Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-RecorderAlternate: David Tom, Deputy Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Redwood City, CA – The 'Special Absentee Voters’ ballot application period opens September 9 and will remain open through November 8 for overseas and military voters participating in the November 8 Election, according to Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder.