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Voting
To be able to vote in the State of Florida you first have to register. To register you must fill out a voter registration application and must be 18 years and older to register. To find these applications you can go to your local supervisor of elections office, the Division of Elections (which is also on the Web), driver’s license offices, and many other state agencies. You then fill out the application and sign the oath at the bottom. Make sure to send the application either by mail or person 29 days before each election. When your application is completed and qualified as a voter, you will receive a registration information card, which is your voter’s card.

When you received your voter’s card you can take it to the location in your county to vote. Make sure to bring your ID and voter’s card with you. In Sarasota County you will be voting by the new optical scan ballot. When you get there you will be asked to sign an eligibility to vote in that precinct. You will then receive a voter authority slip then directed to a table where you will pick up a ballot and a secrecy sleeve. Now its time to vote! You will take your ballot to a booth and begin filling in the ovals. When you are complete you will put in the secrecy sleeve and take it to the optical scan vote tabulator and place it in. You are now done voting.

In Sarasota County Election Dates are as follow:

Presidential Preference Primary : January 29, 2008

Primary Election: August 26, 2008

General Election: November 4, 2008

2008 Qualifying Dates Federal, Judicial , State Attorney & Public Defender Candidates(including write-ins) Noon, April 28, 2008 – Noon, May 2, 2008

Statewide, Multicounty (except State Attorney & Public Defender), County, and Special District Candidates (including write-ins) Noon, June 16, 2008 – Noon June 20, 2008

Write-in candidates for President and Vice President 8 a.m., July 1, 2008 – Noon, July 8, 2008

Voting is a great opportunity to get involved in your community and the right to vote has been fought over for centuries so take it to heart and go VOTE. Your vote could make the difference for today’s leaders.