PREPARE TO VOTE

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Register to Vote

HOW TO REGISTER
​You can register to vote at any time. The deadline to register to vote for an upcoming election is 29 days before the election.  For the registration deadlines for the current election cycle are see Important Dates.  

Your county's website has an online registration form and instructions for submitting it to your county's Supervisor of Elections.
    Lake County
    Marion County
    Sumter County

STUDENT REGISTRATION
If you are a student in college in Florida, you can find out the requirements for registering to vote by going to Student Voting Guide. The Brennan Center released the 2012 50-state Student Voting Guide, an online resource to help students and advocates understand the diverse patchwork of state laws governing student voters. This interactive guide explains the basic residency, registration, identification, and absentee voting requirements in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.  Many students who leave home to attend college are often misinformed about where they are eligible to vote. This guide seeks to remedy this confusion and make sure every student can cast a ballot that counts.

The League of Women Voters of Florida has FAQs addressing some of the unique situations faced by college students wanting to vote.

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FAQs

For further information, see Florida's Division of Elections  2016 FAQ containing detailed information about Florida's voter registration  and other questions regarding voting.

Review LWV Voter Guides

The Florida League of Women Voters has published statements from candidates running for U.S. Senate.  

Check out our Voter Guides for races specific to Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties.

See Florida LWV's Guide to the  2016 Amendments to Florida's Constitution
NOTE:  Amendment 4 appears on the August 30 Primary Ballot.
Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 5 appear on the November 8 General Election Ballot.

The state league also published a guide to 2016 Retention of FL Supreme Court Justices
​NOTE:  Voters will decide on November 8 whether to retain three FL Supreme Court justices.  This guide includes biographies of the judges, descriptions of key cases the Florida Supreme Court has heard in recent years, and a FAQ section.
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Check Out These
​Other Resources 

Additional information about candidates running for U.S. Senate may be found on Ballotpedia.org
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Judicial Candidates Voluntary Self-Disclosure Statements are available on the Florida Bar website for the candidates running for Lake County Judge Group 2.  

The Florida LWV's document about Florida's Judiciary covers information relevant to the retention of the three Florida Supreme Court Justices, who are appearing on the ballot.