DIVISION OF ELECTIONS 2000 FLORIDA REGISTRATION AND VOTING GUIDE Your Vote Is Your Voice FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE Katherine Harris Secretary of State
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE Katherine Harris Secretary of State July 27, 1999 Dear Fellow Floridian, The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the corresponding Florida Voter Registration Act (effective January 1, 1995) forever changed the method by which most Floridians register to vote. The goal of these acts was to make registration easier and more convenient in an effort to encourage more citizens to participate in elections. Citizens are now afforded a wide range of opportunities to register to vote. In addition to the county supervisor of elections office, Floridians may register to vote at various state agencies which provide services to the public including driver s license offices, public assistance offices, offices that serve persons with disabilities, public libraries, centers for independent living and armed forces recruitment centers or request an application by mail. Equally important, this legislation permits Florida citizens to register to vote by mail at any location on any day of the week. In 1997, the Division of Elections provided the voter registration application via the Internet (http://election.dos.state.fl.us). In addition, the Higher Education Act included a provision requiring the distribution of voter registration forms by colleges and universities to their respective students. Finally, any individual or group including churches, may request, in writing, voter registration applications from the Division of Elections to aid in their voter registration efforts. The year 2000 is a very important election year. We will elect many of our federal, state and local officials including our President and Vice President. I encourage each of you to register today so that you will be eligible to vote not only in the 2000 elections, but also in future elections. The Department of State and the county supervisors of elections will continue to go to great lengths to provide citizens with the opportunity to register and vote. Democracy is strengthened and freedom is protected when citizens become active in the electoral process. On behalf of all Floridians, thank you for being involved. Sincerely yours, Katherine Harris Secretary of State 2
Table Of Contents How Important Is One Vote...4 The 2000 Elections Calendar...4 Offices To Be Filled In 2000...5 Who Can Register And Vote...6 How To Register...6 When Can You Register...7 Dates Registration Will Close...7 Persons Not Entitled To Vote...7 Primary Elections...8 Removal And Reinstatement Of Names On Voter Rolls...8 Absentee Voters...8 How To Vote Absentee...9 When Voters Move...9 Registration Is A Public Record...10 Poll Watchers...10 Poll Workers...10 Assistance In Voting...10 Nonpartisan Judicial Elections...11 Merit Retention Or Election Of Circuit And County Court Judges...11 How To Report Election Law Violations...11 Florida s Supervisors Of Elections...12 Voter Registration Totals (1970 June 1999)...21 Total Registered Voters...22 3
How Important Is One Vote In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union. In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic. In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the U.S. In 1923, one vote gave Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party. In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked. Throughout the history of our great nation, men and women have made many great sacrifices to ensure your right to vote many have made the ultimate sacrifice. Honor them by voting, it is your constitutional right! The 2000 Elections Calendar Presidential Preference Primary...March 14, 2000 First Primary Election... September 5, 2000 Second Primary Election... October 3, 2000 General Election... November 7, 2000 The polls will be open on election days from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time. 4
Offices To Be Filled In 2000 Federal Offices President and Vice President United States Senator (one) Representative in Congress (all congressional districts) Statewide, Multicounty, District Offices State Attorney (circuits 1 19) Public Defender (circuits 1 19) State Senator (odd numbered districts only) State Representative (all districts) County Offices (county offices vary from county to county, however, most will elect:) Clerk of the Circuit Court Sheriff Property Appraiser Tax Collector District Superintendent of Schools Supervisor of Elections 3 members of the Board of County Commissioners 2 members of the District School Board Office information for a particular county can be obtained from local supervisors of elections. Judicial Retention (Nonpartisan) Justices of the Supreme Court (only those whose terms expire January 2001) Judges, District Courts of Appeal (only those whose terms expire January 2001) Circuit Judges (only those whose terms expire January 2001) County Court Judges (only those whose terms expire January 2001) (County Court Judge candidates must qualify for office with their local supervisor of elections section 105.031, F.S.) 5
