Statewide Uniform Voter Registration Application  

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    DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    Division of Elections

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    1S-2.040Statewide Uniform Voter Registration Application

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 105, May 31, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    The text of the rule changes as follows:

     

    (1) The Department of State, Division of Elections, is required to adopt by rule a uniform statewide voter registration application for use in this state. Form DS-DE 39, entitled “Florida Voter Registration Application” (eff. 01/2017 2016);(insert new hyperlink), is hereby incorporated by reference. The form consists of two parts: instructions and information, and a detachable application. The Spanish translation of the form, entitled “Solicitud de inscripción como votante en Florida,” Form DS-DE 39-Esp. (eff. 01/2017)(insert new hyperlink), is also incorporated by reference. 

    (2) This application is available by request from the Division of Elections at Room 316, R. A. Gray Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 or by contacting the Division of Elections at (850)245-6200, by download from the Division’s website under the voteor registration link “For Voters” at: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/, or by contacting any supervisor of elections’ office.

    Rulemaking Authority 20.10, 97.012(1), (2), 97.052 FS. Law Implemented 97.051, 97.052, 97.053, 97.0535, 97.073, 97.1031, 98.077, 101.045(2) FS. History–New 11-29-05, Amended 1-1-08, 1-2-12, 10-24-13, ________.

     

    Form DS-DE 139 changes as follows:

     

    On the top half of the form, the public record notice was rewritten for clarity, statutory citations were added, and grammatical changes were made. 

     

    On the bottom half of the form, the “party affiliation” field was amended.  Other grammatical changes were made.

     

    Form DS-DE 139-Esp. changed as follows:

     

    The form was updated to account for more accurate translations.