Get Ready to Vote
by Anne Mooney / January 9, 2020
But wait, there’s more.
This year’s ballot is going to be chock-full of choices for you to make – from the national scene to the Winter Park City Charter to the City Commission seats alluded to above. Here are the dates on which the election process will play out. Special thanks to Charley Williams for gathering this information from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections.
Winter Park Municipal Election — March 17, 2020
February 1 – Overseas Ballots Mailed to Military Personnel posted abroad
February 6 – Vote by Mail ballots go out
February 18 – Voter Registration Deadline
February 25 – Sample ballots mailed out
Note: if you don’t vote, you lose your right to complain, a sacred privilege most Winter Parkers could not do without.
March 2 – Early Voting begins @Winter Park Public Library, every day, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
March 7 – Deadline to request your Vote by Mail ballot
March 15 – Early voting ends
March 17 – ELECTION DAY — POLLS OPEN 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Winter Park municipal elections are non-partisan and open to all voters — Democrat, Republican or NPA (no party affiliation). In addition to Commission races for Seats #1 and #2, there will be 11 Charter Amendment questions on the ballot. In advance of Election Day, the Voice will publish the details. If you don’t want to wait for us, check the City website at www.cityofwinterpark.org for complete information.
If you want to Vote by Mail, you must renew your request every four years. If the last time you requested a Vote by Mail ballot was 2016 or earlier, you have until March 7 to renew your request.
If you have questions, the folks at the Orange County Elections Office are courteous and helpful. Give them a call at 407-836-2070.
“Note: if you don’t vote, you lose your right to complain, a sacred privilege most Winter Parkers could not do without.”Truer words were never spoken! 😉
Remember–Election Day is the LAST day to vote!
Winter Park Voice editor Anne Mooney has many election stories to hand out to her loyal readers this campaign season..
Here’s video of one Winter Park Voice reader’s reaction to Mooney’s 2020 election series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0O_9XfMgk
It’s readers like this Winter Park politicians can count on to never question whether or not their ballots are being counted down at the Orange County election office.
Anne keeps them coming back for more, in hopes that this election will be the one that returns control of their City Commission to the residents.
And if / when it doesn’t, there’s always another election coming up and more stories to read in The Voice..
Don’t forget to vote, people.
You have the right to vote in Winter Park.
I rest my case..
Keep the faith Winter Park friends.
2020 is significant in another way. The US Census is what determines the distribution of US Representatives (Florida will gain 2). It also determines how federal monies are distributed to the states.
Please help your Florida neighbors by making sure our census counts all of our residents, documented or not. Everyone counts when everyone is counted.