Election day for the 39th general election was January 23, 2006. The writs were set to be returned on February 13, 2006.

When the Governor is the target of a recall, the California Constitution requires the Lieutenant Governor to set the date of the recall election. It must be held between 60 and 80 days from the date the Secretary of State certifies that it has qualified, unless there is a statewide election within 180 days. It depends entirely on when signatures are turned in to county election officials and how many signatures are determined to be valid.

This election determines who will be elected to serve in the office that is on the ballot. The candidates would include the successful primary election candidates, minor party candidates, independent candidates and write-in candidates seeking that office. You can vote for ANY candidate, regardless of political party.

If a qualified beneficiary waives COBRA coverage during the election period, he or she may revoke the waiver of coverage before the end of the election period. A beneficiary may then elect COBRA coverage. Then, the plan need only provide continuation coverage beginning on the date the waiver is revoked.

A primary election is a nominating election in which each political party decides who will represent it in the general election. In the case of a nonpartisan election, the two candidates who receive the most votes then proceed to run in the general election.

In 2002 the AK Party won a third of the vote, enabling it to form a government on its own, without coalition partners. In Turkey, where coalition governments have been the norm, this was regarded as a landslide victory. The AK Party has now presided over nearly five years of rapid economic growth, and analysts say it will probably repeat its 2002 performance, or could even do better.

The General Election is held after the Primary Election. Primary Elections are held by a state-by-state basis. Click here to find out when your state's Primary Election is. The Primary Election narrows the field of candidates. Each party selects a party member in the Primary Election, to run for the General Election. Most commonly the Democratic Party chooses one candidate and the Republican Party another during the primary elections.

Whether you do or do not vote in a primary election has no bearing on your eligibility to vote in a general election. If you are properly registered, you are eligible to vote.

A Primary election is an election at which only enrolled members of a party may vote. Primaries are held by the party to choose their candidates for the General Election.

Voters will make a decision on the Measure on May 20, 2003. All Oregon elections are vote-by-mail, so ballots will appear in mailboxes beginning the first week in May. If you are not registered to vote and would like to vote on the Measure your registration card must be postmarked or received 20 days prior to Election Day or by April 29th, 2003 for the May election.

Veterans eligible for REAP will most likely also be eligible for Chapter 1606. The REAP program pays more than Chapter 1606. You must weigh the benefits of retroactively electing REAP with the benefits of using it for future training. Example A. Bob is eligible for Chapter 1606 and REAP. He used 4 months of entitlement under Chapter 1606 in the Spring of 2002. Bob could request retroactive payment under REAP for that period based on his active duty period in 2001.

You may vote if you follow the examples listed above. Generally, you may vote if you completed the appropriate notices of change during the 28 days before a primary election or if you completed and submitted the appropriate change forms during the 25 days before a presidential primary election.

Two bond questions will be voted on at a special referendum election on June 12, 2007. A referendum election will also be held on November 6, 2007.

Redistricting is only important insofar as it affects eventual election outcomes. Election results are due to many factors, but the map you draw has direct influence on the outcome. By playing this game you can see how as a mapmaker you can wield tremendous power.

Participant elections for medical expense and dependent care reimbursement accounts must be made before the beginning of each plan year, or for newly-hired or newly-eligible employees, before their period of coverage begins. Once the plan year (or period of coverage) begins the benefit election cannot be cancelled or changed unless the participant experiences a valid Change In Status event.

If you moved within Orange County 14 days or less before the election, you can go to the polling place for your old address, the polling place for your new address or to the Registrar of Voters Office. If you go to the polling place for your new address, be sure to bring either a California Drivers license, ID Card or two other types of identification that will prove you live at the new address. (See the "Proof of Current Residence" list below.