Lochloosa, Florida Public Records

Instead, they participate in elections for Alachua County Commission (District 2 represents the Lochloosa area), School Board, constitutional offices including Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Clerk of Court, and Supervisor of Elections, along with state legislative seats currently designated as Florida House District 21 and Florida Senate District 7, plus statewide and federal offices. Residents can register to vote online at www.registertovoteflorida.gov, Florida's official voter registration portal, or by submitting a paper application to the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. The voter registration deadline is 29 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Florida residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not adjudicated mentally incapacitated or convicted of a felony without rights restoration. A valid Florida driver's license or ID card number is required, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. New residents have 29 days before an election to register. Voters can check their registration status, update addresses, and view sample ballots at www.votealachua.gov. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the precinct finder tool at www.votealachua.gov by entering their address, or call the Supervisor of Elections office at (352) 374-5252. Lochloosa residents typically vote at precincts in nearby Hawthorne or are assigned to rural precinct locations depending on their exact address. Early voting is available at multiple locations throughout Alachua County, typically including the Supervisor of Elections office in Gainesville and satellite locations, beginning approximately 10 days before election day and running through the Sunday before the election. Specific early voting sites and hours are published on the Supervisor of Elections website approximately 30 days before each election. The county traditionally votes Democratic in most statewide and federal elections, though rural areas like Lochloosa tend to be more conservative than Gainesville. Local referenda and constitutional amendments may also appear on the ballot. Florida offers vote-by-mail (absentee) ballots to any registered voter upon request, with no excuse required. Residents can request a vote-by-mail ballot online at www.votealachua.gov, by phone at (352) 374-5252, by mail, or in person at the Supervisor of Elections office. Vote-by-mail ballots are typically mailed beginning 40 days before an election. Completed ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections office by 7:00 PM on election day (postmark does not count; the ballot must be physically received). Voters can track their vote-by-mail ballot status online through the Supervisor of Elections website. Florida election records that are public include voter registration lists showing names, addresses, party affiliation, and voting history indicating which elections a person voted in but not how they voted, campaign finance reports for candidates and political committees searchable at dos.myflorida.com/elections, candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level election results. All of this information is accessible through the Florida Division of Elections website and the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections website at www.votealachua.gov.