2012 Municipal E-Voter

Voting Information
Early Voting
Election News
Voting Tips
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Unofficial Election Results

Congratulations to the 13,003 county residents who turned out to vote in their municipalities, and 29,578 Republicans who voted in the Presidential Preference Primary. This represents 38% of the County's registered Republicans. You are the citizens who make our democracy work!

Click on each city's link above to see the unofficial results, or check the Supervisor of Election's unofficial tally. Results will be certified on Friday.

Welcome

Welcome to the Okaloosa County Municipal Election E-Voter, your one-stop-shopping place to get ready for voting! Four cities and towns have offices up for election in 2011: Cinco Bayou, Destin, Mary Esther and Valparaiso. While the elections in Cinco Bayou will be uncontested, we are still providing all the available information for affected voters.

In early December the League sent all the qualified candidates a brief questionnaire asking them to outline their priorities and goals if elected or re-elected. We have consolidated all the responses received into this E-voter, so the county electorate can compare the candidates' views and opinions. Candidates who did not respond to our request for information are so indicated. Use the links above to connect to each city's candidate page.

Voting Information

If you are not already registered to vote, you have missed the January 3rd deadline to be eligible to vote in the Municipal elections. Don't be left out of the primary and general election later this year -- go immediately to the Supervisor of Elections web page on voter registration and sign up today!

If you are already a registered voter, get a copy of your sample ballot here, where you can also request an absentee/mail ballot; review/update your voter registration information; check the status of your absentee/mail ballot; and even review your voting activity for the past 12 months.

Early Voting

Early voting for the January 31, 2012 Presidential Preference Primary and Municipal Elections is January 21-28, 2012. Anyone standing in line at closing time will be allowed to vote. There is no "early voting" on the Sunday or Monday before Election Day.

Early Voting Hours:

Early Voting Locations:

Absentee ballots are also available for carry-out at the Supervisor's Crestview office and the Branch Office located at 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd, Suite 404, Fort Walton Beach.

As the laws change allowing the Supervisor more flexibility, locations may change. For the most up-to-date list of early voting sites, contact the Supervisor's office at 850-689-5600 or 850-651-7272.

Election News

Your local newspapers have been covering the elections. Please check out the links below to learn more.

Destin Voters to decide four City Council seats on Tuesday (Daily News, 28 Jan 12)

Early voting begins Saturday (Daily News, 15 Jan 12)

Mary Esther City Council election draws five candidates (Daily News, 15 Jan 12)

Council candidates debate gambling, job creation at forum (VIDEO) (Destin Log, 13 Jan 12)

THE BIG SIX: Log grills Destin City Council hopefuls (Destin Log, 8 Jan 12)

Decision 2012: Come meet the city council candidates (Destin Log, 3 Jan 12)

CITY ELECTIONS 2012: Incumbents prepare for re-election bid (Destin Log, 6 Dec 11)

THREE-FOR-ALL: Challengers line up to unseat incumbents (Destin Log, 3 Dec 11)

Hopefuls qualify to run in city elections Jan. 31 (Northwest Florida Daily News, 25 Nov 11)

Candidates lining up for local races (Northwest Florida Daily News, 30 Oct 11)

Voting Tips

The League of Women Voters encourages all citizens to vote with confidence during this year's three elections. To ensure voters are as informed as possible about the process, the League offers these voting tips:

What happens on Election Day if my residential address is out-of-date?
Voters who have moved from one county to another, and who have not updated their address with their Supervisor of Elections, could be handed a provisional ballot at the polls under Florida's new election law. You can change your address by simply calling your Supervisor of Election at before you get to the polls. You can reach the Okaloosa County SoE at 850-689-5600 or 850-651-7272.

I have heard that vote-by-mail ballots are not counted unless the election is close. Is that true?
FALSE! Vote-by-mail ballots are actually the first ballots to be counted. By Florida law Supervisors can begin tabulating vote-by-mail ballots 15 days before Election Day, although results are not actually counted until after 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Where do I vote if I have been forced out of my home due to foreclosure?
The law states that you must vote in the precinct where you live on Election Day. Voters in a foreclosure situation have several options:

Scan and be connected! Update your voter status!

Be Ready to Vote Scan Tag

The League encourages Florida voters to be ready for all three elections in 2012, and League has made it easy. Voters with smart phones can scan the Be Ready to Vote Microsoft Tag and be connected to their local Supervisor of Elections, no matter where they live in Florida. Voters have three options to be connected: phone, email or website.

The League encourages voters to take action: Update your voter record for address changes, name changes, and updates to vote-by-mail ballot requests.

For non-smart phone users, visit Be Ready To Vote or Vamosa Votar.

It's democracy made easy!

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