Photos for Headline Surfer / Lisa Lewis is shown with her husband at her swearing in ceremony in May after she was named interim Supervisor of Elections by Gov. Rick Scott, replacing Ann McFall, who retired. Lewis' husband, Dwight Lewis, a retired county councilman, raises his right hand in jest as Circuit Judge James R. Clayton looks on with a laugh. Lisa Lewis was the highest vote-getter percentage-wise in the Aug. 30 primary, winning election outright for the countywide post of supervisor of elections with 64.2 percent of the votes among four candidates. Lewis is shown here operating one of the voting machine counters.HENRY FREDERICK
Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis is asking voters to note the upcoming voter registration deadline for the General Election on Nov. 8.
"The book closing date for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2016 election is Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016," Lewis told Headline Surfer. "By Florida law, a person must be registered at least 29 days prior to an election, in order to be eligible to vote in that election. The application is available online and must be printed and signed, delivered or postmarked by Oct. 18. Registration applications can be downloaded from the Department of Elections website at www.volusia.org/elections.
"The book closing date for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2016 election is Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016," Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis told Headline Surfer.
"By Florida law, a person must be registered at least 29 days prior to an election, in order to be eligible to vote in that election. The application is available online and must be printed and signed, delivered or postmarked by Oct. 18. Registration applications can be downloaded from the Department of Elections website at www.volusia.org/elections.
The Elections Office will be open for extended hours weekdays up to and including Tuesday to accept voter registration applications. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Volusia County Historic Courthouse, 125 West New York Ave., DeLand.
Vote-by-Mail Ballots (absentee): Many ballots and/or return envelopes have been damaged due to the weather or if a voter has not received their ballot; we are asking voters to please contact the department. The elections office will issue a replacement. You may call, 386-736-5930 or send an email, votebymail@volusia.org.
Should you have additional questions, please contact the Department of Elections at 386-736-5930 or 386-254-4690 or 386-423-3311.