With 40 days left before perhaps the most important election in our lifetime, you want to make sure you, your family, friends, and neighbors are signed up to participate in one of the greatest actions in our free society: voting! Of course, the mere act of voting isn’t sufficient. You should also make sure you are informed on the issues, our Constitution, the rule of law, and which candidates truly intend to uphold it.
Below are important dates ahead in relation to the voting process here in Florida.
October 9, 2012 Last day to sign up to vote in the general election
October 27, 2012 – November 3, 2012 Early Voting at specific locations throughout the county
October 30 Last day for supervisors to approve poll watchers for the General Election
October 31 5:00 p.m., deadline for supervisors to receive requests to mail absentee ballots voters for the General Election
November 3 Early Voting ends for the General Election
November 6 GENERAL ELECTION
APPLICATION TO VOTE: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/pdf/webappform.pdf
In order to register to vote in Florida, you must:
*Be a Citizen of the United States of America (a lawful permanent resident is not a U.S. citizen);
*Be a Florida resident;
*Be 18 years old (you may pre-register to vote if you are 16 years old, but you cannot vote until you are 18 years old).
*Not now be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state without having the right to vote restored;
*Not have been convicted of a felony without your civil rights having been restored; and
*Provide your current and valid Florida driver’s license number or Florida identification card number. If you do not have a Florida driver’s license number or a Florida identification card number then you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these items, you must write “none” in the box or field.
And if you vote in person, don’t forget to bring your Voter ID card and a Photo ID (such as a driver’s license) with you to the polls. Here in Florida, photo ID to vote is required. Now, go get educated on al the candidates and issues.