- Presidential/VP Debate Schedule and Absentee Ballot Information
Dear Members.
The Choices we make on November 6 will determine:
- Our safety and security
- Our retirement and health care benefits
- Our ability to maintain limits on foreign control and ownership of U.S. airlines
- The implementation of workplace safety and health protections
- Adequate rest requirements
- The environment, under which we will be negotiating collective bargaining agreements
How you vote is a personal decision. AFA recommends President Obama and believes he is the best choice for Americas working families. The Choice is yours.
Presidential & Vice Presidential Debate Schedule
The second presidential debates will take place on October 16 at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. This debate will be in the form of a town meeting and will be moderated by Candy Crowley, CNN Chief Political Correspondent.
The final presidential debate on October 22 will focus on foreign policy. This debate will take place at Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida and will be moderated by Bob Schieffer, Host of Face the Nation on CBS.
The only vice presidential debate will take place on October 11 at Centre College, Danville, KY and will cover both domestic and foreign policy. This debate will be moderated by Martha Raddatz, ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent.
All of the debates will be broadcast live on most major television and cable news channels at 9:00PM - 10:30PM Eastern Time.
Absentee Ballot Information
The following absentee ballot information focuses on states where we have the highest concentration of Flight Attendants. If your state is not listed or for information on how to vote absentee in your state please go to http://www.longdistancevoter.org.
DC:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received on or before October 30, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Postmarked on or before November 6, 2012, and received within ten days of Election Day
DE:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received on or before November 2, 102
Voted Absentee Ballot: Received by 12:00pm noon on November 5, 2012
FL:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by 5pm on or before October 31, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Received by 7pm Election Day
MA:
Absentee ballot application: Received by 12:00 pm noon on November 5, 2012
Voted absentee ballot: Received before 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 6, 2012
MD:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received on or before October 30, 2012 by 8:00 p.m. if requested in person or by mail, or by 11:59 p.m. if requested by fax or email
Voted Absentee Ballot: Delivered in person by 8:00 pm on November 6, 2012. Postmarked by November 6, 2012, and received by 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd Friday after the election
NC:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by 5:00 pm on October 30, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Postmarked by Election Day and received by 5:00 p.m. on the 3rd day after the election. Delivered in person by 5:00 p.m. on November 5, 2012
NJ:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received on or before October 30, 2012, via mail. Request in person by November 5, 2012, at 3:00 pm
Voted Absentee Ballot: received by 8pm on Election Day
NY:
Absentee Ballot Application: Postmarked by October 30, 2012. Requested in person by November 5, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Postmarked by November 5, 2012, and received no later than the 7th day after the election. Delivered in person by close of polls on November 6, 2012
OH:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by 12:00 pm noon on November 3, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Delivered in person by the close of polls on Election Day. Postmarked on or before November 5, 2012, and received no later than 10 days after the election
PA:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by 5:00 pm on October 30, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Received by 5:00 pm on November 2, 2012
SC:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by 5:00 pm November 2, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Received by 7:00 pm on Election Day
VA:
Absentee Ballot Application Deadline: Received by 5:00 pm on October 30, 2012, if requested by mail. Received by November 3, 2012, if applying and casting absentee ballot in person
Voted Absentee Ballot: Received by 7:00 pm on Election Day
WV:
Absentee Ballot Application: Received on or before October 31, 2012
Voted Absentee Ballot: Postmarked by Election Day and received by the Canvass Day, November 12, 2012
*All absentee ballot application information provided by www.longdistancevoter.org.
Audra L. West
US Airways East MEC Legislative Chairperson
awest@afausairways.org
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