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Your Vote is Your Voice

Resources to help our community participate fully in Florida elections — from registration to reaching your elected officials.

The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy.

— U.S. Rep. John Lewis

RESOURCES

References for Recent Florida Voting Process Changes

Florida League of Women Voters

Nonpartisan voter education and advocacy. 

Informs and helps citizens exercise their freedom to vote across Florida.


Florida Supervisors of Elections

Voters Bill of Rights & Responsibilities

Information on organizing events or providing support. We need your help.

Manatee County Supervisor of Elections

Find your precinct, voting location, early voting info, and more for Manatee County residents.

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections

Find your precinct, voting location, early voting info, and more for Sarasota County residents.

VoteRiders

A nonpartisan nonprofit helping citizens secure voter ID and supporting organizations, local volunteers, and communities to sustain voter ID education and assistance efforts.

State Senators and Representatives

Contacting Your Florida State Elected Officials

Florida State Senators are elected to four-year terms; currently 40 Senators serve the people of Florida. Each Senator may be elected for more than one term, but may not seek reelection if, at the end of the current term, the Senator would have served more than eight consecutive years.

Florida State Representatives serve two-year terms and are limited to four terms. The House is composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district of approximately 180,000 residents.

To identify your Florida State Representative, visit:

FLSENATE.GOV

If you prefer to mail a letter, just add the name of your Florida Senator or Florida Representative after their title:

FLORIDA STATE SENATORS

The Honorable Senator

The Florida Capitol  Senate Office Building

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100

FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVES

The Honorable Representative The Florida Capitol House Office Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300

Federal Senators and Representatives

Reaching Your Federal Officials

To identify your Federal Senators and Representatives, go to: www.congress.gov

You may also call the U.S Congress Switchboard at 202-224-3121.

Write to your legislator using the questions/comments section on their website or the address found there. When you call a legislator’s office, you can expect to speak with a legislative aide.

Voting is Your Right

All politics are local, so know your neighborhood and Florida precinct. To determine your precinct, you have options:

Manasota County residents

Go to: votemanatee.gov, click Precinct Finder, and enter your address.
Or call 941-741-3823.

Sarasota County residents

Go to SarasotaVotes.com, click Precinct Finder, and enter your address. Or call 941-861-8600.

Check Your Voting Location

If your registration card was printed some time ago, your assigned voting location may have changed. Always check the official websites before election day.

More Resources:

From the official websites: voting locations, early voting info, Vote by Mail, how to become a poll worker, poll watcher requirements, and observer information.

A Special Note about Vote-by-Mail

Voting by mail is a secure, convenient and easy way to vote. In Florida, an eligible voter who wishes to vote by mail must submit a new mail ballot request each calendar year. The request may be made in person, in writing, by telephone or online. One request is deemed sufficient to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the next regularly scheduled general election. The deadline to submit a request for a ballot to be mailed is 5 p.m. local time on the 12th day before an upcoming election.

Complete details are available by visiting the Vote-by-Mail sections of:

VoteManatee.gov or SarasotaVotes.gov.