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How To Vote |
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Election Dates |
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Primary Election: Tuesday,
August 26, 2008
Early voting August 11-23, 2008
The Book Closing date by which
you must be registered to vote in the Primary Election is
July 28, 2008 |
General
Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Early voting October 20 to November 1, 2008
The Book Closing date by which
you must be registered to vote in the General Election is
October 6, 2008. |
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Absentee Ballots
If you’re voting by absentee
ballot, you may request your ballot by calling the Charlotte
County Supervisor of Elections at 941 637-2232. You may
also register to vote or request your ballot on line by clicking
on the Supervisor of Elections seal
to the right.
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www.charlottevotes.com |
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Absentee ballots
can be ordered now for the entire year of 2008 and will be sent
out about three weeks before the election. Completed
ballots MUST be received back by the Supervisor by the
day of the election to be counted. |
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Make Your
Primary Vote Count-Important Information |
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Where the primary
will decide the general election as well, for example, where
there is a Republican primary contest but no Democratic or No
Party Affiliation (NPA) candidates are running for that
position, then Democrats and those with No Party Affiliation
may also vote in the Republican primary for that position.
To visit the State of Florida's website to learn more,
please click on the campaign button to the right. |
Florida Department of State
Division of Elections |
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This
means that those registered as Democrats to vote for Percy in
the Democratic Primary may also vote in the Republican Primaries
in Commission Districts 1 and 5 where no Democrat or NPA is running
since the Republican winning those primaries will presumptively
win the General Election. This rule is designed to protect
the voting rights of NPAs and those whose party is not proposing
a full ticket.
The only exception would be if
there is a last minute filing by someone to run as a Democrat or
NPA in Commission Districts 1 and 5. The very last day to file
to run is June 20, 2008. |
