How to Vote Your Ballot

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Brevard County, Florida

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How to Vote Your Ballot

Examine you ballot and read the ballot instructions carefully before voting. Check for contests on both sides of the ballot card. Using black or blue ink (NOT red) or a black pencil, record your vote by completely darkening the oval to the left of your choice like this:

Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed in each race as indicated by the "Vote for" statement (for example: "Vote for One") or your votes in that race will not count. Do not:

sign your name on the ballot
use tape
tear or cut any portion of your ballot
erase marks
make any stray marks
circle the oval or the candidate's name instead of darkening the oval
mark the oval with checkmarks, X's, or dashes

If you do any of these things, or change your mind about about your vote in a race after you have marked your ballot, don’t hesitate to ask for a new ballot. Otherwise your vote may not count.

If you do not vote for any candidates or vote for more candidates than are allowed in a contest, only that contest will be affected; any other contests in which the allowed number of candidates are selected will be counted.

If there is a write-in line provided in a race and you wish to vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, fill in the oval and write in the candidate’s name on the blank line provided. Votes for non-qualified write-in candidates will not be tabulated.

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