• Be a U.S. citizen.
• 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 pursuant to law.
• Not claim the right to vote in another county or state.
• Submit your valid Florida driver's license number or Florida identification card number. If you do not have either of these, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number.

You can apply to register to vote at any time. However, to vote in an election, you must be registered in the county where you live by the book closing date, which is normally the 29th day before each election. The book closing dates for the 2004 election cycle are:

Primary Election .............................. August 2, 2004
General Election .............................. October 4, 2004

Download the Florida Registration form: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/RegToVote/webappform.pdf

Absentee Ballots
Call your Supervisor of Elections office to ask about an absentee ballot as soon as you know that you will be unable to go to the polls on Election Day. When requesting an absentee ballot, whether by phone or by letter, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number, your name, residence address, date of birth, and voter identification number. Your request for an absentee ballot may be denied if you do not provide the required information. Specify the election(s) for which you wish to receive an absentee ballot and provide a mailing address. Check with your elections office if you need more information.