Application for absentee voting due Oct. 26
The Commonwealth Election Commission is informing all registered voter who will be away from the Northern Mariana Islands on election day that they need to apply to vote by absentee voting in order to receive a ballot on which they could cast their vote. The commission will only send ballots to those who apply to vote by absentee voting.
Individuals who registered to vote from outside the Northern Mariana Islands and who will be away from the Northern Mariana Islands on election day must still need to apply to vote by absentee voting in order to be provided a ballot that they could cast and return by mail to the Election Commission’s mailing address.
All requests to vote by absentee voting must be completed and submitted to the commission by Oct. 26, 2005. Applications to vote by absentee voting may be downloaded and printed at http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/downloads/absentee_ballot.pdf and the application may be sent to the commission by mail or by facsimile.
Anyone requiring more information on any election matter is asked to call the commission at 664-VOTE or by email to cec@saipan.com or info@votecnmi.gov.mp. (PR)