Maryann Betty, 20, right, of San Diego, Calif., dyes her finger before casting her ballot after riding the bus from El Cajon, Calif., to vote in the first independent election in their homeland in nearly 50 years at the former El Toro Marine Air Station in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. The Independent Iraqi Electoral Commission is allowing Iraqi immigrants living in 14 countries to vote by absentee ballot. The The voting end Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)