Who Can Register And Vote To register and vote, you must either be 18 years of age or have reached that age before the next election. You must also be a U.S. citizen and a legal resident of Florida and of the county where you intend to vote. (see section 97.041, Florida Statutes) How To Register You must fill out a voter registration application form. Voter registration applications are available at your local supervisor of elections offices, the Division of Elections (also see our web site at http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voterreg), driver s license offices, state agencies that provide public assistance, libraries and many other public locations. You will be offered the opportunity to apply to register to vote or change your voter registration when you obtain your driver s license or when you apply for public assistance at state agencies. A voter registration application is complete if it contains: Your name. Your legal residence address. Your date of birth. An indication that you are a citizen of the United States. The last four digits of your social security number. An indication that you have not been convicted of a felony or that, if convicted, you have had your civil rights restored. An indication that you have not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting or that, if so adjudicated, you have had your right to vote restored. You must sign the oath printed on the form swearing or affirming under the penalty for false swearing that the information contained in the registration application is true. NOTE: An applicant who fails to designate a political party affiliation will be registered without party affiliation. (see section 97.053, Florida Statutes) 6
When Can You Register You can apply to register to vote at any time. However, the registration books will be closed on the 29 th day before each election and will remain closed until after that election (see below for dates). You must be registered for at least 29 days before you can vote in an election. The date your voter registration application is postmarked or hand delivered to your county supervisor of elections will be your registration date. If your application is complete and you are qualified as a voter, a registration identification card will be mailed to you. When the registration books are closed for an election, voter registration and party changes must be accepted, but only for the purpose of subsequent elections. However, party changes received between the book-closing date of the first primary election and the date of the second primary election are not effective until after the second primary election. (see section 97.055, Florida Statutes) Dates Registration Will Close Presidential Preference Primary...February 14, 2000 First Primary...August 7, 2000 Second Primary... September 5, 2000 General Election... October 10, 2000 (see section 97.055, Florida Statutes) Persons Not Entitled To Vote Persons who have been found by a court in any state to be mentally incapacitated with respect to voting and who have not had their right to vote restored. Persons who have been convicted of any felony in any court and who have not had their right to vote restored. Any person who is not a citizen of the United States. (see section 97.041, Florida Statutes) 7
Primary Elections Florida has primary and run-off systems of elections. Only voters who are registered members of the two major political parties (Republicans, Democrats) may vote for their respective party s candidates in primary elections. Registered minor political party voters and voters without party affiliation are not eligible to vote for major party candidates in primary elections. However, Article VI, Section 5(b), Florida Constitution, provides that if all candidates have the same party affiliation and the winner will have no opposition in the general election, all qualified electors, regardless of party affiliation, may vote in the primary elections for that office. Nonpartisan judicial and school board offices, special districts and local referendum questions are included in primary elections. All registered voters, including those without party affiliation and minor political party voters are entitled to receive and vote these