Requirements to Vote

 Requirements to vote in the State of Florida:

o   Citizen of the U.S.

o   Florida Resident

o   At least 18 years of age

o   Not be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state (without have the right restored)

o   Not have been convicted of a felony without rights restored

o   Provide current and valid Florida driver’s license number or Florida identification card number. OR, if neither is applicable to you, you must provide last four digits of your SSN. 

Before planning to vote, please make sure you meet all of the requirements listed.  

Procedures

·    Registration is the act of qualifying to vote by formally enrolling on an official list of voters.

      People who have moved to another election district must take steps to have their names placed on the voting rolls in their new place of residence.

    In order to vote in the state of florida, the following must be done:

1.     Fill out Voter Registration Application online or in black ink, found here: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/pdf/webappform.pdf

2.     Sign application.

3.     Place application in an envelope with a first class stamp.

4.     Mail application to county Supervisor of Elections.

5.     If application is complete and you qualify as a voter, the Supervisor will mail you a voter information card as official notification that you are registered to vote.

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

7.  Locate your poll location.  Be sure to bring proper identification with you.

8.  Vote!

NOTE: If any of the information provided in the application is not true, the applicant can be convicted of a felony of the third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or imprisoned for up to 5 years.

Identification

In florida, a person is required to present identification upon arrival at the polls.  The identification must have both photo and signature.  The following forms of identification are suggested: 

o   Florida driver’s license

o   Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

o   United States passport

o   Debit or credit card

o   Military identification

o   Student identification

o   Retirement center identification

o   Neighborhood association identification

o   Public assistance identification.

o   If your photo identification does not contain your signature, you will be asked to provide an additional identification that includes a signature.

Poll Locations, Dates, & Times

A comprehensive list of locations, dates, and times for voting in Florida can be found here.

Voting Etiquette

Although it is often forgotten, voting is a very personal right.  It is never appropriate to ask a person how or for whom they voted.  If a person wishes to release their opinion on the election or their vote, feel free to converse with him or her about it.  However, never force your opinions onto someone else or force their opinions out of them.  This can only be called tactless and of poor taste.