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 BAYCOUNTY.ORG : VOTER INFORMATION : Register To Vote
Register to Vote
REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER TO VOTE
You may register to vote if you are a U.S. Citizen and a legal resident of
Bay County, 18 years of age or older, in possession of your civil rights and
not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent. You are eligible to vote if
the election falls on or after your 18th birthday. You can preregister on
or after your 17th birthday or receipt of a valid Florida driver's license,
whichever occurs earlier and a voter information card will be sent to you
when you turn 18.
WHEN TO REGISTER
To be eligible to vote in an
election, you must be registered 29 days before the date of the election.
Registration books then close until after the election. New registrations
received during this 29 day period are processed after the election.
WHERE TO REGISTER
You may register at the
Bay County Election Center on 205 Mosley Drive, Lynn Haven, FL 32444, at the
driver's license office, any state agency that serves persons with disabilities
or offers public assistance, public libraries, armed forces recruitment offices,
centers for independent living and city halls. Call (850)784-6100 for more
information. 
You can also print and use this registration application form
(pdf 282K)
(Opens a new browser window.)
- Mail back the completed and signed form to
Supervisor of Elections, 205 Mosley Drive, Lynn Haven, FL, 32444, to register to
vote in Bay County.
- ALL ITEMS WITHIN THE BOLD BORDERED BOX MUST BE
COMPLETED AND THE FORM SIGNED TO BE A VALID REGISTRATION FORM WHEN RETURNED!
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This form requires Adobe Acrobat reader. Depending on your version of
Acrobat, you may be able to fill in the form with your computer before you print
it. If the PDF form is filled in online, it must be printed out and signed prior
to mailing.
CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION PROCESS
Anyone
needing information on the restoration of civil rights process can start the
search at this link:
http://fpcweb.fpc.state.fl.us/
For more information, contact the Office of
Executive Clemency: Phone:
850-488-2952
Fax:
850-488-0695
Email:
Clemencyweb@fpc.state.fl.us
The Office of Executive
Clemency
2601 Blair Stone Road Building
C
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450
SELECTING A PARTY
Florida is mainly a
"closed primary" state, meaning that in order to be eligible to vote in the
Democratic or Republican primary elections, you must be registered with that
political party. If you choose to register with a minor political party or
with no party affiliation, you can vote for issues and nonpartisan
candidates only in primary elections, UNLESS the winner in a primary
election will not have opposition in the general election. In such a case,
regardless of party affiliation, all voters will be allowed to vote in that
race, during the primary election known as a universal contest. Party
affiliation does not matter in general elections when you may vote for any
candidate, regardless of his/her party affiliation.
VOTER INFORMATION CARD
Your voter
information card shows the precinct, polling location and voting districts for
your address. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day. If you
have moved within Bay County, you must vote in your new precinct. Call our
office at (850)784-6100 before election day to find out where your new precinct
is located.
We also list precinct locations online. You must bring an approved
form of identification bearing your signature, as well as a picture I.D. to the
polling place since the law requires both signature and photo identification in
order to vote. If you do not bring these materials to the polling place, you
will be required to vote a provisional ballot.
CLICK HERE FOR
INFO ON HOW TO CHANGE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS OR PARTY AFFILIATION, OR REPLACE A LOST
CARD
PLEASE NOTE that you
cannot initially register to vote or change your party
affiliation within 29 days of an election, while the books are closed.
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