ballots. At general elections, all voters receive the same ballot and may vote for any candidate or question on the ballot. (see sections 100.051, 100.061, 100.91 and 101.021, Florida Statutes Article VI, Section 5(b), Florida Constitution) Removal And Reinstatement Of Names On Voter Rolls Periodically, supervisors of elections will send address confirmation final notices to voters when the post office has indicated that these voters have moved outside the supervisor s county or left a forwarding address. All voters who have been mailed an address confirmation final notice and who do not return the form within 30 days will be placed on the inactive voter registration list. Voters on the inactive list can be reinstated by updating their voter registration, appearing to vote, or requesting an absentee ballot, providing their status has not changed. However, after two general federal elections from the date the final notice was sent, all inactive voters who show no activity will be removed from the registration records and must register again in order to vote. (see section 98.065, Florida Statutes) Absentee Voters Qualified electors are permitted to vote absentee under Florida law if they: Are unable to go to the polls on election day. Have not voted and will not vote more than one ballot in this election. (see section 101.64, Florida Statutes) 8
How To Vote Absentee An elector, or someone designated by the elector, may request an absentee ballot from the supervisor of elections in person, by mail or by telephone. One request can cover all elections within a calendar year. The person requesting an absentee ballot must disclose: The name of the elector for whom the ballot is requested; The elector s address; The last four digits of the elector s social security number; The registration number on the elector s identification card; The requester s name; The requester s address; The requester s social security number and, if available, driver s license number; The requester s relationship to the elector; and, The requester s signature (written request only). Marked ballots must be mailed or delivered in person reaching the supervisor of elections office not later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. Designees may pick up no more than two absentee ballots per election and must have written authorization by the elector, present a picture I.D. and sign an affidavit. Candidates may pick up absentee ballots only for members of their immediate family. If you have obtained an absentee ballot but are able to vote in your precinct on election day, you must take the ballot with you to the polls, whether or not it has been marked. However, if you are unable to return the ballot, you may execute an affidavit stating that the absentee ballot has not been voted and then vote at your precinct. (see sections 101.62 and 101.69, Florida Statutes) When Voters Move Generally, you cannot vote in any precinct other than the one in which you live and are registered; however, if you are temporarily living outside your home county, you can apply to be registered and vote in the precinct that contains the main office of the supervisor of elections. These electors will not be registered to vote in municipal elections. If you move your residence outside your assigned precinct, you may vote in the precinct to which you have moved. If you move to another county in Florida after the closing of the registration books for an election, you may be allowed to vote for President and Vice President, United States Senator, statewide offices and statewide issues in your former county through the general election, but not after. (see sections 101.045 and 101.663, Florida Statutes) 9
Registration Is A Public Record In Florida, voter registration records are open to the public and may be examined, but not duplicated or sold commercially, by anyone. When there are official requests for lists of registered voters or for information relating to electors who voted in a particular election following that election, supervisors of elections have 15 days to respond. These official requests may be made only by government agencies, candidates, registered political committees, registered committees of continuous existence, political parties, and incumbent officeholders. No person who acquires such a list, shall use any information contained therein for purposes which are not related to elections, political or governmental activities, voter registration, or law enforcement. (see section 98.095, Florida Statutes) Poll Watchers Each political party and each candidate may have one poll watcher in each voting room at any one time during an election. Poll watchers must be registered electors in the county