How to register to vote online

Fed Up Movement Online Voting

October 5, 2020 is an important day. It is the last day to register to vote in order to be able to vote in the Presidential election in Florida. We are all used to seeing voter registration drives friendly people with clip boards covered with forms gracing shopping malls and the front of grocery stores. Times have changed, in more ways than one. With the pandemic still lingering, ensuring that you are ready to vote is just as important as minimizing your exposure to the novel coronavirus. Luckily, there are many routes to do so with people holding virtual registration drives such as a Vote.com. To register directly with in Florida, apply online at RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov. The site allows for first time applications as well as updates to existing registrations. More and more elections are shifting to a mailed in vote. Now more than ever, it is important to make sure your address is up to date with the Division of Elections.With a few exceptions, any Florida resident that is also a US citizen and at least 18 years old can register to vote.
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There are many routes to having your voice heard and voting is one of the most powerful. It may be surprising to you that 2020 marks only 100 years that women have had the right to vote. Florida’s history with African American voters is even more brief with most roadblocks to voting only having been swept away in the 1960's. Florida, however,  has the dubious honor nationwide of having one of the worst records for disenfranchising would be voters that have felonies on their records.  Amendment 4 was overwhelmingly approved by Florida voters, restoring voting rights to over a million people that have served their time for felony convictions. A federal court just ruled against the Florida Legislature that had stated court fees had to be cleared up first stating it amounted to an illegal poll tax. With so many efforts to minimize access to voting, the message is clear that voting is a powerful act.
 
For further information, check out the Florida Division of Elections page: https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voter-registration/register-to-vote-or-update-your-information/

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