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LTC # 246-2008 LETTER TO COMMISSION
ro Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
Feonn Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
oATe September 23.2008 U
5uB)ECT: Letter attached from Florida Department of State Division of Elections
Donald Palmer, Director of Division of Elections sent the City Clerk's office the attached
letter regarding Voters Addresses. and has circulated the same throughout all municipal
government.
I am forwarding this to you for your information.
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FLORIDA DEPART~•iENT U STATE
CHARLIE CRIST KURT S. BROWIIING
Governer Secretary of Stale
PO: ~.q)ervisorso.`Elcctions
GRO\1: Donzld Palmer, llircc:or~~~
I)ivisiun of F.lecr:ons
f).4TF.': Sop:c•ntber2?,2~03
~PII.ILC"I': 1'oter's Addresses
"fhe l)iv.sien of Elections i:as received a n:unner of cads relating to the add:eas cn ate form of
icertilica:ion :>roo ided at the pulls. 'there uppeur to be recent reports circulating that provide incorrect
inlitrmatioa relotir:g to voting regulzlions. The reports tact indicate that a person's iufonnation (such as
address] un I$z identification presented at the polls must exacCy match ti.c information. on the person's
voter regish'alion record arc false. T'he id;mific2tion at ;he polls is used solely io cora:nn the voR:rs
identity -not to veri'} the voter s ID number cr address. The pi:oto ott rite ID is compares to the ;tersan
sl::ndiag hc•fore the aoll worker rnd the signature is mulched agaiasl the signature that the voter puts at
:he .u';cinct register when he signs in to w>le.
Pc plc are ;:alliu~; coe.f.tsed shoo: the: oddness znd where they vole. As enuncixled in Ilse I;ol{:u~,
procedures manual, it does not matter ~+=hat heir iU says ~a•itt: respect to their address. The voter must
vote in the precinct wL•ere they live, regardless of wnethu• that adi!ress is on Lneir ID. If they hove moved
wil'.tout updating their vo;cr registration record, they s'aould contact lire supervisor ofclections is sec
tvi:ere fhe puilira; ph:ce is located for their re~,v addres.. The individaal shoul•:I Il:cn go to L{:c nc~.v pcllin~
r.lscc and :hey can do n a;ldress change at fhe pulls.
`v1'c sue using the vote: assistance l:olline 2nd may issue •r, press release to get the word cut. Plcusc call me
if }e.u I:a~: c :my gcestioas.
Dlvisiort of Elections
R. A. Gray Buitding, Room 316.600 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 323A&0'l50
Telephone: (850} 'l45•G200 Facsimile: (850} 245-G217
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