted. Postmarks cannot be accepted.   

Please note, if you have requested a replacement ballot, the first voted ballot returned to our office prior to 8:00 PM on Election Day, June 5, 2012, will be counted.

If you need any further information, please contact us at vote@placer.ca.gov or call us by telephone at (530) 886-5650.

Military and Overseas Voting

Since 2002 the Placer County Office of Elections has provided the Military and Overseas Voting Program to all eligible UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizen’s Absentee Voting Act) voters. The purpose of this program is to simplify the voting process so that all eligible voters may receive, vote and return their ballot without delay no matter where they are stationed or reside. UOCAVA voters are defined as:

• Citizens who are members of the Uniformed Services, merchant marine, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the family members of the above and overseas citizens. Uniformed Services are defined as the U.S. Armed Forces, (Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard), merchant marine, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration and family members of all of the above. Overseas citizens are defined as citizens who reside outside the United States. California Election Code § 300(b)1-4.

Participants of this program may remain registered to vote in Placer County even if they no longer reside or maintain an in-county residence. Ballots are sent out by mail or upon request by e-mail around 60 days prior to every election. In addition, voted ballots may be returned by mail or by fax. You can check the status of your voted ballot by using our Vote by Mail Tracking service, available on this website.

In order to participate in this program, eligible voters must re-register according to their military and/or overseas status using a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). Applications are available through our office, online at the FVAP website at www.fvap.gov, through the Secretary of State’s office at www.sos.ca.gov, American Embassies, Consulates or on-base Voting Assistance Offices.

If you have any questions regarding this program please contact our office directly at (530) 886-5650 or via e-mail at vote@placer.ca.gov. Placer County contact information can also be found at the nonpartisan Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) website. Their website address is www.overseasvotefoundation.org. OVF’s website features a complete election official directory for all fifty states and United States territories, an overseas voter registration/absentee (vote-by-mail) ballot request wizard (RAVA) and a voter help desk.

For additional absentee (Vote-by-Mail) voting information and online forms for uniformed and overseas citizens go to the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) website at www.fvap.gov.

The FVAP website provides an overview of the FVAP as well as electronic access to many of the materials and publications provided by FVAP. In addition, it contains links to state government homepages and other sites with election information. The website is updated on a regular basis to provide the most current information and news for uniformed and overseas citizens. The website also contains information on all FVAP initiatives, e.g., Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign, the Ombudsman Service, Electronic Transmissions (faxing) System, and the State Legislative Initiative Programs. Information and online forms such as the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA, SF-76) and the Federal Write-In Absentee (Vote-By-Mail) Ballot (FWAB, SF-186) can be viewed or downloaded on the website. You can also contact the Secretary of State’s website for more information.