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West Melbourne Annexation Special Election Information

Last updated 9/16/03

WEST MELBOURNE ANNEXATION MAIL BALLOT STATISTICS

as of September 16, 2003 at 7:00 PM:

138 ballots issued to voters
107 ballots received from voters
77.54% return rate

WEST MELBOURNE ANNEXATION BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED

As of August 27, 2003, all ballots for the West Melbourne Annexation Special Election have been mailed. If you do not receive your ballot within a few days following this mail date,

• You are not registered to vote in Brevard County or you registered after the bookclosing date for the election. The registration deadline was 5 PM on August 18.

• You are not registered in the proposed annexation area (addresses in zip code 32904 between 8425 and 8639 on Sheridan Road and between 8303 and 8677 on Sylvan Drive). Only registrants in this area may vote in the election.

• Your voter registration is in an inactive status. This may be the case if you have not voted nor had contact with the Elections Office for at least two years and did not respond to a final address confirmation notice; contact us to return your registration to an active status.

• Either your residence or mailing address is not current or incomplete (e.g., no apartment number) in our records. Go to the How to Change Your Address page to update your address information.

• Your address is incorrect in our records due to a typographical error. This may be the case if you have never received a voter registration card, particularly if you registered or changed your address at a drivers license office; go to the How to Change Your Address page to update your address information.

• There is a postal service delivery problem. This might include incorrect forwarding information, no mail receptacle or lost mail. Contact us to rule out any of the above problems and then, if necessary, contact the postal service.

All ballots must be voted and returned to any Elections Office by mail or in person no later than 5 PM on September 16 (7 PM at the Viera Office) to be eligible to be counted.

Mail ballots do not require witnesses like absentee ballots. They do, however, require that you write your full Brevard County residence address, including city, state and zip code, and sign your name in the appropriate spaces on the return envelope. All signatures will be verified against our registration records. Ballots with blank or improperly completed certificates will not be counted.

Who can vote: All registered voters in the proposed annexation area (addresses in zip code 32904 between 8425 and 8639 on Sheridan Road and between 8303 and 8677 on Sylvan Drive).

Registration books close: August 18, 2003 at 5 PM

Ballot language:

Should the City of West Melbourne annex the property described in Ordinance No. 2003-13 of the City of West Melbourne?

FOR ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ORDINANCE NO. 2003-13 OF THE CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE

AGAINST ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ORDINANCE NO. 2003-13 OF THE CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE

Mail ballot election: This election will be conducted as a mail ballot election. This means that ballots will be mailed to each registered voter in the proposed annexation area. There will be no polling places open for this election. Ballots were mailed on August 27 (except for overseas voters, whose ballots were mailed on August 12). Because this election is being conducted by mail ballot, you do not need to request an absentee ballot. However, if you reside in the annexation area and you have moved and not notified the elections office, or if you will not be at your residence address (or will not have access to the mailing address that we have on file for you) after August 27, you must contact us to update your address information and/or to let us know where to mail your ballot.

Moving into the proposed annexation area: If you move into the the proposed annexation area after the ballot mailing period (after September 6), you may vote in office at one of the Supervisor of Elections offices. Due to requirements of state law, no ballots other than replacement ballots may be mailed after September 6.

Voting in office: Voters with special needs or who are unsure where they will be during the mailing period may vote at one of the Supervisor of Elections offices during regular office hours from August 27 until 5 PM on September 16 (7 PM at the Viera office).

Military and overseas voters: If you are in the military or are temporarily residing outside of the country, and you have not notified our office of your military or overseas address, please do so at the How to Change Your Address page. If you have notified us previously of your current address, you do not need to do so again. Overseas voters' ballots were mailed August 12 in order to give you sufficient time to vote and return the ballot.