Voter Education & Outreach

Voter Registration Drives

Our office provides citizens the opportunity to register to vote at community events. Please contact our office to be a part of your event and we will assist citizens in registering to vote, updating their voter registration record (name, address, party affiliation, and signature updates), requesting vote-by-mail ballots and distributing general election information. Email outreach@voteseminole.org to request a voter registration booth. Photos from past voter registration events can be found on our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter pages.

High School Voter Registration

Our office encourages high schools around the county to register and pre-register students to vote. Students as young as 16 can pre-register to vote. We have garnered international recognition for our efforts in voter outreach and engaging first-time voters. We can conduct a presentation to your class or simply set up a voter registration table at your school. Please email outreach@voteseminole.org if you would like to have our office visit your school.

Sunshine State Young Reader's Awards (SSYRA) Elections

For over a decade our Elections Office has worked with elementary and middle schools to conduct their SSYRA Elections. Students who read three or more Sunshine State books are eligible to vote on their favorite book. Our office visits participating schools and allows those students an opportunity to have an official election experience by bringing paper ballots, voting booths and our voting machine.

Learn more about the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program

2023-2024 SSYRA Results →

Request a Speaker

If you would like to make a request for a representative from our office or Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson to come out and speak at your event, please email outreach@voteseminole.org.

Tour the Elections Office

Call our office to schedule a tour of our facility and departments. See our day to day operations and get your questions answered by the Election Staff.

Elections Academy

The Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office Elections Academy is designed to educate the citizens of Seminole County in the methods and procedures of conducting an election. There are no physical requirements and it is a free course taught by members of the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections staff.

2019 Class Session Dates

Inaugural Class (July 9 – September 3) – Applications are due by June 20th

Classes meet each Tuesday evening for 8 weeks from 6pm – 9pm. Participants are encouraged to come at 5:30 for light refreshments and networking.

Academy Summary

The course begins with an introduction from the Supervisor of Elections and a general layout of a typical election year calendar and deadlines that will detail the academy outline. Sessions will include presentations and simulated scenarios on topics such as: election setup and ballot design, vote-by-mail canvassing and Election Day execution. Class participants will role play as candidates, assess viable polling locations, and learn all about equipment logistics.

Application Process

To be eligible, all applicants must submit to a background check. To attend the academy, you must:

Be a registered Seminole County voter
Submit an application
Sign a background waiver
Provide a character reference

Upon receipt of your application and background waiver, a background investigation will be conducted. Please remember that applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis and class size is limited.

By submitting this application you agree to our office’s selection process and understand that you must successfully complete the background check before given final consideration for acceptance into the Seminole County SOE Election Academy. You also certify that all statements given in this application are true and correct. Falsification or misrepresentation on this application may result in you not being accepted into the Elections Academy.

In the event of acceptance, the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office and any person or entity it may authorize, shall be entitled, without further consent, to use, in any manner required, any picture or photograph of you taken through the duration of the Elections Academy.

Once the selection process is completed, you will be notified about your acceptance in the academy via email.

Questions? Please contact Helen Ehrgott Trovato at (407) 708-7711 or email outreach@voteseminole.org.

Elections Academy Application →

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