[Kabar-indonesia] U.S. Embassy Jakarta Warden Message: Voting 2006

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U.S. Embassy Jakarta Warden Message: Voting 2006 
October 11, 2006

Urgent 2006 U.S. Elections Notice

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October 8 - 14, 2006 is Absentee Voting Week
 
U.S. citizens who wish to vote in the November 7, 2006 mid-term elections, 
and who have not yet requested an absentee ballot, are urged to do so 
immediately.  See your state's registration and absentee ballot request deadlines 
at http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/ocgendeadlines.html.

If you have already received your blank ballot from local election officials 
in the U.S., vote and submit it without delay to ensure that your vote will be 
counted.  

Pay careful attention to your state’s ballot receipt deadlines, and comply 
with any post-marking, witnessing or notarization requirements.  See 
http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/vagchapter3.html.  We will place a date stamp and consular 
seal on all ballot envelopes presented to the Consular Section, and will 
witness or notarize your ballot free of charge.  For your convenience, a U.S. 
postage-paid envelope template is available on-line (see below).

Some states allow faxing or e-mailing of ballots; others require that the 
ballots be mailed.  See your state’s rules for use of fax or e-mail at 
http://www.fvap.gov/ivas/fvap_state_menu.html.

Overseas voters who are required to mail in their voted ballots should plan 
to allow up to three weeks for delivery via U.S. diplomatic pouch or 
international mail.  
 
Voters who fail to receive a ballot from their local election officials may 
be eligible to use a federal emergency write-in ballot.  
The Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot, or FWAB, is available on-line from the Federal Voting 
Assistance Program website at http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/forms.html, as is a 
postage-paid envelope template for use in sending the voted ballot or FWAB back to 
election official through U.S. postal channels (APO/FPO/DPO/Pouch). 

For further information on voting,  please contact Keith Bean, the U.S. 
Embassy’s Voting Assistance Officer, at BeanKB at state.gov. 

NOTICE:  FEDEX Offers Expedited Return of Absentee Ballots
To expedite the return of absentee ballots for the November 7 elections, 
Federal Express is offering to ship absentee ballots free of charge for registered 
voters residing in Indonesia.  

To use this service, ballots can be brought to participating Federal Express 
offices (see list, below).  Additionally, the American Citizen Services window 
of the United States Embassy Jakarta, the U.S. Consulate Medan, the U.S. 
Consulate in Surabaya, and the U.S. Consular Agency in Bali will act as collection 
points for absentee ballots and will have the necessary Federal Express 
airway bills available during regular business hours.  For contact information of 
the U.S. Embassy offices in Indonesia, click here: 
http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/embassy.html
In addition, members of the American Embassy Recreation Association club in 
Jakarta can also access the necessary materials at the AERA club facilities 
during normal club hours.  

Instructions for completing the airway bill (Please see sample airway bill, 
attached to this message)
    
The following must be put on the Airway Bill:   
Recipient’s title and office    
address (PO Box addresses are acceptable) and phone number  
Town, State and Zip Code

1)  Mark ‘Bill Third Party’ & leave Fedex account numbers EMPTY    
2)  Mark ‘document’ and Fill in description as ‘Absentee Ballot’ 
3)  Fill in customs value as ‘No Commercial Value’ 

4)  Attached the completed airway bill to the ballot 
5)  Federal Express reserves the right to place the sealed ballot envelope 
into Fedex shipping envelopes for voters, as part of their auditing procedures. 

Voters can obtain the information for their voting office on-line at: 
http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/vagchapter3.html

NOTE:  Phone numbers for voting offices are not included in the Voting 
Assistance Guide, but an internet search using an internet search engine will often 
locate the phone number of the relevant voting office.

Participating Federal Express Offices in Indonesia

JAKARTA 
1. Casablanca   
Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 21, Jakarta Pusat 
Open: 24 hours Mon - Sun
Contact info: 0800-1-888-800; email: jktcs at rpxholding.com      
2. Kebun Jeruk  
Jl. Duri Raya / Terusan Tol No.50A Duri Kepa, Kebon Jeruk
Open: Mon-Fri 08.00 - 20.00   Sat 08.30 - 13.30        

3. RPX Center   
Jl. Ciputat Raya No. 99. Pondok Pinang, Jakarta 12310
Open Mon-Fri 08.00 - 18.00   Sat 08.00 - 14.00         

4. Cikarang 
EJIP Plot 1-E2. Lemahabang Bekasi 17550 
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.30   Sat 08.30 - 13.30  
       
BANDUNG 
Jl. Sempurna No. 12, Bandung 40161  
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00 
Contact info: 022-2031800   (Nina Rahmawati / Nina Kustiana)       
SEMARANG    
Jl. Siliwangi No.504A Semarang 50148    
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00 
Contact info:  024-761-3800 
       
YOGYAKARTA  
Jl. Ring Road Utara KM 5 Maguwoharjo, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta 
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00
Contact info: 0274-486488 (Diana Dwi Arisanti / Novie Fairuz Zuhria)       

SURABAYA
Jl. Raya Jemursari No.7A, Surabaya 60237    
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00 
Contact Info: 031-849-0800 (Irawan Ristadi, Harnisawati)       
MALANG
JL Raya Sentul Purwodadi,Pasuruan 67163 
Open: Mon-Fri 09.00 - 14.00   Sat 09.00 - 10.00
Contact info: 0341-421014         (Jatu Aniek Widiasari)       
    
GRESIK
JL Veteran No.65, Gresik 61122  
Open: Mon-Fri 09.00 - 15.00   Sat 09.00 - 11.00 
Contact Info: 031-397880 (Riski W Priyatiningrum)      

BALI
1. Denpasar 
Jl. Raya Nusa Dua 100XKedonganan Tuban Kuta Bali
Denpasar 80363  
Opent: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00
Contact Info: 0361-701-727     
    
2. Ubud 
Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud 80571   
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00  
Contact Info: 0361-977-575     

MEDAN   
Jl. Monginsidi no. 19. Medan 20157  
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00     
Contact Info: 061-453-7800     

BATAM   
Jl. Yos Sudarso Kav.2, No. 66, Batu Ampar. Batam 29432  
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00  
Contact Info: 0778-427-800 (Dona / Diah / Susi)    

BALIKPAPAN  
Jl. Marsma Iswahyudi No. 17 Sepinggan, Balikpapan 76114
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00
Contact Info: 0542-760800 (Cherly Endriska)    

MAKASSAR/UJUNG PANDANG  
Jl. Airport No.16, Makasar, South Sulawesi  
Open: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 17.00   Sat 08.30 - 14.00 
Contact Info: 0411-4813243 (Virnawati Spaer / Sajarudin)     


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