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Register to Vote
If
you are eighteen (18) years old, a U.S. citizen, and a permanent resident of the State
of Florida you may register to vote.
If
you are sixteen (16) years old, you may pre-register and receive your voter information
card in the mail after your 18th birthday.
You
can start the registration process right now by using our convenient on-line
application form.
You may register to vote in person at the Supervisor of Elections office:
135 SE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Stuart,
FL 34994
772-288-5637
TTY
- 772-692-7320
You
may register to vote or obtain a Voter Registration Application at many other locations
in Martin County. Click
here for a complete list
After completing the Voter Registration Application, mail or deliver the application
to the Supervisor of Elections office. A voter identification card will be mailed
to you applicant approximately 2-3 weeks after the application is received.
You are not entitled to register to vote if you have been adjudicated mentally incapacitated
with regard to voting in this or any other state and you have not had your right to
vote restored pursuant to law, or, if you have been convicted of any felony by any
court of record and you have not had your right to vote restored pursuant to law.
Please
be aware of the following information if you decide to register to vote by mail:
HELP
AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA) OF 2002
As
a result of the enactment of the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) by the United States
Congress, Florida law (97.0535, Florida Statutes) now specifies new requirements for
anyone who registers by mail. As of January 1, 2003, if you registered
as a newvoter in Florida, and if you registered by mail, and if
you have not voted previously in Florida, you must present a current,
valid photo identification, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck
or other government documents that shows your name and address. If you wish to vote
by mail you must submit, with your ballot, the same documentation
stated above.
To be exempt from the above qualifications, you must meet one of the following requirements:
-
be
65 years of age or older when you registered;
-
have
a physical disability;
-
be
a member, spouse or dependent of active uniform service or merchant marine absent
from the county on election day;
-
be
living outside the United States but eligible to vote in Florida