Stop us if you’ve heard this one: If you don’t vote in each election, you lose your ability to vote.

Or: If you leave a race blank on your ballot, your whole ballot won’t count. Or the election office will mark it for you.

Every election, myths and half-truths about voting pop up like an improperly popped chad. This election, it’s only gotten worse, especially with a major party candidate telling millions of supporters that the election is rigged.

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Election officials across Florida have taken to debunking voting myths on official county pages. Leon County Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho has a video series on YouTube. Seminole County Elections Supervisor Mike Ertel does a daily debunk on his Facebook page. And every day, the Florida Division of Elections takes hundreds of calls at its Voter Fraud (1-877-868-3737) and Voter Assistance Hotlines (1-866-308-6739).

Some myths stem from the fact that election rules are different across the country. What is legal in one state may not be in another. But some are downright malicious, meant to stop people from voting.

So here are some of the top Florida voting myths, gathered from elections supervisors and questions we’ve gotten from viewers over the past year.

Ballot myths

MYTH No. 1: Mail-in ballots don’t get counted until the race is close.

THE TRUTH: Not only are mail-in ballots always counted, on Election Night, they and early voting ballots are usually the first results we see from the counties.

MYTH No. 2: Provisional ballots don’t get counted unless there is a tie, or at all.

THE TRUTH: Provisional ballots have to be approved by a canvassing board. But they are counted after they are approved.

MYTH No. 3: The position of the candidates on the ballot shows favoritism.

THE TRUTH: Donald Trump will be the name at the top of the ballot for the presidential race. The reason? Florida Gov. Rick Scott is a Republican. Florida law says the political party that wins the last gubernatorial election determines the order of candidates on the ballot.

The next major party candidate, Hillary Clinton, will follow, then minor-party candidates, then "no party affiliation" candidates.

MYTH No. 4: Write in whoever you want for president, that vote will count.

THE TRUTH: Every election, someone jokingly writes in Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or Darth Vader for president.

Although canvassing boards will count up those results, they won’t count them legit. That’s because write-in candidates must register in Florida in order to be considered an official write-in candidate.

BONUS: What about Evan McMullin?

McMullin, an independent “anti-Trump” candidate, is on the ballot in many states, either physically or as a write-in. However, in Florida, his candidacy was denied. As of right now, any ballot write-ins won’t count in official results.

MYTH No. 5: If you voted early or by mail (previously called absentee) and want to change your vote, you can.

THE TRUTH: Some states will allow you to change your ballot. Florida will not.

If you make a mistake on your ballot BEFORE you have turned it in, Florida will give you up to two more ballots so you can vote the way you want to. But after you have cast a vote, you can't change it.

Polling place myths

MYTH No. 6: If you don’t receive your ballot by 7 p.m. on Election Day, you won’t be allowed to vote.

THE TRUTH: As long as you are standing in line at a polling place by 7 p.m. on Election Day, you will be allowed to vote. So if you get in line at 6:55 p.m., as long as you are in line, you will be allowed to vote.

MYTH No. 7: If you wear partisan or campaign attire to your polling place, you won’t be allowed to vote.

THE TRUTH: The law requires that people do not actively campaign within 100 feet of a polling place. As long as you are not actively campaigning, feel free to wear your “Make America Great Again” hat or “A Woman’s Place is in the White House” shirt when you vote, as allowed by Florida law.

MYTH No. 8: Pictures are allowed at the polling place.

THE TRUTH: In Florida, it is illegal to take a picture inside a polling place. The state says it can affect the integrity of the election. Some states do allow pictures, but Florida does not. So no selfies with your ballot!

MYTH No. 9: Children are not allowed in the voting room when you vote.

THE TRUTH: Children are not eligible to vote, but government officials strongly encourage citizens to take their children to the polls. It helps to show the importance of voting.

MYTH No. 10: You can’t use anything to help you vote at the voting booth.

THE TRUTH: Each county sends voters a sample ballot showing them all the races they will vote on. This way, you can choose your candidates before you get to the polls. But you can also bring voting guides, cell phones and other items to help you vote.

Voter ID myths

MYTH No. 11: You can’t vote if the address on your driver's license doesn’t match the address on your voter registration record.

THE TRUTH: First, your driver's license is not the only form of ID you can bring with you to the polls to prove where you live.

But the reason to have an ID is to confirm your identity, not your address. The poll workers at the polling place will be able to verify if you are at the polling place associated with your current address, once your identity is confirmed.

MYTH No. 12: You must have your voter ID card to vote.

THE TRUTH: Your voter information card is NOT an ID card. And it is not required to vote at your polling place. It also cannot be used as sole identification.

MYTH No. 13: You can vote with an out-of-state driver's license.

