VOTER REGISTRATION

To register to vote, you must fill out a Florida Voter Registration Application Form. These are available at www.brevardelections.org, by mail, or at the registration locations. You can use this form to register to vote, to notify of a change of address, name, or party affiliation, and to request a replacement voter ID card.

Voter Registration

New residents must apply for Florida tags and car titles within 10 days after they begin working, apply for a homestead tax exemption, or enroll children in school. Proof of Florida insurance is required before tags can be issued.

Vehicles are registered at the Brevard County Tax Collector's Office.

Brevard Tax Collector

A Florida driver license must be obtained within 30 days after they begin working, apply for a homestead tax exemption, establish residency, register to vote, or enroll children in school. A replacement license is required at a cost of $10 within 10 days of changing a name or address.

New residents who have a valid out-of-state license will be required to take the vision examination. Prior to receiving a license on any vehicle they own in the state, the vehicles must be registered in the state of Florida and the registration certificate must be presented to the driver license agency.

For people without a vehicle, their driver license, plus an additional form of identification must be presented. The license costs $20 for six years. Renewals are $15.

Appointments for driver licenses, driving tests, and identification cards may be made at www.hsmv.state.fl.us or by calling 321-383-2762 in Titusville, 321-984-4930 in Melbourne, 321-752-3160 in North Melbourne, or 321-449-5000 in Merritt Island.

Eligible Florida residents may apply for the year-round homestead exemption of $50,000 on or before March 1 of the year they seek the exemption. Applications are taken all year-round. Residents 65 or older may be eligible for an additional exemption up to an additional $50,000. Check the Website for qualifications. www.brevardpropertyappraiser.com. Exemptions are also available for widows, widowers, the disabled and the veterans.

To apply for a homestead exemption you will need the following documents for all owners living on the property:
 

• Florida driver's license or Florida ID card if you do not drive
• Florida vehicle registration
• Florida voter's registration
• Social Security card
• If not a US citizen, a Permanent Resident Alien Card
• Copy of recorded deed or tax bill
• Copy of trust agreement if one exists