Election Security

This website is intended for use by a registered voter to determine his or her voter registration and voting status. It is unlawful to knowingly alter another person's voter registration information or attempt, assist with, or otherwise commit fraud in connection with the right to vote. See FL Stat 104.011, 104.041 and 104.41.

Election Security Safeguards

View Nassau County's Election Audit Results here.

01 Voter Registration

The Florida Division of Elections checks each voter registration application to verify the applicant's identity.  It works with state and federal agencies to identify deceased voters, felons, and non-US citizens ineligible to vote.

02 Voter ID

Voters show a photo and signature identification to vote.

03 Real-Time Updates

We update voter records electronically to record when a voter has requested a mail ballot or voted.  If someone comes to vote in person, we immediately cancel their mail ballot.  And vice versa.

04 Provisional Ballots

Voters can vote a provisional ballot if there is a question about their eligibility.  The canvassing board reviews all provisional ballots to determine eligibility.

05 Equipment Testing

We test all state-certified tabulation equipment before each election to make sure votes are being counted correctly.  In addition, we hold a logic and accuracy test that is open to the public.  During this test, we place pre-marked ballots in randomly selected tabulation equipment to verify the accuracy.

06 Camera Surveillance

Our ballots and equipment are under 24-hour camera surveillance and stored in areas with restricted key card access until they are deployed for voting.  During voting, our ballot scanners are kept in plain sight, secured with seals to prohibit tampering.

07 No Internet Connections

Our voter registration system is not connected to our tabulation system.  We use a stand-along server not connected to the Internet to tabulate and report results.

08 Encrypted Results

Electronic results from each ballot scanner are encrypted and backed up by paper results tapes.  One set of these tapes is posted on the door of each polling place.  A second set is driven to our Elections Office, where we double-check our initial results against these paper tapes.

09 Record Retention

We vote on hand-marked, paper ballots that are held for 22 months and can be re-scanned if there is a problem with the equipment or question about results.

10 Post-Election Audit

Nassau County conducts an electronic post-election audit.  We audit 100% of our ballots by digitally scanning the paper ballots a second time through an independent system.  We then compare the election night results against the audit to verify our results.