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THE POWER OF POLLS 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION COMING UP
Elections, from page 1 by Nancy Lee Bethea
minor political party they are registered or even if they are registered without a specific party affiliation:
Please remember, Florida is a closed 1. If all the candidates for an office have primary state. This means only voters the same party affiliation and the winwho are registered members of political ner of the Primary parties may vote for respective party candiPlease remember, Florida is Election will not face dates or nominees for a closed primary state. This any opposition in the general election (i.e. an office in a Primary means only voters who are no write-in candidates Election including a registered members of have qualified), then Presidential Preferpolitical parties may vote for all registered voters ence Primary Election. respective party candidates can vote for any of A person can register with a party or nominees for an office in a the candidates for that office in the Primary or change his or her Primary Election Election. party affiliation at any including a Presidential time, but in order to Preference Primary Election. 2. If races for nonparvote for a party cantisan (i.e., free from didate in an upcomparty affiliation) judicial and school board ing Primary Election, the person must offices, nonpartisan special districts or register with that party or change his or local referendum questions are on the her party by the registration deadline for that Primary Election (applicable also to a Primary Election ballot, then all registered Presidential Preference Primary Election). voters, including those without party affiliation are entitled to vote those Please see Florida Statute section 97.055 races on the ballot. for more information. At a General Election, all registered There are times, however, when all voters receive the same ballot and may registered voters can vote in a Primary vote for any candidate or question on the Election, regardless of which major or
DISTRICT 1
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
DISTRICT 2
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT 4
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
PICTURED ABOVE: Aaron Bell, A.M. “Hupp” Huppman, Thomas Ford, Alyson McCullough, Jeanne H. Scott, George Spicer
ballot. If there are write-in candidates who have qualified for a particular office, a space will be left on the ballot where their name can be written. In order to vote in the August 23 Primary Election, you must be registered. You can register online, in person, or by mail. To register online, please visit https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home. To register in person, please visit the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections office located at 96135 Nassau Place, Suite 3, in Yulee, or you may visit other voter registration agencies listed at https://www.votenassaufl.gov/voter-registration-agencies. To register by mail, please complete and sign a Florida Voter Registration Applica-
DISTRICT 3
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
tion (available at https://www.votenassaufl.gov/. Click on the “Voters” tab, then on the “Register to Vote” tab to download the application. Please remember, the deadline to register to vote or to update your registration information for the Primary Election is Monday, July 25, 2022. Early voting will take place at five locations across Nassau County from Wednesday, August 10, through Saturday, August 20, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, including Saturday and Sunday. To register to vote or to update your registration information, please visit www. votenassau.org or call the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections office at 904-4917500.
DISTRICT 5
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
PICTURED ABOVE: Jamie Deonas, Patrick Pavelock, Shannon G. Hogue, Albert J. Wagner, David T. Dew, Curtis S. Gaus, Ashley M. Benoit, Lissa Braddock
