(a) When OPM determines that, because of special or unusual circumstances, it is in the domestic interest of employees to participate in local elections, OPM may specify as a designated locality:

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(1) The District of Columbia,

(2) A municipality or political subdivision in Maryland or Virginia and in the immediate vicinity of the District of Columbia, or

(3) A municipality in which the majority of voters are employed by the Government of the United States.

(b) Information as to the documentation required to support a request for designation is furnished by the General Counsel of OPM on request.

(c) The following municipalities and political subdivisions have been designated, effective on the day specified:

In MarylandAnnapolis (May 16, 1941).Anne Arundel County (March 14, 1973).Berwyn Heights (June 15, 1944).Bethesda (Feb. 17, 1943).Bladensburg (April 20, 1942).Bowie (April 11, 1952).Brentwood (Sept. 26, 1940).Calvert County (June 18, 1992).Capitol Heights (Nov. 12, 1940).Cheverly (Dec. 18, 1940).Chevy Chase, section 3 (Oct. 8, 1940).Chevy Chase, section 4 (Oct. 2, 1940).Chevy Chase View (Feb. 26, 1941).Chevy Chase Village, Town of (March 4, 1941).College Park (June 13, 1945).Cottage City (Jan. 15, 1941).District Heights (Nov. 2, 1940).Edmonston (Oct. 24, 1940).Fairmont Heights (Oct. 24, 1940).Forest Heights (April 22, 1949).Frederick County (May 31, 1991).Garrett Park (Oct. 2, 1940).Glenarden (May 21, 1941).Glen Echo (Oct. 22, 1940).Greenbelt (Oct. 4, 1940).Howard County (April 25, 1974).Hyattsville (Sept. 20, 1940).Kensington (Nov. 8, 1940).Landover Hills (May 5, 1945).Martin’s Additions, Village of (Feb. 13, 1941).Montgomery County (April 30, 1964).Morningside (May 19, 1949).Mount Rainier (Nov. 22, 1940).New Carrollton (July 7, 1981).North Beach (Sept. 20, 1940).North Brentwood (May 6, 1941).North Chevy Chase (July 22, 1942).Northwest Park (Feb. 17, 1943).Prince George’s County (June 19, 1962).Riverdale (Sept. 26, 1940).Rockville (April 15, 1948).St. Mary’s County (March 2, 1998).Seat Pleasant (Aug. 31, 1942).Somerset (Nov. 22, 1940).Takoma Park (Oct. 22, 1940).University Park (Jan. 18, 1941).Washington Grove (April 5, 1941).In VirginiaAlexandria (April 15, 1941).Arlington County (Sept. 9, 1940).Clifton (July 14, 1941).Fairfax, City of (Feb. 9, 1954).Fairfax County (Nov. 10, 1949).Falls Church (June 6, 1941).Fauquier CountyHerndon (April 7, 1945).King George County (June 6, 2012).Loudoun County (Oct. 1, 1971).Manassas (Jan. 8, 1980).Manassas Park (March 4, 1980).Portsmouth (Feb. 27, 1958).Prince William County (Feb. 14, 1967).Spotsylvania County (March 2, 1998).Stafford County (Nov. 2, 1979).Vienna (March 18, 1946).Other MunicipalitiesAnchorage, Alaska (Dec. 29, 1947).Benicia, Calif. (Feb. 20, 1948).Bremerton, Wash. (Feb. 27, 1946).Centerville, Ga. (Sept. 16, 1971).Crane, Ind. (Aug. 3, 1967).District of ColumbiaElmer City, Wash. (Oct. 28, 1947).Huachuca City, Ariz. (April 9, 1959).New Johnsonville, Tenn. (April 26, 1956).Norris, Tenn. (May 6, 1959).Port Orchard, Wash. (Feb. 27, 1946).Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Oct. 5, 1955).Warner Robins, Ga. (March 19, 1948).[63 FR 4558, Jan. 30, 1998, as amended at 73 FR 28026, May 15, 2008; 77 FR 26660, May 7, 2012; 78 FR 66826, Nov. 7, 2013; 79 FR 25485, May 5, 2014]