Primary Elections

WARDEN MESSAGE - DECEMBER 7, 2007

PRIMARY ELECTION DATES

2008 is a Presidential Election year, and all American citizens are encouraged to request an absentee ballot as soon as possible to participate in primary voting. The primary season begins January 8th with New Hampshire followed by Michigan.

Under federal law, a citizen may vote in his last place of residence before leaving the United States, even if many years have elapsed since that departure. The earlier you request your ballot, the better!

OTHER EARLY PRIMARY ELECTIONS

The following are dates for other states holding Primary elections in early 2008.

January 8, 2008 New Hampshire January 15, 2008 Michigan January 19, 2008 South Carolina (R) January 29, 2008 Florida, South Carolina (D) February 5, 2008 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (D) New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah. February 9, 2008 Louisiana February 12, 2008 District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia February 19, 2008 Washington, Wisconsin March 4, 2008 Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont March 9, 2008 Puerto Rico March 11, 2008 Mississippi

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) operated by the Department of Defense may be contacted by phone at 1-800-438-8683. Citizens may reach this number toll free from 67 countries using the toll-free numbers listed on the FVAP website, www.fvap.gov. The number for Poland is 0-0-800-1112-078. Americans in Poland may also contact Democrats Abroad at: daviddebenedetti@yahoo.com and Republicans Abroad at: rm@cecgr.com for absentee voting information, or for assistance in registering to vote or to request absentee ballots.

The Voting Assistance Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland is available to answer questions about absentee voting, to assist in registering to vote and in requesting absentee ballots. To contact the Voting Assistance Officer, call 022-504-2784 or send an e-mail to: acswarsaw@state.gov.