and cannot be candidates or law enforcement officers. Each party and each candidate requesting to have poll watchers must designate, in writing to the supervisor of elections, poll watchers for each precinct prior to noon of the second Tuesday preceding the election. Election Poll Watcher Designation First Primary August 22, 2000 Second Primary September 19, 2000 General Election October 24, 2000 (see section 101.131, Florida Statutes) Poll Workers Poll inspectors and clerks are appointed by the supervisor at least 20 days before an election. Individuals desiring to work at the polls must contact their local supervisor of elections. (see section 102.012, Florida Statutes) Assistance In Voting Upon request, a need for assistance at the polls may be designated on an elector s registration record. The elector can designate someone of his or her own choice, other than an employer, or an officer or agent of the person s union. Election officials may also provide assistance. (see section 97.061 and 101.051, Florida Statutes) 10
Nonpartisan Judicial Elections Candidates for the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal will appear on the ballot in the general election only for a vote on their retention. Candidates for circuit and county court will appear on the first primary ballot and on the general election ballot, if necessary. (see section 105.041, Florida Statutes) Merit Retention or Election of Circuit and County Court Judges On the November 7, 2000 General Election Ballot, the following two questions will appear: 1. Shall Circuit Court Judges in the (number of the circuit) Judicial Circuit be selected through merit selection and retention? Yes No ❷ ❷ 2. Shall County Court Judges in (name of county) be selected through merit selection and retention? Yes No ❷ ❷ This will allow voters the opportunity to select the method in which Circuit and County Court Judges will appear on future election ballots. Currently, only Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the District Courts of Appeal are selected by merit retention. How To Report Election Law Violations Violations relating to chapters 104 and 106, Florida Statutes, should be reported by sworn written complaint to the Florida Elections Commission, Room 2002, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, (850) 922-4539. The FEC is an entity not aligned or affiliated with the Division of Elections, Department of State. (see sections 104.271, 106.25 and 106.28, Florida Statutes) Violations of either the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 or any irregularities or fraud involving voter registration, removal procedures or voting under the Florida Election Code should be reported in writing to the Division of Elections, Room 1801, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, (850) 488-7690. (see sections 97.023 and 106.22(11), Florida Statutes) All other violations should be reported to the local state attorney. 11
Florida s Supervisors of Elections Alachua Beverly Hill 12 S.E. 1 st Street Phone: 352-374-5252 P.O. Box 1496 (32602) Suncom: 651-5252 Gainesville, FL 32601 Fax: 352-374-5364 Email: supvelec@nsl.co.alachua.fl.us Baker John J. Barton 339 E. Macclenny Avenue P.O. Box 505 (32063) Phone: 904-259-6339 Macclenny, FL 32063 Fax: 904-259-2799 Email: election@nefcom.net Bay Melanie A. Boyd Phone: 850-784-6100 300 E. 4 th Street, Room 112 Suncom: 777-6100 Panama City, FL 32401 Fax: 850-784-6141 Email: melaniew@panamacity.com Bradford Terry L. Vaughan 925-C North Temple Avenue P.O. Box 58 (32091-0058) Phone: 904-966-6266 Starke, FL 32091 Fax: 904-966-6165 Email: bradsoe@daccess.net Brevard Fred D. Galey 400 South Street, Suite 1F Phone: 407-264-6740 P.O. Box 1119 (32781-1119) Suncom: 320-6740 Titusville, FL 32780-1119 Fax: 407-264-6741 Email: fgaley@manatee.brev.lib.fl.us Broward Jane Carroll 115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 102 Phone: 954-357-7050 P.O. Box 029001 (33302-9001) Suncom: 442-7061 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Fax: 954-357-7070 Email: elections@browardsoe.org 12
Calhoun Martin D. Sewell 425 East Central Avenue Room G-10 Phone: 850-674-8568 Blountstown, FL 32424 Fax: 850-674-2449 Email: soecalco@gtcom.net Charlotte Judy Anderson 410 Taylor Street P.O. Box 511229 (33951) Phone: 941-637-2232 Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Fax: 941-637-2231 Email: election@pega.com Citrus Susan A. Gill Phone: 352-637-9911 120 North Apopka Avenue Suncom: 646-9911 Inverness, FL 34450 Fax: 352-637-9919 Email: soe@hitter.net Clay Barbara A. Kirkman 1417 S. Orange Avenue Phone: 904-284-6350 P.O. Box 337 (32043-0337) Suncom: 827-1350 Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 Fax: 904-284-0935 Email: bkirkman@clayelections.com Collier Mary W. Morgan Collier Government Complex, #B Phone: 941-774-8450 3301 Tamiami Trail East Suncom: 751-8450 Naples, FL 34112-4902 Fax: 941-774-9468 Columbia Carolyn D. Kirby Phone: 904-758-1026 15 East Orange Street Suncom: 839-1029 Lake City, FL 32055 Fax: 904-755-7233 Email: Election@rio.atlantic.net Desoto Ronald A. Turner 201 E. Oak Street, Suite 104 Phone: 941-993-4871 P.O. Box 89 (34265) Suncom: 740-4871 Arcadia, FL 34266 Fax: 941-993-4875 Email: vote@cyberstreet.com 13
