Florida's voter registration deadline is on October 7

On the line are abortion rights, recreational weed, plus the fates of congresspeople, state attorneys, judges, school board runoffs, taxes and more

click to enlarge Setup at a Hillsborough County early voting site on Aug. 2, 2024. - Photo by Dave Decker
Photo by Dave Decker
Setup at a Hillsborough County early voting site on Aug. 2, 2024.
Tomorrow, the office Hillsborough’s Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer will load vote-by-mail ballots onto trucks ahead of their trips to the post office.

Latimer’s team will also conduct a public logic & accuracy test of ballot scanners. During that test required by law, staff members “scan stacks of pre-filled ballots into a random selection of the ballot scanners that will be used for Early Voting, Vote By Mail and Election Day voting to confirm that the scanners are reading every position on the ballot and counting votes accurately.”

There are deadlines associated with returning said ballots, too, but the date that should be on everyone’s mind right now is the Oct. 7 deadline to register to vote.

You must be registered to vote in the general election, which wraps on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Registering to vote in Florida is simple.

All you have to be is at least 18 years old, a legal Florida resident, and be a resident of the county where you’ll register. Registration can happen online, or by mail, with more information available on vote.gov or your local Supervisor of Elections websites.

On the line in Florida are abortion rights, recreational weed, plus the fates of congresspeople, state attorneys, judges, school board runoffs, taxes and more.

Please vote.

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