THE TRUTH: If you are voting in Florida, you must be registered to vote in Florida. Even though the license is only used to confirm your identity, Florida law requires voters to use a Florida license.

If you don’t have one, you can still vote with a provisional ballot. The canvassing board will count the vote once your identity as a Florida resident is verified.

'How to vote' myths

MYTH No. 14: You can cast a vote via the telephone or online.

THE TRUTH: In Florida, the only ways to cast a ballot are via mail-in ballot, which you must request from your county elections office; in person via early voting; or in person on Election Day at your assigned polling place. If anyone tells you something different, it’s fraud. You cannot call in a vote, text a vote, email a vote or go to a website to cast a vote.

MYTH No. 15: If you are registered to a party, you can only vote for candidates in that party.

THE TRUTH: Your party affiliation does not affect who you vote for in a general election. Vote for anyone on the ballot.

MYTH No. 16: You must speak English in order to vote in elections.

THE TRUTH: The county Supervisor of Elections offices provide ballots in several languages. Check with your county to see what languages they provide ballots for.

MYTH No. 17: If you don’t vote in a race, your ballot won’t count.

THE TRUTH: If you get a ballot and leave a race blank, that is called an undervote. It will not count toward the result, but it won’t void your entire ballot. Your votes in every other race will count.

'Who can vote?' myths

HALF-TRUTH No. 18: If you don’t vote every 2 years, you lose your eligibility to vote.

THE TRUTH: You don't lose your voter eligibility after two years. However, election officials need to make sure their voting rolls are up to date. If you do not vote, and have not had contact with the county elections office for a two-year period, election officials will send you a notice to confirm your address.

If you do not contact the elections office, or the notice is returned as “undeliverable,” your registration is put down as inactive.

But all a voter has to do is go to their polling place on Election Day and confirm their address and they will be able to vote, or contact their county elections office.

If you are marked as an inactive voter and then don’t vote in the next two general elections (a four-year period), your registration is canceled. Then you have to reregister.

MYTH No. 19: You need to be a member of a political party to vote.

THE TRUTH: In a general election, you do not need to be a member of a political party. Any eligible Florida voter can vote in a general election.

MYTH No. 20: If you voted in the primary, you can’t vote in the general election.

THE TRUTH: Primary elections are primary elections. You are deciding whether a candidate should be the party’s nominee for that position.

General elections are different elections, and you are deciding whether the nominee is qualified to win that position.

If you voted in the primary, you can vote in November. ANY eligible Florida voter can vote in November.

HALF-TRUTH No. 21: Convicted felons can vote.

THE TRUTH: Some states automatically restore voting rights after a felon has completed their prison sentence. Florida does not. Felons must seek to have their rights restored. They can only vote if that happens.

MYTH No. 22: Students who vote in the presidential election could see their college financial aid affected.

THE TRUTH: Voting will not affect any federal financial aid.

Some private scholarships based on location may be affected if you change your voter registration. Check with the scholarship administrator ahead of time.

The Brennan Center for Justice has a complete Student Voting Guide.

MYTH No. 23: If you are from Puerto Rico, you can’t vote.

THE TRUTH: People living in Puerto Rico do not vote in the general election because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory.

However, Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, which means if a Puerto Rican moves to the mainland and establishes permanent residency, they are allowed to vote in the general wlection.

This is true for other U.S. territories as well.

MYTH No. 24: Foreigners with legal U.S. residence can vote in elections.

THE TRUTH: Only U.S. citizens (by birth or naturalized) can vote in American elections.

HALF-TRUTH No. 25: More than a million dead people registered to vote.

THE TRUTH: This has been a major complaint among those who claim the election is rigged.

A 2012 Pew Center study found more than 1.8 million dead people were listed as voters. But this has little to do with people registering and voting as dead people and everything to do with the fact that people die.

In 2014 alone, 2.6 million people in the U.S. were registered as dead. Those names are not automatically purged from voter rolls.

The Pew study found that states had to do a better job of updating information and sharing it.

Since then, many states have worked on tightening voter rolls and coordinating on information between governments. But that doesn’t mean that all those dead people will go out and vote. Lots of living people are registered to vote and don’t.

Now, there is one caveat: if you vote by mail or early, and THEN you die, your vote will most likely count, unless a gung-ho elections supervisor is willing to go diving into the ballots to find yours.

MYTH No. 26: The Electoral College will vote for who they want anyway.

THE TRUTH: In the words of the GEICO lady, "That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works."

Firstly, each party submits its slate of electors long before results are decided. Those electors have to be approved. Then the winning party’s electors vote for the candidate (so if Donald Trump wins Florida, the Republican electors vote).

Generally, the electors will follow the will of the public. There have been very few cases of “faithless electors” in the history of the country, and many states have laws against that, including Florida.