Dixie Mae Beville Courthouse, Cedar Street P.O. Box 2057 (32628-2057) Phone: 352-498-1216 Cross City, FL 32628 Fax: 352-498-1218 Email: dixiesoe@bellsouth.net Duval John Stafford 105 East Monroe Street Phone: 904-630-1410 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Fax: 904-630-2920 Email: Stafford@coj.net Escambia Bonnie M. Jones County Courthouse, Room 400 223 Palafox Place Phone: 850-595-3900 P.O. Box 12601 (32574-2601) Suncom: 695-3900 Pensacola, FL 32501 Fax: 850-595-3914 Email: Bonnie_Jones@co.escambia.fl.us Flagler Peggy Rae Border Room 332 201 East Moody Boulevard Phone: 904-437-7447 P.O. Box 901 (32110) Suncom: 370-7447 Bunnell, FL 32110 Fax: 904-437-7468 Email: pborder@flaglerelections.com Franklin Doris Shiver Gibbs 33 Market Street, Suite 100 Phone: 850-653-9520 Apalachicola, FL 32320 Fax: 850-653-9092 Email: dorisg@gtcom.net Website: http://votefranklin.com Gadsden Denny Hutchinson 16 South Madison Street P.O. Box 186 (32353) Phone: 850-627-9910 Quincy, FL 32351 Fax: 850-627-6144 Email: GCSE@Tallynet.com 14
Gilchrist Susan J. Bryant 112 South Main Street, Room 105 Phone: 352-463-3194 P.O. Box 306 (32693) Suncom: 640-3194 Trenton, FL 32693 Fax: 352-463-3196 Email: elections@svic.net Glades Holly Green 500 Avenue J P.O. Box 968 (33471) Phone: 941-946-0177 Moore Haven, FL 33471 Fax: 941-946-0313 Email: vote@gate.net Gulf Cora Sue Robinson 1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Blvd. Phone: 850-229-6117 Port St. Joe, FL 32456-1693 Fax: 850-229-8975 Email: gulfsoe@gtcom.net Hamilton Carol Tolle Phone: 904-792-1426 313 Hatley Street, N.E., Suite 1 Suncom: 892-1426 Jasper, FL 32052 Fax: 904-792-3205 Email: elect@alltel.net Hardee William Sonny Coker 315 North 6 th Avenue, Suite 110 Phone: 941-773-6061 Wauchula, FL 33873 Fax: 941-773-6813 Hendry Lucretia A. Strickland 23 E. Hickpochee Avenue Phone: 941-675-5230 P.O. Box 174 (33975) Suncom: 735-4230 LaBelle, FL 33975 Fax: 941-675-7803 Email: sofehend@gate.net Hernando Ann S. Mau Phone: 352-754-4125 20 N. Main Street, Room 463 Suncom: 669-4125 Brooksville, FL 34601 Fax: 352-754-4425 Email: annm@co.hernando.fl.us 15
Highlands Joe A. Campbell 580 S. Commerce Avenue, Rm. 201A Phone: 941-386-6655 P.O. Box 1568 (33871) Suncom: 742-6655 Sebring, FL 33870 Fax: 941-386-6657 Email: uvote2@digital.net Hillsborough Pam Iorio 601 East Kennedy Boulevard 16 th Floor Phone: 813-272-5850 Tampa, FL 33602 Fax: 813-272-7043 Email: voterp@aol.com Holmes Debbie Wilcox Morris 201 North Oklahoma Street Phone: 850-547-1107 Bonifay, FL 32425 Fax: 850-547-4168 Email: dwilcox@wfeca.net Indian River Kay Clem Phone: 561-567-8187 1840 25 th Street, Suite N-109 Suncom: 224-1412 Vero Beach, FL 32960 Fax: 561-770-5367 Email: ircelections@yahoo.com Jackson Sylvia D. Stephens 4445 Lafayette Street, Room 103 Phone: 850-482-9652 P.O. Box 6046 (32447) Suncom: 789-9652 Marianna, FL 32448 Fax: 850-482-9102 Email: jcsoefl@digitalexp.com Jefferson Donna Sorensen Cocroft Phone: 850-997-3348 380 West Dogwood Street Suncom: 297-0194 Monticello, FL 32344 Fax: 850-997-6958 Email: donnascocroft@compuserve.com Lafayette Lana B. Morgan Courthouse, Highway U.S. 27 P.O. Box 76 (32066-0076) Phone: 904-294-1261 Mayo, FL 32066 Fax: 904-294-2164 Email: lafayettesoe@alltel.net 16
Lake Emogene W. Stegall 315 West Main Street Phone: 352-343-9734 P.O. Drawer 457 (32778) Suncom: 659-1734 Tavares, FL 32778 Fax: 352-343-3605 Email: election@digital.net Lee Philinda A. Young 2480 Thompson Street Phone: 941-339-6300 P.O. Box 2545 (33902) Suncom: 726-6300 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Fax: 941-339-6310 Email: leevote1@gate.net Leon Ion Sancho 301 South Monroe Street Phone: 850-488-1350 Suite 301 Suncom: 278-1350 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Fax: 850-488-1774 Web: http://www.leonfl.org/elect/homepage.htm Levy Connie Asbell 355 South Court Street P.O. Box 880 (32621) Phone: 352-486-5163 Bronson, FL 32621 Fax: 352-486-5146 Email: levysoe@aol.com Liberty Marcia A. Wood Highway 20, Courthouse P.O. Box 597 (32321) Phone: 850-643-5226 Bristol, FL 32321 Fax: 850-643-5648 Email: libertysoe@nettally.com Madison Linda T. Howell 112 E. Pinckney Street, Room 113 Phone: 850-973-6507 Madison, FL 32340-2466 Fax: 850-973-3780 Email: elections@digitalexp.com 17
