Secretary Detzner
Shares Voter Registration Tips Ahead of October 11 Deadline
TALLAHASSEE—
Secretary of State Ken Detzner released the following statement and shared the
following voter registration tips ahead of tomorrow’s voter registration deadline.
Individuals not already registered to vote in the State of Florida must submit
a complete voter registration application by Tuesday, October 11, in order to
participate in the General Election.
Florida
Secretary of State Ken Detzner, said, “There is still time for Floridians to
register to vote for the General Election. Floridians who have been impacted,
or have had to evacuate, during Hurricane Matthew should know they have the
option to fill out and/or submit their voter registration application at any
Supervisor of Elections office or approved voter registration agency, even if
it’s outside their county of residence. Voter registration applications sent by
mail to any Supervisor of Elections office, voter registration agency, or
the Division of Elections in Tallahassee will be accepted for the upcoming
General Election as long as they are postmarked by October 11.
“Voters
who are unsure of their registration status can visit YourVoteFlorida.com and find links to use
the state’s Voter Information
Lookup Tool
or contact their local Supervisor of Elections
office.
Voters can also call the state’s main Voter Assistance Hotline at:
1.866.308.6739.”
Secretary
Detzner is sharing the following tips with Floridians ahead of the upcoming
October 11 deadline to register to vote for the General Election:
·
If
you are unsure of your voter registration status in Florida, check your status
using the state’s Voter Information
Lookup Tool. You can also call your local Supervisor of Elections office or the state’s main
Voter Assistance Hotline at: 1.866.308.6739.
·
Fill
out the Florida Voter Registration Application, which is available in both
English and Spanish (English PDF / Español
PDF), on the
Division of Elections' website. Print, sign and mail, or hand deliver, the
application to a county Supervisor of Elections office, voter registration
agency, or the Florida Division of Elections in Tallahassee. Voter registration
applications sent by mail and post-marked by October 11 will be accepted.
- Apply through any Florida driver's license office or
tax collector's office that issues driver's licenses or Florida
identification cards; any "voter registration agency" (i.e., any
government entity designated by the National Voter Registration Act or
state law who must allow you to apply to register, which includes
libraries); any supervisor of elections office; or at the Division of
Elections in Tallahassee.
·
An
update to a voter’s signature for the General Election must be submitted no
later than the start of the canvassing of vote-by-mail ballots (formerly
absentee ballots*), which may start as early as October 24, 2016. Signatures on
record are used to verify signatures on ballot certificates before counting
provisional and vote-by-mail ballots.
According
to Florida law, (Section 97.055, Florida
Statutes),
the deadline to register to vote (also referred to as “bookclosing”) to
participate in an upcoming election is 29 days before the election. Florida
voters may register to vote or update their registration at any time by
notifying their local Supervisor of Elections. Additional
information is available on YourVoteFlorida.com.
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About
‘Get Ready. Get Set. Vote!’
In
2016, the Department of State is leading an effort to help educate voters
through its Get Ready. Get Set. Vote! campaign which provides key
voting-related information and resources in one central location on YourVoteFlorida.com. The webpage will
be updated to communicate key voter registration and voting information
throughout the 2016 election cycle and is also available in a Spanish version.
About
the Division of Elections
The
Florida Department of State’s Division of Elections supports the Secretary of
State, Florida’s Chief Election Officer, in ensuring that Florida has fair and
accurate elections. The Division’s three bureaus; the Bureau of Election
Records, Bureau of Voter Registration Services, and Bureau of Voting Systems
Certification, have several responsibilities in the areas of legal compliance
and elections administration to ensure that Florida’s election laws are
uniformly interpreted and implemented. The Division also assists local
Supervisors of Elections in their duties, and promotes enhanced public
awareness and participation in the electoral process. For more information
about Florida’s elections, visit dos.myflorida.com/elections/.
*Pursuant
to Chapter 2016-37, Laws of Florida, beginning July 1,
2016 the term “Absentee Ballot” has changed to “Vote-by-Mail Ballot” in the
State of Florida.
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