Early In-Person Voting For Residents

Many residents enjoy going to the polls to cast their vote. Early in-person voting at the polls is a great way to help maintain the privacy of the residents’ vote and ensure that any questions the residents may have are answered accurately by trained poll workers.  

Protecting Residents and Staff from Outside Groups

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. 

Protecting Your Florida Long-Term Care Facility During Elections—Part 2

Once residential directors have identified any facility vulnerabilities, it is important to implement policies and procedures to protect the residents, staff, and facility. It is crucial to educate staff on state and federal voting laws, as well as criminal penalties for vote fraud. Directors can be held responsible for staff failure to comply with the law.

Florida Vulnerable Voters

It is important to ensure that the votes of vulnerable citizens are protected and counted fairly. Here are a few key points from the Center for Vulnerable Voters Senior Citizen Voting Bill of Rights that outline what Florida vulnerable voters can and should expect from our election systems.