Voting

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Procedures and Requirments for Voter Registration

Florida Voter Registration Requirments

To register to vote in the state of Florida you must be a citizen of the United States, be a resident of Florida, be 18 years old (you may pre-register to vote at age 16), and be able to provide your current and valid Florida driver's license or Florida identification card number. Now you may not be decreed mentally incapacitated or convicted of a felony without your civil having been restored.

How to Apply to Register to Vote

1. Fill in the Voter Registration Application online. 2. Print the application. 3. Verify that all of the information on your application is complete. The office where you register, your decision not to register, your Social Security Number, Florida driver’s license number and your Florida identification card number will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes. 4. Sign your application. 5. Place the application in an envelope with a first class stamp. 6. Mail the application to your county Supervisor of Elections. You may also opt to mail or hand deliver the application to any Supervisor of Elections' office in the state, a driver’s license office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces recruitment office, or the Division of Elections. 7. If your application is complete and you qualify as a voter, the Supervisor of Elections will mail you a voter information card as official notification that you are registered to vote. If you do not receive your card within 8 weeks, or if you have any questions, call your Supervisor of Elections. 8. You must be registered for at least 29 days before you can vote in an election.

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

Upcoming Polling Cites and Election Dates For the City of Pensacola, Florida

Early Voting Dates and Locations for the Pensacola Primary Election

Early voting for the 2010 Pensacola Primary Election begins on Monday, August 9, 2010 and will run through Saturday, August 21, 2010.

Pensacola Early Voting Locations: Supervisor of Elections Main Office, 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor; Supervisor of Elections Annex, 292 Muscogee Road, Cantonment; West Florida Genalogy Library, 5740 N. Ninth Ave; Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway.

Pensacola Early Voting Hours: Monday, August 9 through Friday, August 13 - 8:30 a.m until 4:30 p.m; Saturday, August 14 - 8:30 a.m until 12:30 p.m; Sunday, August 15 - 11:30 a.m until 3:30 p.m; Monday, August 16 through Saturday, August 21 - 8:30 a.m until 4:30 p.m.

August 24th Primary Election

For the upcoming 2010 Primary and General Elections, please note the following polling location changes:

Polling locations for the following precincts have moved:

Precinct 14 will move to Fricker Community Center, 900 North F St. Precinct 30 will move to Vickrey Community Center, 2130 Summit Blvd. Precinct 32 will move to Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. Precinct 47 will move to Brownsville Baptist Church, 2601 W Strong St. Precinct 63 will move to Smyrna Baptist Church 7000 N Pensacola Blvd. Precinct 82 will move to Brownsville Baptist Church, 2601 W Strong St. Precinct 94 will move to Pensacola Beach Community Church, 920 Panferio Dr.

Polling locations for the following precincts have not moved, but the name has changed:

Precinct 61 & 73 will change its name to Ambassador for Christ Convention of Churches, 8600 W Highway 98. Precinct 107 will change its name to Flamingo Road Church, 3351 Creighton Rd.

Pensacola General Election

Pensacola's general elections will be held on November 2, 2010. If your Precinct is not listed as having a location or name change and you do not know where to vote in your Precinct, go to http://www.escambiavotes.com/ There you can also view a sample ballot and learn the requirments of properly filling out a ballot.

Upcoming Polling Cites and Election Dates For the City of Gainesville, Florida.

Early Voting Dates and Locations for the Gainesville Primary Election

Early voting for the 2010 Gainesville Primary Election begins on Monday, August 9, 2010 and will run through Saturday, August 21, 2010.

Gainesville Early Voting Locations: Supervisor of Elections Office County Administration Building Location, 12 SE 1st Street; Millhopper Branch Library, 3145 NW 43rd Street; Tower Road Branch Library, 3020 SW 75th Street.

Gainesville Early Voting Hours: Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm; August 14th 9am to 1pm; August 15th 1pm to 5pm; August 21st 9am to 5pm.

Gainesville Primary and General Elections

The Gainesville Primary Election will be held August 24, 2010. The Gainesville General Election will be held November 2, 2010.

Polling Place Changes for the 2010 Gainesville August 24th Primary Election & November 2nd General Election:

PRECINCT 39: Faith Presbyterian Church, 5916 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville. PRECINCT 48: Oak Park Baptist Church, 4610 SW Archer Road, Gainesville. PRECINCT 49: First Baptist Church 14105 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville. PRECINCT 32: Gainesville Hotel & Conference Center, 7417 W. Newberry Road, Gainesville.

The Importance of Voting

If you are a Florida resident and are 18, please take the time to Vote. It is very important for the city and state government to know who you want to represent you, and they can't know that unless you vote. Giving your opinion and vote will help determine and elect the people that are best for the outcome of your city and state. Take the time and vote for who you think can help Florida become a better place. Just one vote, your vote, can make a difference.