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WASHINGTON,
D.C. (American Forces Press Service) -- The Federal Voting
Assistance Program (FVAP) is accepting entries until July 10 for its
latest slogan contest.
The winning slogan will be featured in the FVAP's 2006-2007
media campaign, which will focus on increasing voter awareness among
U.S. citizens worldwide and encouraging them to participate in the
democratic process, officials said.
Slogans also will be posted on the FVAP Web site in the
2006-2007 Voting Assistance Guide, officials added, and on
motivational posters, audiovisual materials and in other FVAP
publications and manuals.
According to FVAP officials, the aim is to promote interest in
voting among people covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act -- members of the uniformed services, the Merchant
Marine, their families, and all U.S. citizens residing outside the
United States.
Submitted slogans should address the importance of voting or
inspire someone to vote, and people may enter as many times as they
like. Officials request each entry be submitted separately. A panel of
independent judges will choose the winning slogan based on originality
and motivational value, officials said. The contest winners and
runners-up will receive a certificate signed by Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld.
Entrants may submit
their slogan by e-mail, fax or mail. Slogans should include their full
name, their service (if
military), mailing address, daytime
telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. E-mail entries
should be sent to slogan@fvap.ncr.gov
and should be text only, one slogan per e-mail, with contact
information on each e-mail. Enter "Voting Slogan Contest" on
the subject line. Due to security concerns, any e-mail
message with an attachment will be deleted.
Slogans can be faxed to (703) 696-1352 or DSN 426-1352. The
FVAP Web site has toll-free fax numbers from 51 countries. Submit
separate pages for each slogan with contact information on each page.
No cover sheet is necessary.
People also may mail their
entries to FVAP, Department of Defense, Attn: Voting Slogan Contest,
1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. For mail
submissions, type or print legibly on regular 8.5- by 11-inch paper,
with one slogan per page and contact information on each page.
(Based
on a Federal Voting Assistance Program release.)
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