Now that there is ample time for Military and, their family members to ensure that they are in right standing in preparation for the upcoming Florida Primary, August 14 and General Election, November 6, the following issue as to the legal voting residence should be on your checklist.
Things to be considered while reviewing your status in compliance with all applicable laws would be where is your legal voting residence in regards to voting purposes. Legal voting residence can be the state or territory where you last resided prior to entering military service or the state or territory that you have since claimed as your legal residence.
Even though you may no longer maintain formal ties to your last residence, the address determines your proper voting jurisdiction. To claim a new legal residence, you must have simultaneous physical presence and the intent to return to that location as your primary residence.
Military and their family members may change their legal residence every time they change permanent duty stations, or they may retain their legal residence without change. This may mean that the family's Uniformed Service member has a different legal voting residence than his/her family members. A Judge Advocate General officer or legal counsel should be consulted before legal residence is changed because there are usually other factors that should be considered besides voting.
For further items to follow-up on regarding registering and voting which you will find under each County's Supervisor of Elections website, please see the County Supervisors of Elections contact information for the Treasure Coast listed below:
Indian River County Supervisor of Elections:
Leslie Rossway Swan
4375 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967
(772) 226-1344 www.voteindianriver.com
St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections: Gertrude Walker
4132 Okeechobee Rd Fort Pierce, Florida 34947
(772)-462-1500 www.slcelections.com
Martin County Supervisor of Elections: Vicki Davis
135 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Stuart, FL34994
(772)-288-5637 www.martinvotes.com
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections: Susan Bucher
240 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL33415
(561)-656-6200 www.pbcelections.org
Additional military election information is available from:
Director of Federal Voting Assistance Program
Office of the Secretary of Defense
WashingtonHeadquarters Services
1155 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C.20301-1155
Toll-Free 800-438-8683
Email vote@fvap.ncr.gov
SOURCE: Florida Division of Elections
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