Voter Registration Deadline For Pasco County Voters Is Tuesday

PASCO COUNTY, FL — Voters who aren't yet registered to vote in the Nov. 8 general election have until Tuesday to register.

Click here to submit an application online or to prefill and print a voter registration application form to sign and mail or deliver to the supervisor of elections. Voter registration application forms (English PDF / Español PDF) are also available to download.

To submit an online application, you will need:

• A Florida driver's license or Florida identification card issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles.
• The last four digits of your Social Security number.

To be eligible to register to vote you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States of America;
• Be a legal resident of Florida;
• Be a legal resident of the county in which you seek to be registered;
• Be at least 16 years old to preregister or at least 18 years old to register and vote;
• Not be a person who has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state without having the right to vote restored; and,
• Not be a person convicted of a felony without having your right to vote restored.

Note, it is a third-degree felony to submit false information. Maximum penalties are $5,000 and/or five years in prison.

To check your voter registration status, click here.

Brian E. Corley, supervisor of elections in Pasco County, announced that more than 116,500 vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 8 general election were sent out to voters with requests already on file. Additionally, ballot for uniformed and overseas citizens have been mailed.

Voted mail ballots must be returned to the elections office by 7 p.m. on election day. Be sure to allow sufficient time for first-class delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, or hand-deliver ballots to any of the three Pasco County Supervisor of Elections offices.

Voted mail ballots will also be accepted at early voting sites, however, voted mail ballots may not be turned in at the polls on election day.

For eligible voters who did not previously request a ballot, they are still available by calling the elections office, by submitting the request in writing or by using the online request form on PascoVotes.gov.

Requests must include the voter's Florida driver's license number, Florida ID card number or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, date of birth and Pasco County residence address. Written requests must also include the voter's signature.

Vote-by-mail ballots cannot be forwarded but can be mailed to a temporary mailing address if outside of Pasco County. Voters are encouraged to confirm their mailing address when ordering a vote-by-mail ballot. The deadline to request a ballot to be mailed is 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Written or telephone requests for vote-by-mail ballots must come from the voter, an immediate family member or legal guardian on behalf of a voter.

Voters may pick up ballots for themselves at any of the three elections offices, but not for someone else until nine days before the election, or Sunday, Oct. 30.

Those picking up ballots on behalf of someone will need a written request from the voter, designating them as the person authorized to carry out the ballot. The designee will be asked to provide a photo ID and to complete an affidavit before the ballot will be released to them.

Early voting in Pasco County takes place Oct. 26 to Nov. 5. Early voting sites and office locations are available online on the elections website.

To vote early, residents must present a second form of identification with their signature on it.

Examples of acceptable identification include:

• Florida driver's license
• Florida identification card
• U.S. passport
• Military ID
• Debit or credit Card
• Retirement center ID
• Student ID
• Neighborhood association ID
• Public assistance ID
• Florida concealed weapon or firearm license
• Veteran health identification card
• Government employee identification card

On election day, Nov. 8, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Remember to bring a photo and signature identification. Use the online precinct finder to find your polling place.

It is a felony to vote in a precinct in which you do not reside. If your address has changed, contact the Supervisor of Elections' office at 800-851-8754 so your address can be updated, or complete an online voter registration application.