Voting in AMERICA

                             **REMEMBER**                         

“The most important political office is that of the private citizen”.

Louis Brandeis

 

Show your strength....Exercise your right to vote!!!

In order to register to vote in the State of Florida, you must be:

·         A U.S. citizen,

·         A Florida resident, and

·         At least 18 years old (you may also pre-register if you are 16 or 17 years old but you cannot vote until you are 18).

·         If you have ever been convicted of a felony or if a court has ever found you to be mentally incapacitated as to your right to vote, your right to vote must be restored before you can register.

Registering in the State of Florida is easy.  Follow these steps:

1.  Fill in and print the Voter Registration Application online at http://election.dos.state.fl.us/pdf/webappform.pdf. Or, you can print the application and write your information in with a black ballpoint pen.

2.  Verify that all of the information on your application is complete. PRIVACY IS YOUR RIGHT: The office where you register, your decision not to register, your Social Security Number, your Florida driver’s license number and your Florida identification card number will remain CONFIDENTIAL and will be used only for voter registration purposes.

3.  Sign your application. The application requires an original signature because you are swearing or affirming to an oath.

4.  Place the application in an envelope with a first class stamp.

5.  Mail the application to your county Supervisor of Elections.  The address of each county is listed right on the application.  You may also opt to mail or hand deliver the application to any Supervisor of Elections’ office in the state, a driver’s license office, a voter registration agency including an armed forces recruitment office, public library, or the Division of Elections.

6.  If your application is complete and you qualify as a voter, the Supervisor of Elections will mail you a voter information card as official notification that you are registered to vote. Make sure all of the information on your card is correct. If you do not receive your card within 2 weeks, or if you have any questions, call your Supervisor of Elections.

7.  You must be registered for at least 29 days before you can vote in an election.