| | |  Americas & Beyond | July 2008 
OVF - FedEx Express Your Vote Program
 overseasvotefoundation.org
| | For more information on the FedEx Express-Overseas Vote Foundation Express Your Vote initiative visit: OverSeasVoteFoundation.org. | | |
On July 9, 2008 FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, announced its support of Express Your Vote, an initiative of Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to ensuring an estimated six million overseas Americans have the ability to effectively participate in the federal electoral process.
With FedEx supporting this initiative, Americans abroad in 89 countries will be able to access express delivery of their absentee ballots between September 15 - October 29 of the 2008 election year.
The innovative Express Your Vote program will provide American voters abroad the convenience of online shipping, track and trace capabilities, and proactive proof of delivery through the Overseas Vote Foundation website, which has been developed with the latest advanced automation solutions from FedEx.
Statistics from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's "2006 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Report" indicated that the third most common reason for ballots being rejected and not counted was because the ballots were returned to local election offices after the deadline.
"FedEx is committed to delivering innovative solutions to customers all over the world," said Rajesh Subramaniam, senior vice president, International Marketing, FedEx Services. "Teaming up with Overseas Vote Foundation to offer the Express Your Vote initiative is a natural extension of our ongoing commitment to making strategic use of our physical and digital networks to meet the needs of people worldwide."
"Overseas Vote Foundation is delighted to work with FedEx Express to bring Express Your Vote to U.S. overseas and military absentee voters in 89 countries," said Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, president and CEO of Overseas Vote Foundation. "This initiative will bring tremendous value to overseas and military voters who need access to the unrivaled network and services of FedEx Express."
For more information on the FedEx Express-Overseas Vote Foundation Express Your Vote initiative and details about access to FedEx services, visit: OverSeasVoteFoundation.org.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $38 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000 employees and contractors to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.
Overseas Vote Foundation
Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF), founded in 2005, is the first and only nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) public charity organization dedicated to serving the voter registration needs of uniformed and overseas American citizens who wish to participate in federal elections by providing online access to innovative voter registration tools and services. For more information, visit OverSeasVoteFoundation.org. |
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