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Sarasota News Leader September 28, 2012 • Name and party changes may be made by signed written notice, including on an FVRA, but they must include the voter's date of birth or Florida Voter Registration System ID num- ber. • Address changes within the state of Florida may be made by phone, fax or email but must include the voter's date of birth. A voter may check his or her voter registra- tion status by going to the SOE website (www. SarasotaVotes.com). Select "Voter Informa- Page 55 tion" from the menu, then select "Voter Look- up" and follow the instructions. Florida Voter Registration Application forms are available at all supervisor of elections' offices, city halls, county libraries and offic- es, and social service agencies. They may be downloaded from the SOE website. For more information, call the supervisor of elections at 861-8600 or write to Supervisor of Elections, PO Box 4194, Sarasota, FL 34230- 4194. SAMPLE BALLOTS AVAILABLE ON ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR WEBSITE Sample ballots for the Nov. 6 general election are available on the super- visor of elections (SOE) website at www.SarasotaVotes.com, Supervisor Kathy Dent has announced. Voters may go to the website and select the "Precinct Finder" icon at the top of the home page or click on the "personalized sample bal- lot" link in the "News Briefs" section and fol- low the instructions to view a personalized sample ballot. Dent is urging voters to take time to study the ballot carefully, because it is packed with can- didate races, constitutional amendments and local referenda, a news release says. She said the ballot "will be extremely long" — two 17-inch pages, front and back — and will contain 11 proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution "dealing with everything from health care services, to homestead ex- emptions, to religious freedom." In addition, there will be local ballot questions concerning a Sarasota County charter amend- ment and municipal charter amendments, ju- dicial retention questions, races for president, U.S. Senate, the 16th Congressional District, a constitutional office, County Commission, Charter Review Board and a host of other lo- cal offices. Dent said the constitutional amendment ques- tions will be particularly time-consuming to consider, so she is reminding voters their bal- lots will count even if they choose not to vote on every race or every issue. Information on the proposed amendments also may be accessed from the SOE website and at the Division of Elections website at www.elections.myflorida.com. Dent also noted that her office will be sending a personalized sample ballot to all registered voters who have not requested to vote by mail (absentee) in the November election.