The following categories of voters are eligible to have their residence address and phone number exempted from disclosure under Section 119.071(4)(d) of the Florida Statutes:
- Addiction treatment facility, licensed pursuant to Chapter 397, F.S., directors, managers, supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.s)
- Child advocacy center, meeting the standards set forth in Chapter 39, F.S., directors, managers, supervisors, and clinical employees and members of a Child Protection Team as set forth in s. 39.303, F.S. (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.t)
- Code Enforcement Officer (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.i)
- County Tax Collector (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.n)
- Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation-investigators and inspectors (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.m)
- Dept. of Children and Family Services personnel whose duties involve investigation of abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal activities (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a)
- Dept. of Financial Services investigative personnel whose duties include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal activities, or state regulatory requirement violations (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.b)
- Dept. of Health personnel whose duties support the investigations of child abuse or neglect, determination of benefits, or the investigation, inspection, or prosecution of health care practitioners (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a)
- Dept. of Health personnel whose duties include, or result in, the determination or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the Department of Health (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.o)
- Dept. of Revenue personnel or local government personnel whose duties relate to revenue collection and enforcement or child support enforcement. (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a)
- Domestic violence centers, certified under Chapter 39, F.S., staff and domestic violence advocates as defined in s. 90.5036(1)(b), F.S. (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.u)
- Emergency medical technicians or paramedics certified under Chapter 401, F.S (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.q)
- Firefighter certified in compliance with s. 633.408, F.S. (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.d)
- Guardian ad litem (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.j)
- Human resource, labor relations, or employee relations director, assistant director, manager or assistant manager of any local government agency or water management district (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.h)
- Impaired practitioner consultants whose duties result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to practice a licensed profession (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.p)
- Inspector general employees or internal audit department employees whose duties include auditing or investigating waste, fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.r)
- Judge - district court of appeal, circuit court and county court, or justice of the Florida Supreme Court (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.e)
- Judicial or quasi-judicial officer (general and special magistrate, judge of compensation claims, administrative law judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officer) (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.g)
- Juvenile probation officer, juvenile probation supervisor, detention superintendent, assistant detention superintendent, senior juvenile detention officer, juvenile detention officer supervisor, juvenile detention officer, house parent I and II, house parent supervisor, group treatment leader, group treatment leader supervisor, rehabilitation therapist, and social services counselor of the Dept. of Juvenile Justice (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.k)
- Law enforcement personnel including correctional officers and correctional probation officers (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a)
- Office of Financial Regulation, Bureau of Financial Investigations, investigative personnel whose duties include the investigation of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state regulatory requirement violations (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.c.)
- Prosecutor (state attorney, assistant state attorney, statewide prosecutor, assistant statewide prosecutor) (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.f)
- Public defenders and criminal conflict and civil regional counsel (includes assistant public defenders, assistant criminal conflict and assistant civil regional counsel) (s. 119.071(4)(d)2.l)
The following category of voters are eligible to have their residence address and phone number exempted from disclosure under Sections 265.605 and/or 267.17 of the Florida Statutes:
- Donor or prospective donor, Cultural Endowment Program Trust Fund, Citizen Support Organizations or National, Historic Landmarks (publicly owned houses) (sections 265.605 and/or 267.17)
The following category of voters are eligible to have their residence address and phone number exempted from disclosure under Section 119.071(5)(i) of the Florida Statutes:
- U.S. attorney or assistant attorney, U.S. appellate judge, U.S district court judge and U.S. magistrate (S. 119.071(5)(i))
The following category of voters are eligible to have their residence address and phone number exempted from disclosure under Section 119.071(2)(j)(1) of the Florida Statutes (this information ceases to be exempt five years after the receipt of the written request):
- Victims of sexual battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated stalking, harassment, aggravated battery, or domestic violence; the voter must include official verification that an applicable crime has occurred.
If you fit any of the above categories and wish to protect your information from disclosure, download a request for public records exemption form and mail the completed form to:
Brevard County Supervisor of Elections
PO Box 410819
Melbourne, FL 32941-0819
The Florida Office of the Attorney General administers the Address Confidentiality Program (Florida Statute 741.401 - 741.409) which allows victims of domestic violence and stalking to exercise their right to vote by mail. The records of voters enrolled in the Address Confidentiality Program are maintained as paper files only and will no longer appear in the statewide voter registration database.
For more information and to register in the Address Confidentiality Program, please contact:
Office of the Attorney General
Address Confidentiality Program
PO Box 6298
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6298
Phone: (850) 414-3990
Toll Free: 1-800-226-6667
Fax: (850) 487-3013