Guide Provides Trusted, Up-to-Date Information on Where, When, How to Vote   

  With the 2024 election approaching, AARP Florida is calling on voters aged 50 and older to ensure their voices are heard and their votes make an impact on critical issues. Key topics affecting older Floridians include supporting family caregivers and safeguarding Social Security. To help voters stay informed, AARP Florida’s voter guide is now available online at aarp.org/FLVOTE, providing essential information for casting your ballot on November 5.

“The AARP Florida voter guide provides reliable and current details on where, when, and how to vote in the November general election, with direct links to official state resources,” said Jeff Johnson, State Director of AARP Florida, which represents over 2.8 million members aged 50 and older in the state. “We recognize that voters aged 50-plus play a decisive role in elections. AARP is dedicated to equipping them with the information they need and advocating for candidates—regardless of their party affiliation—to address the issues that matter most to older voters.”

AARP is mobilizing America’s more than 48 million family caregivers, including the 2.7 million right here in Florida – 1 in 5 voters – by encouraging them to fight for commonsense solutions that will save them time and money and get them more support.  Family caregivers are the backbone of a broken long-term care system.  They do everything, from buying groceries and managing medications to helping with bathing and dressing – often putting their finances and jobs at risk. Family caregivers in Florida provide more than $40 billion in unpaid labor each year, saving taxpayers billions while keeping loved ones at home and out of nursing homes.

Protecting Social Security is also a key issue for voters age 50 plus.  One in five Americans rely on the program to keep them out of poverty later in life.  If Washington doesn’t take action in about 10 years, Social Security could be cut by 20%, an average of $4,000 a year.  For many Floridians, a cut like that would be devastating.

In Florida, a powerful 69% percent of the electorate in 2022 was age 50 plus, adding up to of 5.3 million voters, an increase of 10% percent from 2020. In 2022, 54% percent of Florida’s voters 50+ were women, 76% percent were white, and 73% percent were from suburban areas of the state.

“AARP has a long history of advocacy and voter engagement,” added Johnson. “We’re working to make sure all voters, including those who feel disenfranchised, have the information they need to make their voices heard on November fifth.”

For more information on AARP’s voter education efforts in Florida, visit aarp.org/FLVOTE