The date of receipt by the Elections Office is the effective date if the post mark is not clear. The voter application is uniform throughout Florida. Each application provides the addresses for each Supervisor of Elections Office. The more information provided, the better. Four mandatory items must appear on the application or the application is incomplete.
Applicants are accountable for information provided on the form.
Providing your social security number assists the Elections Office with absentee ballot requests since several voters may have the same name. There are certain other limited instances when a voter's residence address may also be exempt from Florida's public records law. The signed application can also be used to update an existing voter's record. Updates are a change of name, residence, one's mailing address, a signature change, or a change of party affiliation. The preferred method of reporting an update is to note the corrections on the reverse side of your Voter's Identification Card and return it to the Elections Office.