State of Florida
Voter Registration Information

Must register to vote 29 days before the election (listed below).
Can select or change party affiliation 29 days before the election.

Can register to vote in person or obtain a mail-in application from:
County election offices (see list of county election offices)
Driver's license offices
Public Assistance offices (Food Stamps, AFDC, WIC, Medicaid)
Armed forces recruitment offices
Public libraries
Centers for Independent Living

Obtain an online voter registration application at:
www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.htm

FLORIDA ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Who Can Absentee Vote in Florida?

If a voter wishes to vote absentee, he/she must be registered and must provide one of the following reasons:

1. Voter is unable to vote on election day without another's assistance to attend the polls.
2. Voter can not be in the precinct of his/her residence during the hours the polls are open for voting on election day.
3. Voter is an inspector, a poll worker, a deputy voting machine custodian, a deputy sheriff, a super-visor of elections, or a deputy supervisor who is assigned to a different precinct than that in which he/she is registered.
4. On account of the tenets of his/her religion, voter cannot attend the polls on the day of the general, special, or primary election.
5. Voter has changed his/her permanent residency to another county in Florida within the time period during which the registration books are closed for the election. The voter understands that he/she is allowed to vote only for national and statewide offices and on statewide issues.
6. Voter has changed his/her permanent residency to another state and is unable under the laws of such state to vote in the general election. The voter understands that he/she is allowed to vote only for President and Vice President.
7. Voter is unable to attend the polls on election day and is voting this ballot in person at the office of, and under the supervision of, the county super-visor of elections.

How Can I Acquire an Absentee Ballot?

Ballots may be requested in person, by phone or by letter. When requesting an absentee ballot, the following information must be provided:

- Applicant's name
- Applicant's residence address
- Applicant's mailing address (if different than residence address)
- Applicant's date of birth
- The last four digits of the applicant's Social Security Number
- Applicant's voter identification number
- The election(s) for which the applicant wishes to receive an absentee ballot

One request shall be deemed sufficient to receive an absentee ballot for all elections which are held within a calendar year, unless a request is made for specific elections.

The supervisor may accept a written or telephonic request for an absentee ballot from a member of the applicant's immediate family, or the applicant's legal guardian, if directly instructed by the applicant.

The supervisor of elections will mail out the absentee ballot not sooner than the 20th day before the election and not later than the 10th day before the date of the election.

How do I Return the Absentee Ballot and What is the Deadline?

The voter must mail, deliver, or have delivered the marked ballot so that it reaches the supervisor of elections no later than 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. The ballot must be returned in the return mailing envelope.

To obtain an absentee ballot, contact your county supervisor of elections -- listed below or at http://election.dos.state.fl.us/county/index.shtml

General contact is:
Division of Elections
Room 316, R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6200

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/
Toll Free 1-866-308-6739
The toll free Voter Hotline number for people using TTY is 1-800-955-8771.

Source:
Florida Division of Elections
Department of State, Room 1801, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
P: (850)488-7690
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/contact.shtml
 

Florida Voter Registration Information:
Florida Local Election Offices:

ALACHUA
BAKER
BAY
BRADFORD
BREVARD
BROWARD
CALHOUN
CHARLOTTE
CITRUS
CLAY
COLLIER
COLUMBIA
DESOTO
DIXIE
DUVAL
ESCAMBIA
FLAGLER
FRANKLIN
GADSDEN
GILCHRIST
GLADES
GULF
HAMILTON
HARDEE
HENDRY
HERNANDO
HIGHLANDS
HILLSBOROUGH
HOLMES
INDIAN RIVER
JACKSON
JEFFERSON
LAFAYETTE
LAKE
LEE
LEON
LEVY
LIBERTY
MADISON
MANATEE
MARION
MARTIN
MIAMI-DADE
MONROE
NASSAU
OKALOOSA
OKEECHOBEE
ORANGE
OSCEOLA
PALM BEACH
PASCO
PINELLAS
POLK
PUTNAM
SANTA ROSA
SARASOTA
SEMINOLE
ST. JOHNS
ST. LUCIE
SUMTER
SUWANNEE
TAYLOR
UNION
VOLUSIA
WAKULLA
WALTON
WASHINGTON


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