Now is the time to establish partnerships with your local election authorities. Election offices start preparing for an election up to 9 months in advance, and so should providers. Planning ahead will avoid hassles and confusion for directors, vulnerable voters, and the election authorities.
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It is important for residential directors to take steps to protect residents from outside groups that want to assist residents with either ballot applications/requests and/or submissions. It is equally important to protect your staff members from outside groups that offer financial compensation for ballot trafficking.
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It is important for residential directors to take steps to protect residents from outside groups that want to assist residents with either ballot applications/requests and/or submissions. It is equally important to protect your staff members from outside groups that offer financial compensation for ballot trafficking.
It is important for residential directors to take steps to protect residents from outside groups that want to assist residents with either ballot applications/requests and/or submissions. It is equally important to protect your staff members from outside groups that offer financial compensation for ballot trafficking.
Some of your residents may be considered "non compos mentis" -- a term that means they are “not of sound mind.” Whether those residents have been legally adjudicated as mentally incompetent, or not, staff and family members need to be careful to not violate state and federal laws during the voting process.
Federal and Florida laws that address voting sometimes change, so it is important that facility staff receive legal guidance prior to every election. Facility staff and leadership who are not trained to uphold election laws can make mistakes that could result in criminal prosecutions.