Sam Fisher’s Pro-Democracy Newsletter 🐝⚖💛 — Issue #27

IT’S TIME! Make a Plan and Get out and VOTE!

Florida Election Information

As we all know the 2022 race begins with our primaries. However, there are hard dates we must keep in mind when considering participation in our great state. Below are key dates to keep in mind.

Election Day

Every two years, a state Primary Election is held 11 weeks before the General Election. The Primary Election is for the purpose of nominating party nominees to be voted for in the General Election to fill a national, state, county, or district office. A General Election is held on the second Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year.

A president is elected every 4 years in a year which is a multiple of four. The next presidential election year is 2024. A Presidential Preference Primary Election is held on the third Tuesday of March. A governor is elected in a separate 4-year election cycle. The next gubernatorial election year is 2022.

Election Dates for 2022 are:

• Primary Election: August 23
• General Election: November 8

Deadline to Register

Eligible individuals can register to vote at any time. The deadline to register in order to participate in an upcoming election is 29 days before the election. The registration deadlines for 2022 are:

• Primary Election: July 25
• General Election: October 11

Vote-by-Mail Ballot ‘Send’ Deadline

State law requires Supervisors of Elections to send, within the following specified timeframes, to voters who already have requests on file:

For absent stateside and overseas uniformed service member and overseas civilian voters (also known as UOCAVA voters), Supervisors of Elections send the ballots no later than 45 days before an election. The send deadlines for 2022 are:

• Primary Election: July 9
• General Election: September 24

For domestic voters, Supervisors of Elections send the ballots during a 7-day window which is between 40 and 33 days before an election. The send periods for 2022 are:

• Primary Election: July 14–21
• General Election: September 29 — October 6

Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request and Return Deadlines

The deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed is no later than 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the 10th day before the election. The deadlines for 2022 are:

• Primary Election: August 13
• General Election: October 29

A vote-by-mail ballot must be returned and received by the Supervisor of Elections in the county of registration no later than 7:00 p.m. (local time) on election day for the respective election in order to be counted.

*A 10-day extension exists only for overseas voters for the Presidential Preference Primary and General Election only.

Early Voting Period

By law, early voting must be held at least for 8 days. The mandatory early voting periods for 2022 are:

• Primary Election: August 13–20
• General Election: October 29 — November 5

Each county Supervisor of Elections may offer more days of early voting from one or more of the following days:

• Primary Election: August 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 21
• General Election: October 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and November 6

Check with your county Supervisor of Elections for the additional days of early voting that may be offered in your county. For more information about early voting, visit the Division of Elections’ webpage on Early Voting.

Election Dates — Division of Elections — Florida Department of State — dos.myflorida.com
The Division of Elections facilitates coordination and interpretation of election laws and establishes uniform standards to ensure fair and accurate elections in Florida.

Candidates

We need to change the leadership in Florida. It starts at the top!

Governor

My choice for Governor has been Nikki Fried from the start. My criteria is a lifelong Democrat and where available, a woman. Nikki is the one for me.

Nikki Fried for Governor — Something New for Florida — nikkifried.com
Nikki Fried is running for governor to break Florida’s corrupt, rigged system and build a state that gives power back to us.

Senate

In what is probably one of the most crucial Senate seats Democrats need to win is Marco Rubio’s seat. His lack of compassion, lack of intelligence, and allegiance to TFG and Insurrectionists, means he has to go. No redeeming value here. He is 100% against protecting America’s most vulnerable.

Rep. Val Demings is the one to take Rubio’s seat. She is a Florida native, has extensive experience in Congress, and will fight for us in DC. She is more that worth the look!

Join Sam and Contribute to Val Demings! Let’s Retire Marco Rubio! — secure.actblue.com
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Next Week…

Next week we will wrap up Florida with our District seats and local election items. Please stay safe, and thank you for reading!