The LWVFL Voter Services Committee provides accurate, timely, and nonpartisan information on all things voting rights, elections protection, and voter education.
The leaders we elect make the decisions that affect us, our jobs, healthcare, energy costs, education and more. The league helps register citizens, educates voters on candidates and issues, and explains the election and voting process.
Following the proper procedures for registering and voting ensures that your vote is counted and your voice is heard!
If you are passionate about voting rights and love connecting with your community, join the League today.
The quickest and easiest way for U.S. citizens to register to vote for the first time or to update their current voter registration file is online at RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov. You need a valid Florida driver license or identification card issued by the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the last four digits of your social security number.
You can also register using a paper voter registration application in English (link to use is https://files.floridados.gov/media/704789/1s-2040-form-ds-de-39-eng-fillable-20251017.pdf) or Spanish (link to use is https://files.floridados.gov/media/704790/1s-2040-form-ds-de-39-spn-fillable-eff-20251017.pdf) and then mail to your county Supervisor of Elections office. Again, you will need a valid Florida driver license or identification card and the last four digits of your social security number
If you VOTE BY MAIL, be timely and track your ballot. It is easy!
Completed Vote By Mail ballots must be RECEIVED, not postmarked, by your county Supervisor of Elections office by 7 pm on Election Day.
Any voter who has requested a vote-by-mail ballot can track online the status of his or her ballot at the Division of Elections’ Vote-by-Mail Ballot Information and Status Lookup.
Voters can also track status through their local Supervisor of Elections office. Find your local Supervisor of Elections’ website by CLICKING HERE.
VOTE411 is a League of Women Voter’s owned website that is committed to provide voters with “one-stop-shop” non-partisan information for both general and state-specific elections.
CLICK HERE to see a short video about how our resources Vote411.org will provide you with personalized election information.
Passage of Florida’s 2018 Amendment 4 meant that persons with felony convictions, other than felony sex offense or murder, could vote after their sentence was completed. This changed 150 years of disenfranchisement where the only way to vote again was through the governor’s clemency. Passage of SB 7066 (2019) required persons with felony convictions to pay all legal financial sentence obligations (abbreviated as LFO’S) and complete incarceration and supervision before registering to vote. If a person is unsure if their LFO’s are all paid, they can contact the Clerk of the Court in the county where they were convicted to get records.
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC) has two programs that may be useful to returning citizens. One is the Advisory Opinion Program (link to use is https://floridarrc.com/advisory/) which helps returning citizens get clarity from the state about their voting eligibility and/or how much they own in fines and fees, if any. The second is the Fines & Fees Assistance Program (link to use is https://floridarrc.com/fines-and-fees-assistance-program/) which helps returning citizens understand their options regarding fines and fees. FRRC can be reached at 877-698-6830 or [email protected].
