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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Both myself and my wife received emails stating that:
Your Vote-by-Mail request has EXPIRED.
Now I am confused as I always check the box on a voters form that I want to continue to vote by mail. I call the number on the form, talk to a very nice lady and was informed that a law was passed that voters need to reregister their desire to vote by mail every voting cycle (I think I got that correct). I was able to do this over the phone.
I almost thought this was a SCAM or SPAM email, so be careful.
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I also thought this was a scam and was about to delete it, but a friend got the same message, called the county voting office, and confirmed that it is real. I guess it’s a new law. Interesting that if you want to vote this way, you MUST have a Social Security number (and provide the last four digits) and you MUST either have a Florida Driver’s License or an official Florida ID card. You MUST have an address, and you mustn’t move between now and voting. Recommended are phone and email. If I were hoping to vote illegally, this would certainly scare me off. I moved from one home in The Villages a couple months ago and hadn’t yet changed my registration. People with new addresses have to print out the form, sign it, and send it in. I’ve done that. I appreciate keeping our elections accurate and keeping people from voting who aren’t supposed to vote. Some people won’t want to sign up because they don’t want this information known or don’t have the ID, but if they don’t, why are they voting?