Ten Steps to
Registering Voters
in Florida
1. Join the League of Women
Voters!
O Because of the sensitive nature of
voter registration in Florida, LWVF
requires that volunteers who
register voters on our behalf must
be League members.
O Not a member? Join today at
www.TheFloridaVoter.org.
2. Complete (and pass) the
Online Quiz
O LWVF’s online quiz has 10
questions and you must score
100% in order to be approved to
register voters on the League’s
behalf.
O The link to the quiz will be provided at
the end of this presentation.
3. Get the League’s 3PRVO
Number
O Once you have passed the online
quiz, you will receive the League’s
third-party voter registration
(3PVRO) number via an email
message from the state office.
4. Connect with Your Local
League
O Once you are an authorized voter
registration volunteer, make sure to
check in with your local League’s
President and/or Voter Service
Chair in order to find out what voter
registration activities might be
planned in your area.
5. Print Voter Registration
Forms
O It is important that you print blank voter
registration forms from the League’s
website rather than collect stacks from
your local Supervisor of Elections’ office.
O Supervisors will be required to give you
forms with the League’s 3PVRO number
pre-printed on them, and we don’t want
those forms getting lost by mistake.
6. Register Voters
O Consider collecting forms at street
festivals, farmers markets, college
campuses, health centers, or wherever
prospective voters congregate.
O NO voter registrations should take place
outside of formally-sanctioned League
drives or without your local President
and/or Voter Service Chair’s knowledge
and approval!
Important Note
O All League drives must have at least two
approved voter registration volunteers
present.
O No one can use the League’s 3PVRO
number to conduct one-on-one
registration outside of a formallysanctioned League drive.
7. Check the Form for Errors
O After the voter gives you their completed
form, look it over and make sure that all of
the required fields have been filled out.
O Volunteers should NEVER personally
change information on a voter registration
form, or fill in blank spaces.
O If you assist the voter in making changes,
be sure that they sign and date the form.
8. Write Our 3PVRO Number
and the Date on the Form
O Once you have collected the
completed form back from the voter,
write the League’s 3PVRO number
on the backside of the form, along
with the date in this format:
MM/DD/YY.
Use the Buddy System!
O Make sure that at least two authorized
volunteers have checked each form to
ensure that both the League’s 3PVRO
number and the date are written correctly
on the back of all completed forms.
9. Return the Form to Your
Local SOE Office
O Forms must be turned in within ten (10) days
of collection, however, we recommend that
you return them as soon as possible to ensure
timely receipt. (Note: if a book-closing
deadline is approaching, forms must be
turned in by that deadline, even if it is sooner
than 10 days.)
O Late forms could jeopardize a voter’s
registration and generate fines for the
League!
10. Email Your Local League
O After you have completed a registration
drive and turned in the forms, you must let
your local League President and/or Voter
Service Chair know:
O The location of your registration drive
O How many forms you collected and on
what date
O The date that you turned the completed
forms into the SOE
Helpful Hints
O Do not give the League’s 3PVRO
number out to anyone.
O Make sure to bring useful items
such as clipboards, pens and
membership brochures with you to
your registration drive.
Helpful Hints, cont.
O Always bring a sign-up sheet with
you for people to provide their email
address and telephone number, if
they choose.
O Do NOT wear partisan or campaign
gear while registering voters on
behalf of the League.
Other Training Opportunities
O Sometimes, local SOEs offer voter
registration trainings. While these
are not mandatory, LWVF highly
recommends that you consider
participating in one.
Book Closing Deadlines
O Voters must be registered to vote at least
29 days prior to an election in Florida.
O In order to vote in the August 26, 2014
primary election, one must be registered to
vote by July 28, 2014.
O In order to vote in the November 4, 2014
general election, one must be registered by
October 6, 2014.
Former Felony Offenders
O If a citizen has been convicted of a
felony, but has not yet had their civil
rights restored, they are not eligible
to vote in Florida.
O Check out the League’s website for
more information.
Updating a Voter’s
Registration
O Voters can also use the voter registration
form to “re-register” in order to update
their name, address, party affiliation
and/or signature.
O Encourage folks who are uncertain of their
status to do this.
O Get more info at:
www.BeReadyToVote.org.
Questions?
O Contact the state League office at
(850) 224-2545 if you have any
questions. You may also email us
at [email protected].
Voter Registration Quiz
O LWVF’s voter registration quiz
can be accessed at:
http://www.proprofs.com/quizschool/story.php?title=lwvf-voterregistration-volunteer-quiz