Division of Elections

What's New

• Third-Party Voter Registration Information - Florida Administrative Code Rule 1S-2.042, Third-Party Voter Registrations Organizations, became effective on February 26, 2009. The rule implements section 97.0575, Florida Statutes. The rule incorporates required forms for registration by third party voter registration organizations, for quarterly reports of such organizations, and complaints against such organizations. The rule also provides procedures to administer the administrative fine provisions of the statute.
• Resign-to-Run– The law, its exceptions and exemptions, some examples, its relationship with the dual office-holding prohibition and federal Hatch Act, and contact information
• 2010 Offices up for Election - Look here for all of the offices up for Election in 2010.

What's New Archives

2008Back

• Reasonable Elections Processes Protect Florida Voters
• Media Advisory: The Facts About the Voter Registration Verification Law (So-called “No Match” Law)
• Election Myths vs Facts
• Elections Information Media Page – the Media Room

2006 Back

• Election Night Reporting for the 2006 Election Cycle - Changes in Department of State Website.
• Creation of New Judicial Seats (ch. 2006-166, L.O.F.) (pdf,24kb)
• Candidate and Committee Workshop Schedule and Registration (2/2006-4/12006) (pdf,24kb)
• Tax Information for Political Organizations
• How to Vote Early
• How to Vote Absentee
• HAVA Information

2004 Back

• Audit Report 2005-001: Audit of the Division of Elections Central Voter
  Database (1.9MB, pdf)
• FDLE Investigates Voter Fraud (10/2004) (pdf, 32kb)
• Secretary Hood's letters to the FBI and the Election Assistance Commission RE Dual Registration and Voting (8/2004) (pdf,24K)
• Undervote Fact Sheet (07/2004) (pdf,52K)
• Secretary Hood Participating in Kids Voting at W. T. Moore Elementary School (undated)
• Publications and Documents Revised of Created Pursuant to Chapter 2004-252, L.O.F.:
• Handbook for Committees (2004) (pdf,680kb)
• Candidate & Campaign Treasurer Handbook (2004) (pdf,620Kb)
• DS-DE 103 - Electioneering Communication Statement of Organization
• Letter to Supervisors of Elections on Clemency After Registration (CAR) (07/2004) (pdf,124K)
• Closed Captioning and Descriptive Narrative in TV Broadcasts (eff. 07/2004)
• New Political Disclaimer Information
• 6-30-04 Director's Memo on Political Advertisements (pdf,36K)
• 6-17-04 Memo on 2004 Campaign Finance Legislative Changes (pdf,37K)
• 2004 Political Ads Handout (pdf,233K)
• Legislation Relating to Elections
• Chapter 2004-232 (pdf,139K)
• Chapter 2004-252 (pdf,195K)
• Chapter 2004-253 (pdf,100K)
• Chapter 2004-33 (pdf,115K)
• Hurricane Elections 2004
• For information on polling sites in Charlotte County, please go to www.charlottevotes.com, for DeSoto and Hardee Counties please go to www.dos.state.fl.us/pdf/pollingsites.pdf.
• Hurricane Charley Election Update
• Public Preelection Testing (also referred to as Logic & Accuracy Testing) for August 31, 2004 Primary Election (pdf,16K)