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Ringling Votes

Information on how Ringling Students can participate in the 2024 elections.

FAQs

No, there is no length of residency requirement in the State of Florida. However, you must be registered to vote at least 29 days before you can vote in an election. The date your voter registration application is postmarked or hand-delivered to the Elections Office or another official registration site will be your registration date. Voter registration books close 29 days prior to each election.

Voting in Florida

To vote in Florida you must be:

  • at least 18 years of age (on or before the election)

  • a citizen of the United States

  • a Florida resident

Anyone convicted of a felony or declared mentally incapacitated with respect to voting may register to vote only after their civil rights have been restored. Source

Florida Voting Guide (from Vote411.org)

Voting in Sarasota County

SarasotaVotes.gov - Register, vote by mail, check registration status 

Requesting a Vote by Mail Ballot in Sarasota

Online: sarasotavotes.gov/votebymail (recommended)

Email: Send signed form to votebymail@sarasotavotes.gov

Mail: Send signed form to Ron Turner, Supervisor of Elections, PO Box 4194, Sarasota FL 34230-4194

By phone: 941-861-8618

In Person: Drop off signed form at an Election Office (see below) 

Returning your Ballot

Sarasota Elections Office Locations: (for in-person drop off) 

  • Terrace Building 101 S. Washington Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Robert L. Anderson Admin Building 4000 Tamiami Trail S. Rm 114, Venice, FL 34293
  • Biscayne Plaza 13640 Tamiami Trail North Port FL 34287

 

VOTE BY MAIL: Returning your ballot

You may return your vote-by-mail ballot by mail or in person. If you mail your ballot, allow at least one week for your ballot to reach our office. You may also return your ballot in person to a secure ballot intake station located inside any of our three elections offices or at an early voting location during hours of operation (early voting dates, hours and locations will be posted prior to each election). 

Your Signature is Important: You must sign the Voter’s Certificate on the ballot return envelope and return the ballot promptly so that it reaches our office no later than 7 p.m. on election day. In the event there is an issue with your signature on the certificate, elections staff will attempt to contact you. There is space on the ballot return envelope for you to voluntarily provide your contact information. A vote-by-mail ballot will NOT be rejected solely due to the absence of this requested contact information.  

If you return your ballot without signing the Voter’s Certificate or are notified by us that your signature on the certificate does not match your signature on file with the elections office, you will need to complete and return a vote-by-mail cure affidavit (English/Español) to the elections office by 5 p.m. on the second day following the election.