I've lived in Florida since 1961, but am getting out of here and will not have a physical dwelling for some unknown length of time. Looking at Traveling Mailbox since that address is in South Florida and I won't have issues with my health insurance (complex matter too involved to explain). So ... I get this new address. I can still vote? I have to get new driver's license? Are there pitfalls I need to be aware of, and to avoid?

Yes, you can still vote. Yes, you will need to update the address on your driver's license as the mailing service address will be your legal address. You should not have any issues. Not sure which you have chosen but I would suggest you use the Escapees FL mailing address and look to their site for details. We have been a Texas resident at the Livingston, TX address for many, many years without issue.

The Escapees Florida mailbox sends all the mail to Texas for processing. It seems to me to be better to use a Florida service in the first place.St Brendans Isle has a very good reputation and is located in Green Cove Springs FL. They been around a long time too.

SBI mailbox is up near Jacksonville, too far north, out of my "allowed" boundary.My question is about changing my DL, and voting if I don't physically live there.

I would verify if under Florida law that would qualify as a legal domicile address address before you jump into it. After that, you'll change all of your DL, legal documents, financial, etc to that as your permanent address. Depending on FL voting laws, you may have an issue having absentee ballots sent there, but the registrar can tell you. We have voted absentee "in" TX for 5 years with no issue using Escapees as our mail service. Good luck.

Timeking wrote:SBI mailbox is up near Jacksonville, too far north, out of my "allowed" boundary.My question is about changing my DL, and voting if I don't physically live there.People have been doing it for years with no problems that I have heard of. It can vary my county tho for people moving in from outside the state.

voting and driver license issues with full time

Jarlaxle
Explorer II
May 08, 2021
At least one Federal court has ruled that a mail forwarding service IS a legal address.
BarbaraOK
Explorer
May 08, 2021
johnhicks wrote:
The camel in the tent that you didn't ask about is that financial institutions are unlikely to accept a PMB address.

And here we've been using our Livingston address for 16 years without a problem. Hmmmm.
BarbaraOK
Explorer
May 08, 2021
wapiticountry wrote:
I believe it is going to be harder to vote in areas withered large numbers of full timers register. The local election officials rightly take a dim view of those voters, especially when it comes to local issues. There is something wrong with people who never step foot in town or county voting on bond issues, county elected officials, school boards etc. A crackdown wouldn’t surprise me.

No, local officials don't take a dim view of full timers, at least not in Livingston, as we provide a lot of jobs for people who live in Livingston, we provide money for their bridge upkeep fund and do not use the roads, and we count in the census which increases the numbers in the town, which helps when getting federal grants, etc.
johnhicks
Explorer
May 08, 2021
Merrill wouldn't accept it, no way, even after I had been a customer for years and was simply changing the address. One Amex account accepted it, and one wouldn't. I gave up on the second and simply continued to use the existing address...which was a PMB (UPS Store). Chase apparently didn't care.

It doesn't matter if you put apt or whatever if it shows up as a commercial mail facility.
LouLawrence
Explorer
May 08, 2021
I have been using a PMB for about 20 years and Bank of America and my various investing sites have never blinked an eye. Just get rid of PMB and use # or Apt or Unit, whatever.
William_B
Explorer
May 08, 2021
Absolutely not true that banks won't accept a PMB.
johnhicks
Explorer
May 08, 2021
The camel in the tent that you didn't ask about is that financial institutions are unlikely to accept a PMB address.
HappyKayakers
Explorer
May 08, 2021
wapiticountry wrote:
I believe it is going to be harder to vote in areas withered large numbers of full timers register. The local election officials rightly take a dim view of those voters, especially when it comes to local issues. There is something wrong with people who never step foot in town or county voting on bond issues, county elected officials, school boards etc. A crackdown wouldn’t surprise me.

IMHO, it's unfortunate that our country requires us to be a state citizen, instead of a citizen-at-large. I insist on participating in national level elections but really couldn't care less about local issues at my commercial mail forwarder county.
agesilaus
Explorer III
May 08, 2021
wapiticountry wrote:
I believe it is going to be harder to vote in areas withered large numbers of full timers register. The local election officials rightly take a dim view of those voters, especially when it comes to local issues. There is something wrong with people who never step foot in town or county voting on bond issues, county elected officials, school boards etc. A crackdown wouldn’t surprise me.

Yes there is something wrong with it, but there will be no problems.
wapiticountry
Explorer
May 07, 2021
I believe it is going to be harder to vote in areas withered large numbers of full timers register. The local election officials rightly take a dim view of those voters, especially when it comes to local issues. There is something wrong with people who never step foot in town or county voting on bond issues, county elected officials, school boards etc. A crackdown wouldn’t surprise me.

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