ELECTIONS
References
- Check your voter status: https://www.votemarion.gov/Voters/Check-My-Registration-Status
- Request a vote-by-mail ballot: https://www.votemarion.gov/mbrs
- Find your voting location: https://www.votemarion.gov/MyPrecinct
- See a listing of the candidates who have filed for the nonpartisan mayor and city council races: https://www.votemarion.gov/Election-Info/Local-Candidates
Identifying Your Candidates
To find out who are the Democratic candidates running in your district:
- Thirty days prior to an election, go to the Supervisor of Elections website.
- Scroll down the home page to the News section. Click Complete Sample Ballot to see all the candidates.
- If you don’t know your district, you can look that up on the same website:
- On the Home page, under the Voters drop-down menu, click Check My Registration Status.
- Fill in your name and date of birth to see a sample ballot for your district, request a mail ballot, check the status of your mailed ballot, and other information.
Voting Assistance
If you need to report an incident or need assistance while voting, you can call the following non-partisan voter protection numbers:
- The Democratic Party National Voter Assistance hotline at 1-833-Vote Fla (1-833-868-3352)
- 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) — English language hotline
- 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682) — Spanish language hotline
- 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) — Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, and Tagalog hotline
- 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) — Arabic language hotline
- 800-342-0823 — Disability Rights Florida
- 877-MY-VOTE-0 (877-698-6830) — For People with Past Convictions — Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
- 352-620-3290 — For People with Past Convictions — Marion County Supervisor of Elections
Want to be Mayor of the City of Dunnellon?
Dunnellon city officials recently advertised the position as available a month after the unexpected resignation of Mayor Bill White. You must be a Dunnellon city resident and applications are due to the clerk's office by noon, February 27th. Council members are expected to pick someone at their next meeting in March. The council meets monthly. The new mayor will serve the remaining two years of White's term, who was elected in 2020. The mayor has a vote on the five-member council. Before becoming mayor, White served on the city council. According to the Ocala StarBanner, a recent workshop on how to proceed with the mayor vacancy, council members declined to have a special election, which could run close to $5,000. This may be a great chance to put a progressive in a leadership position in Marion County! To find out more, read the full article here.
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