Voting Resources
These nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations provide information
about how to register and why your vote is so important:
www.declareyourself.com
www.rockthevote.com
Local voting information:
St. Johns
County Supervisor of Elections
Clay
County Supervisor of Elections
Putnam
County Supervisor of Elections
Division
of Elections, Florida Department of State
To get candidate information, check
out C-Net's top 5 election web sites.
To Register To Vote in the State of Florida You Must:
• Be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Be a Florida resident.
• Be 18 years old (you may pre-register if you are 17).
• 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.
• 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.
You can apply to register to vote at any time. However, to
vote in an election, you must be registered in the
state by the book closing date, which is normally the 29th
day before each election. The book closing dates
for the 2008 election cycle are:
Primary Election: July 28, 2008
General Election: October 6, 2008
2008 Election
Dates
Primary Election: August 26, 2008
* General Election: November 4, 2008 *
Candidate Information
Links to each candidate's official web page(s): http://www.declareyourself.com/voting_faq/candidates.html
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