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Voting News – April 13, 2006

UPCOMING PRIMARY ELECTIONS – LOOK FOR YOUR STATE’S PRIMARY ELECTION DATE

We are heading into the primary season of this election year. The 2006 elections officially began with the primaries in Texas on March 7 and in Illinois on March 21. Between May and September, most of the state primaries will take place as follows:

STATE PRIMARIES BY MONTH

MAY

Indiana - May 2

North Carolina - May 2

Ohio - May 2

Nebraska - May 9

West Virginia - May 9

Kentucky - May 16

Oregon - May 16

Pennsylvania - May 16

Arkansas - May 23

Idaho - May 23

JUNE

Alabama - June 6

California - June 6

Iowa - June 6

Mississippi - June 6

Montana - June 6

New Jersey - June 6

New Mexico - June 6

South Dakota - June 6

Maine - June 13

North Dakota - June 13

South Carolina - June 13

Virginia - June 13

Utah - June 27

JULY

Georgia - July 18

Oklahoma - July 25

AUGUST

Kansas - August 1

Tennessee - August 3

Colorado - August 8

Connecticut - August 8

Michigan - August 8

Missouri - August 8

Nevada - August 15

Alaska - August 22

Wyoming - August 22

SEPTEMBER

Guam - September 2

Florida - September 5

Virgin Islands - September 11

Arizona - September 12

Delaware - September 12

Maryland - September 12

Minnesota - September 12

New Hampshire - September 12

New York - September 12

Rhode Island - September 12

Vermont - September 12

Wisconsin - September 12

Massachusetts - September 19

Washington - September 19

Hawaii - September 23

NOVEMBER

Louisiana - November 7

Pri¬mary elections play an important role in the electoral process because the names that appear on the general election ballot on November 7th are the candidates that were chosen during the primary election process.

Voters in state primaries select their party’s candidates for state and federal offices such as Governor, U.S. Sena¬tor, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Voter participation is crucial in any election and primaries are no different. Because dates for state primaries are spread throughout the year, be sure to consult the 2006 Election Calendar for election dates in your state.

For more information on absentee voting, you may also contact the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar by phone at 976-11-329-095, by email at cons@usembassy.mn, or by fax at 976-11-353-788. Voter information is also posted on the Embassy’s website at http://mongolia.usembassy.gov.