VOTER INFORMATION
BROWARD COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE
-- http://www.browardsoe.org/ or call 954-357-7050
ELECTION DATES
VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION
ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
ELECTION DATES
Please note: Some municipal elections have been moved to the November General Election. Please call your municipality.
Regular Primary Election: August 26, 2008; Early voting: August 11 to August 24, 2008.
General Election: November 4, 2008; Early voting: October 20 to November 2, 2008.
Registration Books close 29 days before an election.
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VOTER REGISTRATION
WHO CAN REGISTER TO VOTE:
* A legal resident of Broward County .
* A citizen of the United States, at least eighteen years old.
* Not claim the right to vote in another state.
* Not a convicted felon, unless civil rights have been restored.
* Not judged mentally incapacitated, unless competency has been restored.
Note: Seventeen Year Olds can pre-register; they will receive their voter information card on their 18th Birthday. Effective Jan. 1, 2008: Sixteen year olds with a valid driver's license can also pre-register.
There is no cost, and no documentation is needed if done in person -- with mailed registration forms, a copy of your photo ID with signature must be included.
Books close 29 days before election.
YOUR VOTER INFORMATION CARD TELLS YOU:
* WHERE YOU VOTE -- Precinct number and address
* YOUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
* YOUR FLORIDA STATE Senate and House Districts
* YOUR COUNTY COMMISSION AND SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS
* YOUR MUNICIPAL DISTRICT, IF ANY
WHERE TO REGISTER or make changes:
You may register to vote, or change address, party affiliation or name, at all driver's license offices, public libraries, various social services agencies or at any of the Supervisor of Elections offices listed below.
You may also register to vote or make changes by mail on
Voter Registration Applications
available at those locations. The form can also be downloaded from the website: www.browardsoe.org.
Address changes within Broward County may be made by completing the back of your voter information card and mailing it to the Supervisor of Elections main office. A new statewide voter registration database allows transfer of voter registration within the state of Florida. However you should notify the Broward SOE office of your new address by mailing a completed voter registration form.
A voter information card will be mailed to you to verify new registration or any changes.
MAIN OFFICE
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 102
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-357-7050
DEERFIELD BEACH
North Regional Satellite Courthouse
1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Room 166
954-831-1225
HOLLYWOOD
Satellite Courthouse, Room 180
3550 Hollywood Blvd.
954-831-0443
LAUDERHILL
Lauderhill Mall
1501 NW 40th Avenue (west side of Lauderhill Mall)
954-327-3887
PLANTATION
West Regional Courthouse, Rm. 130
100 N. Pine Island Road
954-831-2370
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ABSENTEE BALLOT/EARLY VOTING
Any registered voter may obtain an Absentee Ballot by writing, phoning, or visiting the Supervisor of Elections office:
115 S Andrews Ave., Room 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-357-7055
Early Voting is allowed for 2 weeks before certain elections at various sites around the County. A VOTER MAY VOTE AT ANY SITE DURING EARLY VOTING.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
On election day
polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Consult your voter information card for precinct number and polling place location; take your card and photo identification with signature with you to vote. If you are not sure where you vote, contact the supervisor of elections office at 954-357-7050. YOU MUST VOTE AT YOUR ASSIGNED PRECINCT ON ELECTION DAY.
Candidates and proposals to be voted on are listed in a sample ballot posted whereever you vote and usually in the newspapers. Voting procedures will be demonstrated to you.
Your rights:
If you go to your polling place, you must be allowed to vote. You cannot be turned away. If for some reason they don't have you listed as a registered voter, you can still vote with a
provisional ballot.
Then, once they confirm that you are registered and voted at the assigned precinct (polling location), your vote will be counted.
Primary elections
to select party candidates for national, state and county offices are held nine weeks before the general election in even numbered years.
You must be registered in a political party to vote for the party's candidates in a primary.
Judicial and school board elections, constitutional amendments and other issues
are non-partisan and may be on the primary ballot.
All registered voters may vote for those issues or candidates at primaries.
Florida's Universal Primary System
allows all registered voters to vote in primaries whenever there are no opposing party candidates on the November ballot.
General elections
of candidates for national, state and county offices are held Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.
Vote for the candidate of your choice regardless of party affiliation.
Special or referendum elections
may be called by the Board of County Commissioners or municipalities for items of local concern.
All registered voters may vote at special elections regardless of party affiliation. Some special elections are restricted to particular districts and are not countywide. Therefore, you must vote in your assigned precinct on Election Day.
Some Municipal non-partisan elections take place in February or March; some have been moved to November.
You have the right to cast a provisional ballot if your eligibility cannot be determined. The Canvassing Board determines validity; ballot will only be counted if you are in your correct precinct and your signature matches the file copy.
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