The Young Voter Revolution is happening in Florida. We've set up a strong campaign set to turn out young voters across the state. We'll be using door-to-door, street teaming, and more to spread the word and get Democrats to the polls.
Isolated reports are coming in from the field regarding voting problems at Florida precincts. There are reports that students are being told they can't use their school issued ID as Id at the poll. There are also reports that some precincts are turning students away when their driver licenses don't match their registered address.
Poll workers doing this are wrong. In BOTH cases, you have the right to vote:
A valid school issued student ID with a picture and a signature is explicitly defined by Florida statute as an acceptable ID for voting. So is a Military ID.
Your driver license address DOES NOT have to match your registered address.
If you try to vote and someone tries to tell you you cannot for these or any other reason, call 1-866-OUR-VOTE. This is a voter protection hotline that will help you know and assert your rights and will get you legal help if needed.
Keep up the good work everyone. Just a few more hours till Florida's Polls close at 7 PM. And remember, so long as you are in line by 7 PM, they have to let you vote....even if the line is a hour long or more.
We've already Increased Early Vote & Absentee Turnout by Over 50 Percent!
Florida’s young voters (18-35 year-olds) have been turning out in record numbers during Florida’s early voting and absentee ballot period, despite recent reports to the contrary. With early vote results for this weekend yet to be fully tallied and countless absentee ballots still making their way through the postal system, young voters have already increased their turnout numbers by over 50 percent from 2004’s early and absentee vote numbers.
According to the America Votes Voter Access Network (VAN), which compiles voter data across the state, approximately 419,664 voters between the ages of 18-35 voted early or absentee during the 2004 early vote period. With totals yet to be fully reported, approximately 669,449 young voters have already cast or mailed their ballots in Florida for the 2008 elections. That is a 50 percent increase in young voter early and absentee voting and we can only expect that the numbers will continue to grow.
These results are even more impressive given that young and new voters have historically preferred voting on Election Day. That, coupled with record voter registration numbers, means we can only expect that young voters will continue to deliver by turning out to vote in record numbers on November 4.
Young voters are an increasingly active and growing segment of Florida’s population. If there was ever any doubt that young people would vote in Florida this year, these results prove that when you challenge our generation, we rise above expectations every time!
It's been a whirlwind here in Tallahassee, but I know we are making a diffence in our community so it's definitely worth it.
What a great day we had today at the FAMU homecoming! Four street teamers brought back over 130 pledge cards and lots of great stories and videos.
My team said they got such a great reception there, were given food and drink by Democratic tailgaters and returned feeling energized and ready for the final stretch.They've been hitting the doors pretty hard, so they really appreciated the enthusiastic welcome they got from everyone over at FAMU.
It's no surprise really - FAMU Rattlers are known for their hospitality and their Homecoming is THE event of the year for students, supporters and alumni. And I challenge anyone who thinks youth don't care about politics to take a look at FAMU's voter registration rates -100% on the college campus. I challenge any other school to be able to say the same! And they put their money where their mouth is too - hosting multiple marches to early vote over the past two weeks - so I KNOW they're putting those voter cards to good use. Goooooo Rattlers!