Manatee Robert (Bob) Sweat 305 15 Street, West Phone: 941-741-3823 P.O. Box 1000 (34206) Suncom: 527-3276 Bradenton, FL 34205 Fax: 941-741-3820 Email: bob@votemanatee.com Marion Dee Brown 402 S.E. 25 th Avenue Phone: 352-620-3290 P.O. Box 289 (34478-0289) Suncom: 667-3290 Ocala, FL 34471-2687 Fax: 352-620-3286 Martin Peggy S. Robbins 100 S.E. Ocean Boulevard Phone: 561-288-5637 P.O. Box 1257 (34995) Suncom: 239-5637 Stuart, FL 34994 Fax: 561-288-5765 Email: elections@sheriff.martin.fl.us Miami-Dade David C. Leahy 111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 1910 Phone: 305-375-5553 P.O. Box 012241 (33101-2241) Suncom: 445-3150 Miami, FL 33128-1906 Fax: 305-375-2525 Email: soeaat@co.miami-dade.fl.us Monroe Harry L. Sawyer, Jr. 500 Whitehead Street, #101 Phone: 305-292-3416 Key West, FL 33040-6577 Fax: 305-292-3406 Email: supofele@mm0.net Nassau Shirley N. King Phone: 904-321-5735 11 North 14 th Street, Room 102 Suncom: 848-5735 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Fax: 904-321-5736 Email: ncsoe@net-magic.net Okaloosa Patricia M. Hollarn 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard Phone: 850-651-7272 Suite 404 Suncom: 699-7272 Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547-1285 Fax: 850-651-7275 Email: phollarn@co.okaloosa.fl.us 18
Okeechobee Gwen Chandler 307 N.W. 2 nd Street Phone: 941-763-4014 Okeechobee, FL 34972-4165 Fax: 941-763-0152 Email: oksupvel@okeechobee.com Orange Bill Cowles 119 West Kaley Street P.O. Box 562001 (32856) Phone: 407-836-2070 Orlando, FL 32806 Fax: 407-317-7633 Email: bill@ocfelections.com Putnam Don Hersey 515 Reid Street Phone: 904-329-0224 P.O. Box 977 (32178-0977) Suncom: 860-0224 Palatka, FL 32177 Fax: 904-329-0455 Email: hersey@gbso.net St. Johns Penny Halyburton 4455 Avenue A, Suite 101 Phone: 904-823-2238 St. Augustine, FL 32095 Suncom: 865-2238 Email: sjcsoe@leading.net Fax: 904-823-2249 St. Lucie Gertrude Walker Phone: 561-462-1500 2300 Virginia Avenue Suncom: 259-1500 Fort Pierce, FL 34982 Fax: 561-462-1439 Email: wilcoxw@stlucieco.gov Santa Rosa Doug Wilkes Phone: 850-983-1900 6495 Caroline Street, Suite F Suncom: 696-1900 Milton, FL 32570 Fax: 850-626-7688 Email: soe-wilkes@co.santa-rosa.fl.us Sarasota Marilyn Gerkin 101 S. Washington Blvd. Phone: 941-951-5300 P.O. Box 4194 (34230-4194) Suncom: 592-5300 Sarasota, FL 34236 Fax: 941-953-7115 Email: mgerkin@co.sarasota.fl.us 19
Seminole Sandra S. Goard 116 W. First Street Phone: 407-665-7707 P.O. Box 1479 (32772-1479) Suncom: 355-7707 Sanford, FL 32771 Fax: 407-665-7705 Email: sgoard@co.seminole.fl.us Walton Melissa Beasley 571 East Nelson Avenue Phone: 850-892-8112 DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 Fax: 850-892-8113 Email: wcelections@waltoncounty.fl.com Washington Carol Finch Griffin Phone: 850-638-6230 1293 Jackson Avenue, Suite 103 Suncom: 769-6230 Chipley, FL 32428 Fax: 850-638-6238 Email: cgri572003@aol.com 20
Voter Registration Totals (1970 June 1999) Year Republic an Democrat ic Other Total 1970 711,090 2,024,387 61,523 2,797,000 1971 777,261 2,162,185 76,485 3,015,931 1972 974,999 2,394,604 117,855 3,487,458 1974 1,035,510 2,438,580 147,166 3,621,256 1976 1,138,751 2,750,723 204,834 4,094,308 1978 1,178,671 2,812,217 226,299 4,217,187 1980 1,429,645 3,087,427 292,649 4,809,721 1982 1,500,031 3,066,351 299,254 4,865,636 1984 1,895,937 3,313,073 365,462 5,574,472 1986 2,038,831 3,214,753 377,604 5,631,188 1988 2,360,434 3,264,105 422,808 6,047,347 1990 2,448,488 3,149,747 432,926 6,031,161 1992 2,672,968 3,318,565 550,292 6,541,825 1994 2,747,074 3,245,518 567,006 6,559,598 1996 3,309,105 3,728,513 1,040,259 8,077,877 1998 3,327,207 3,731,367 1,268,133 8,326,707 June 1999 3,301,799 3,707,376 1,301,493 8,310,668 21
Total Registered Voters 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 1970 1971 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 Jun 99 1970-1999 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC OTHER TOTAL 22
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS THE SECRET BALLOT The secret ballot is the keystone of our system of self determination. It is the foundation of our liberty and its strength is magnified through use. The exercise of the secret ballot is more than in inherent right, it is a responsibility. A ballot not cast is in fact a vote against the form of government that permits it. The greatest threat to our way of life is posed by the apathy of citizens who do not care enough to cast their ballots. VOTE, and the Choice is Yours. DON T VOTE, and the Choice is Theirs. REGISTER, or You Have No Choice. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE Katherine Harris Secretary of State 23