Can I Register As An Independent In Florida

It is important for residents to know the necessary guidelines and required data needed when registering to vote. Consummate the form below if you lot are a new voter to Lake County, or if yous desire to change your political party amalgamation, or if you desire to change your name, or if you lot need to update your signature. In order to participate in upcoming elections in Lake County, residents should understand how to register, who tin can register, and information on deadlines to register by.

Who can register to vote?

To register to vote in Florida, a person must:

Be a citizen of the United states of america (to be a The states citizen, you must be built-in in the United states or certain US territories, be born to U.s. citizen parents, or be naturalized. Although a lawful permanent resident (normally referred to as a "greenish card holder") has the right to live and work in the Us on a permanent basis, he or she cannot annals or vote). Persons who have Us citizenship and citizenship from some other nation can also register and vote in the US;
Exist a legal resident of both the state of Florida and of the county in which y'all seek to be registered;
Be 18 years old (y'all may pre-register if you are at least 16);
Not be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state, or if you lot have, you must first have your voting rights restored;
Not be a convicted felon, or if y'all are, yous must showtime have your voting rights restored if they were taken away;
Provide your current and valid Florida driver's license number or Florida identification bill of fare number. If you do not have a Florida driver's license number or a Florida identification card number, then you must provide the terminal four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do non take whatsoever of these items, you must write "none" in the box or field; and swear or assert the following: "I will protect and defend the Constitution of the The states and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information in this application is truthful."

Registration Deadlines

In Person: 29 days before Ballot Twenty-four hour period
By Mail: Postmarked 29 days before Election Day

You can cull one of the following options in which to register:

Online

On October 1, 2017 the Florida Department of State launched RegistertoVoteFlorida.gov, a secure and convenient voter registration pick at present available to Floridians to electronically register to vote or update their existing record.

Annotation: You will need a Florida driver license or a land identification card and the concluding four digits of your social security number.

If you do not have a Florida commuter license or state identification card or social security number, you can nevertheless use the website to complete your awarding merely yous will have to print, sign and deliver it past mail or in-person to our role.

For more information on online voter registration, visit the links below or contact the Florida Sectionalisation of Elections.

Please Note: RegistertoVoteFlorida.gov is a resource that is controlled and operated by the Florida Partition of Elections. If you lot demand assistance please call the Voter Assistance Hotline at i-866-308-6739.

Past Mail service

I f you exercise not want to submit your application online you tin can consummate and print the Florida Voter Registration Application, and so mail or hand-evangelize it to our role.

Impress a Newspaper Registration Form (English language) (Español)

Mail service or deliver the completed grade to:

Lake County Supervisor of Elections
P.O. Box 457
Tavares, FL 32778

In Person

You lot can register to vote or submit your completed application in person at the post-obit locations:

Lake County Supervisor of Elections Role, 1898 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, FL 32778
Any Lake County library
Lake-Sumter State College
Lake county taxation collector's role - driver'southward license/id card locations

for more data on additional agencies or to asking an application be mailed to you, please contact us at 352-343-9734.

note: we are required to receive the original grade containing applicant's original signature. therefore, new application forms received by electronic mail or fax are non valid and cannot be accepted.

Subpoena 4 and the Restoration of Ceremonious Rights

Amendment iv restores the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole or probation. All fines, fees, and restitution must be paid before a person with a felony confidence may register to vote. The amendment does not apply to those convicted of murder or sexual offenses, who go along to be permanently barred from voting unless the Governor and Cabinet vote to restore their voting rights on a case by case ground. Applicants my annals with any of the methods listed above.

Resource

Standards of Eligibility for Restoration of Rights (Subpoena 4)

The following Florida agencies accept resources to aid applicants in verifying sentencing obligations.

Clerk of Excursion Court & Comptroller in the county where sentenced. Lake Canton Clerk of Courts |352-742-4100
Florida Department of Corrections where supervised or incarcerated | 850-488-5021