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2008 Election Dates
Primary Election
August 26, 2008
General Election
November 4, 2008
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Absentee Voting
Any qualified voter is entitled to vote an absentee ballot. An absentee ballot may be requested in person at the Supervisors office, in writing, over the telephone or by completing an online application.
Broward County
Palm Beach County
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At the completion of your sentence, the Florida Department of Corrections will automatically submit an electronic application for you to the Parole Commission for eligibility review for restoration of civil rights without a hearing.
If you completed a state prison sentence or term of supervision prior to 2001 or if you served a felony sentence in a county jail or in another state, or with the federal government, you can request restoration of civil rights by contacting the Office of Executive Clemency.........(more info)
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Voter Registration
Info
The registration
books will be closed on the 29th day before each election and will remain closed
until after that election. You must be registered for at least 29 days before
you can vote in an election.
The online
Florida Voter Registration Application Form (available from the link
below) can be used to begin the process to:


- Register to vote
in the State of Florida.
- Change your name
or address.
- Replace your
defaced, lost, or stolen registration identification card.
- Register with a
political party or change party affiliation.
- Update your
signature.
Deadline Information If
this is a new registration application, the date the completed application is
postmarked or hand delivered to a driver’s license office, a voter registration
agency, an armed forces recruitment office, the Division of Elections, or the
office of any Supervisor of Elections in the state will be your registration
date. If this is a new Florida application, you must be registered for at least
29 days before you can vote in an election. If your application is complete and
you are qualified as a voter, a voter information card will be mailed to you.
To Register 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.
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