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Voting procedures in my community
Voting is a big part in the world, but you can always start in your community.

There are ceratin steps to be able to vote in your community.

1) You must find your precinct which is assigned by your address. It is also listed on your voting registration card.

In order to register to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States, be a Florida resident, be atleast 18 years old, not now be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state, 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. You must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number if you do not have a Florida driver’s license number or a Florida identification card number. If you do not have any of these items, you must mark the box indicated on the Voter Registration Application as “NONE.”

How to Apply to Register to Vote

1. Fill in the Voter Registration Application online. If you wish, you can print the application and write your information in with a black ballpoint pen.

2. Print the application out.

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. The application requires an original signature because you are swearing or affirming to an oath.

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. Make sure all of the information on your card is correct. 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.

- There are over 250 polling locations in Hillsborough County. All poling locations are disability accessible even if you can’t read assistance can be given.

- The next voting dates for Orange County are: Primary Election - August 26, 2008 General Election - November 4, 2008

2) A voter must have identification to vote. It must be an I.D. with a picture and a signature. Without a photo I.D. you can cast a provisional ballot, which is counted once your signature is validated. When you go to the polling place to vote, you will be asked to provide a current and valid picture identification with a signature. Approved forms of picture identification are: Florida driver's license; Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; United States passport; debit or credit card; military identification; student identification; retirement center identification; neighborhood association identification; and public assistance identification.

- You can use absentee voting to vote even when you are not at the polls. Request it before 5.00p.m., before the election.

3) Florida’s new optical ballot voting system is called the safest and easiest way to vote by the Secretary of State of Florida: Curt Browning.

For the people whom want to vote,the next election date for my community is November 4, 2008. This is the General election. The deadline to register is October 6, 2008. Early voting is October 20, 2008- November 6, 2008

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Thank you.  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 19:45, 21 September 2008 (UTC)