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Candidate Forum:
Bay County League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization which works to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. The League does not support or oppose any political candidate or party. League of Women Voters Web Site
Forum Video: • League of Women Voters Forum - 20Oct08 - State Attorney Candidates• League of Women Voters Forum - 20Oct08 - Superintendent Candidates
• LWV Forum Part 3: Bay County Commission District 5
• LWV Forum Part 1: Bay County Commission District 1
• State Attorney Forum - Part Five
• State Attorney Forum - Part Four
• State Attorney Forum - Part Three
• State Attorney Forum - Part Two
• State Attorney Forum - Part One
• Candidate Comments: James McCalister for Superintendent
• Candidate Comments: Sharron Sheffield for Bay Co. Commission, Dist. 1
• Candidate Comments: Bill Husfelt for Superintendent
• Candidate Comments: Diane Brown for Bay Co. Commission, Dist. 5
• Candidate Comments: Steven George for Superintendent
Vote 08 Headlines:
» Health care foes have 200 no votes in House
» Obama to push 'No Child Left Behind' overhaul
» Boehner: Gitmo plan 'makes no sense'
» Health care puts House Dems on the line
» Reid's wife undergoes neck surgery after wreck
» Former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger hospitalized
» More Dems against health care
» 11-year-old health care advocate
» State of the Union highlights
» Key 2010 primary races
Register to Vote:
You may register to vote if you are a U.S. Citizen and a legal resident of the County in which you will be voting, 18 years of age or older, in possession of your civil rights and not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent. You are eligible to vote if the election falls on or after your 18th birthday. You can preregister when you are 17 years old or receipt of a valid Florida driver's license and a voter identification card will be sent to you when you turn 18.
When to Register
To be eligible to vote in an election, you must be registered 29 days before the date of the election. Registration books then close until after the election. New registrations received during this 29 day period are processed after the election.
Where to Register
You may register at your county's Supervisor of Elections office, at the driver's license office, any state agency that serves persons with disabilities or offers public assistance, public libraries, armed forces recruitment offices, centers for independent living and city halls. Contact your local Elections Office for further information. Links to those offices web sites can be found in the Links Category of the appropriate County in the right column.
