• Register to Vote
• Registration Deadlines
• Voting by Mail (Absentee Ballot)
• Early Voting
• Vote at the Polls on Election Day
• Civil Rights

Register to Vote

To be eligible to vote in Florida, you must be:

• a U.S. Citizen
• resident of Florida
• 18 years of age or older on Election Day
• not a convicted felon, or if you are, then your rights relating to voting must have been restored.

If you meet all of the above requirements, then you may register to vote by any of the following five ways:

1. Call the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office during regular business (Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm) at (727) 464-3551 to request a Voter Registration Application, or

2. Email the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections at election@votepinellas.com and request a Voter Registration Application, or

3. Fill out a Voter Registration Application available at most public libraries & many government offices, or

4. Fill out this online form to create a Voter Registration Form, or

5. Call me at (727) 596-1990 or email me and I will arrange to have a Voter Registration Application delivered to you.

Registration Deadlines

Primary Election - July 28, 2008
General Election - October 6, 2008

Any registered voter may vote by mail anytime before Primary Election Day by calling and requesting an Absentee Ballot:

Pinellas County
Supervisor of Elections
(727) 464-6788

during regular business hours. It's easy and the call to request an Absentee Ballot only takes two minutes.

For even greater convenience, you could simply complete this online mail ballot request form.

All requests for ballots to be mailed must be received no later than six days prior to an election.

And, you do not need a special reason to vote by Absentee Ballot -- Florida is a "convenience voting" state.

Any registered voter may vote early at any of the three Supervisor of Elections Office facilities throughout Pinellas County.


Downtown Clearwater
Pinellas County Courthouse
315 Court Street - Room 117
Clearwater FL 33756
(727) 464-3551

Downtown St Pete
County Building
501 First Avenue North
St Petersburg FL 33701
(727) 464-3551

Clearwater
Election Service Center
Starkey Lakes Corporate Center
13001 Starkey Road
Clearwater FL 33773
(727) 464-3551

Early voting is held at each location from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, the two weeks before any election, ending on the Saturday before the election.

For the August 26 Primary Election, early voting will be held August 11 - 23.

For the November 4 General Election, early voting will be held October 20 - November 1.

Election Day

Primary Election Day - August 26th.
General Election Day - November 4th

Please be sure to bring your Photo ID (Florida driver license or other government-issued Photo ID) with you.

Civil Rights Restoration

If your voting rights have been removed because of a felony conviction or mental incapacity you may request that they be restored.  For most felony convictions the request for restoration of voting rights is automatically granted, but first you must make the request.

Mental Incapacitation: A person who has been declared mentally incapacitated with respect to voting who desires to have their competency restored must begin by filing for a Suggestion of Capacity with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Persons requiring further information should contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court at (727) 464-3267

Felony Conviction: If a person is unsure of their felony status, or was convicted of a felony outside of Florida, they should contact:
Office of Executive Clemency
2601 Blairstone Rd.
Building C
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450
(850) 488-2952

And thanks again for your support!

Jack K.