February 9, 2010
Register to vote in the State of Florida
People may not recognize that you need to register first before you are able to vote in the State of Florida. To sign-up to vote in Florida, you will have to follow these steps:
To begin with, figure out whether you are eligible to vote in Florida. The individual:
Must be a US citizen, Must be a resident of the State of Florida, Must be at least 18 years old(pre-registration to vote is allowed if you are 16 years old), Must NOT be considered mentally incapacitated, Must NOT have been convicted of a felony without your civil rights having been restored, Must produce a valid current Florida drivers license or ID card, or Must provide the last four digits of your SSN if you do not have a Florida drivers license or ID card. Instead of these items you have to check the box indicated on the registration form as NONE.
For those who are eligible, you will next want to complete a Florida voters registration application. Fill out the Voter Registration Application. Complete all fields. Print the application out. Make sure all information on your application is provided. Where you register, your SSN, Drivers license number and ID card number stay confidential and are used just for registration purposes. Sign the application. An original signature is needed because you are swearing and/or affirming to an oath. Send your application to your trusty county Supervisor of Elections. You can opt to mail or deliver by hand your application to any Supervisor of Elections office in the state, the DMV, a registration agency, an armed forces office, or the Division of Elections office.
Many people often question whether or not they need to find a florida public notary to notarize their application. As of the date of this short article, notarizing is not necessary. If this is a new registration application in Florida, the date the finished application is postmarked or hand brought to a drivers license office, a voter registration firm, an armed forces recruitment office, the Division of Elections, or the office of any supervisor of elections in the state is going to be your registration date. You must be registered for at least twenty nine days till you can vote in an election. If the application is complete and you become qualified as a voter, a voter information card will be mailed to you. Be sure to carefully check the application. If the info you provide isn't true, you can be convicted of a felony of the third degree and fined up to$ 5, 000 and/or imprisoned for as much as five years.
