Monday is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming city election for a city commision seat and Gainesville mayor.
Registration forms are available online at http://www.votealachua.com and must be turned in to the Supervisor of Elections Office, at 111 SE First Ave., which is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In addition to registering for the election, residents can update their voter information if it has changed.
In past elections, residents have shown up at the wrong location to cast their votes because their address had changed, said Pam Carpenter, Alachua County supervisor of elections.
“It’s always frustrating for them to show up at the wrong polling place because it makes the process so much longer for them,” Carpenter said.
If a resident does not register to vote in Gainesville, he or she will not be able to vote in the city of Gainesville elections on March 16, when voters will choose between five candidates running for mayor. Residents of City District 4, which runs north to south from Northeast 23rd Avenue. to Williston Road and west to east from Southwest 34th Street to Waldo Road, can vote for city commission.
As of Friday, Feb. 12, 72,547 residents have registered to vote in Gainesville, Carpenter said.
