Requirements to register to vote in the State of Florida
To register, you must:
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be a United States citizen.
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be 18 years old (you may pre-register if you are 16 years old).
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not claim the right to vote in another county or state.
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be a legal resident of the State of Florida.
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be a legal resident of the county in which you seek to be registered.
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Provide your current and valid Florida driver’s license number or
Florida identification card number. If you do not have a current and valid
Florida driver’s license or Florida identification card, you must provide
the last four digits of your Social Security number.
If you do not have a FL DL#, FL ID card#, or SSN, write “NONE” in the box.
The following persons are NOT entitled to register to vote:
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a person who has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting and has not had his or her right to vote restored.
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a person who has been convicted of a felony by any court and has not had his or her right to vote restored.
Party affiliation:
At the time of registration, applicants are requested to designate their party affiliation. An applicant may designate one of the two major political parties, a minor political party recognized by Florida, or may request to be registered with no party affiliation. If the applicant does not designate a party affiliation, the voter will be registered with no party affiliation. Party affiliation will, in most instances, govern a voter's participation in primary elections.
Download a Voter Registration Application Form
You may download and use this online application to print out a copy
and mail in to our office. Instructions are included in the document.
Click on the link below to download the application. You must have
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Additional information is available at the Florida State Web Site http://election.dos.state.fl.us/regtovote/regform.shtml
Registration Books are open up until 29 days prior to an election.