Some elections in this list are local and do not apply for all Florida voters. Please click the “View all” button below to view all election dates in your state.
Vote-by-Mail (absentee voting) is available in Florida and no excuse is required. The last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot from your local Supervisor of Elections is no later than 5:00 pm, 12 days before the election. Your voted ballot must be mailed or delivered in person to your local Supervisor of Elections’ office no later than 7:00 pm on the day of the election.
In Florida, all registered voters are permitted to vote-by-mail.
You may request a vote-by-mail ballot in person, by mail, email, fax or by phone from your county’s Supervisor of Elections.
If you are requesting a vote-by-mail ballot for yourself, you must provide the following information:
If an immediate family member or legal guardian is requesting a vote-by-mail ballot for you, they must provide the above information about you as well as the following:
The last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot is 12 days before the election. You may request a vote-by-mail ballot in person, by mail, email, fax or by phone from your county’s Supervisor of Elections.
Note: Voters may pick up a mail ballot in person. If a voter or designee waits until the mandatory Early Voting period or Election Day to pick up a mail ballot in person, the voter must affirm that an emergency exists that keeps them from being able to vote at a polling place by completing an affidavit.
Your voted ballot must be mailed or delivered in person to your local Supervisor of Elections’ office no later than 7:00 pm on the day of the election.
Ballots are mailed approximately five weeks prior to each election or 7 days after the county election office receives an application.
All vote-by-mail ballots contain voting instructions, be sure to follow these instructions to ensure your ballot is counted. You must personally vote your own ballot (unless assistance is required due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write). Each mail ballot packet will contain a ballot, a secrecy sleeve (with instructions), and a pre-addressed voter’s certificate return envelope that must be signed by you.
If you returned your vote-by-mail ballot but forgot to sign the envelope, or if the signature has been flagged for review, your ballot may not count unless you complete and return the Vote-By-Mail Cure Affidavit form with a copy of your identification no later than 5 pm two (2) days after the election. Voters with signature issues are notified by mail, email, and telephone based on the information they have provided.
Your voted ballot must be mailed or delivered in person to your local Supervisor of Elections’ office no later than 7:00 pm on the day of the election.
You can drop off your signed, voted ballot at your local Supervisor of Elections’ office during business hours. You can also bring your voted ballot to any early voting location during early voting hours. Another option is to exchange the voted ballot for an in-person ballot at any early voting location or at your assigned polling location on Election Day.
You can track the status of your ballot by mail application or ballot online here. If you have any issues with your state’s online tracker, please contact your local elections official.
Bring your absentee ballot and the pre-addressed outer return envelope to your polling place to be voided. If you don’t have your ballot or never received it, you will be able to cast a provisional ballot, and your vote will be counted once the county determines it never received an absentee ballot from you.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Request your BallotBallot curing is when a voter corrects an issue with their ballot, so it can be counted.
Yes, Florida allows voters to fix an issue with their ballot.
If your signature is missing or does not match the one on record, the Supervisor of Elections will contact you.
You may need to complete and return a “Vote-by-Mail Ballot Cure” Affidavit (English PDF/ Spanish PDF) along with a copy of your identification to resolve the issue.
The deadline to cure (correct) your ballot is 5pm on the 2nd day after the election.
You can track the status of your ballot using your county’s online tool.
If you voted a provisional ballot, you have until 5pm on the 2nd day after the election to present a signed affidavit and identification forms to support your eligibility to vote.
Official results are never available on Election Day. Election officials are working around the clock to count a large number of ballots, and it’s essential that they take the time to make sure every vote is counted.
Official election results will be uploaded on the Florida Secretary of State’s website as they become available.
Have you ever wondered who is donating to the candidates on your ballot? You can find campaign finance reports for your federal candidates (US House & US Senate candidates) on OpenSecrets.org.
For your statewide and state legislative candidates, you can visit your state's campaign finance resource.
When an election is coming up in your state, the League of Women Voters will publish a voter guide on VOTE411.org. If you enter your address and don't see your candidates yet, please check back closer to Election Day to see them published online.
If you see a candidate listed on VOTE411 who has not yet filled out the candidate questions, please reach out to them, asking them to fill out the VOTE411 voter guide! The more candidates who fill it out the more helpful it is for voters in your community.
One great option with the VOTE411 voter guide is that you can print your choices to take with you to vote. The use of mobile phones and tablets are allowed in Florida voting booths, but the law also allows you to bring the printed voter guide with you.
Secure Ballot Intake Stations are secure, locked structures operated by election officials where voters can deliver their absentee ballot. In Florida, Secure Ballot Intake Stations are available only during Early Voting hours.
Yes, Secure Ballot Intake Stations are available in Florida.
Secure Ballot Intake Station locations are available on the Florida Secretary of State website.
Yes, you can track the status of your ballot by finding your county on the Vote-by-Mail Ballot Information and Status Lookup website.
Early Voting Starts: 10 days before Election Day. This may vary by county. Contact your
county elections office for more details.
Early Voting Ends: 3 days before Election Day. This may vary by county. Contact your
county elections office for more details.
Yes. Florida offers early in-person voting, which allows voters to cast their ballot before Election Day.
Any registered voter in Florida may vote early. You do not need an excuse or special reason to vote early.
Early voting in Florida begins at least 10 days before Election Day and ends 3 days before Election Day. Early voting does not take place the day before Election Day. Exact dates and daily hours are set by each county’s Supervisor of Elections.
You can vote early at early voting locations designated by your county’s Supervisor of Elections. All counties offer early voting at their main and branch elections offices and may designate additional early voting sites. Locations and hours vary by county, so check with your local Supervisor of Elections for details.
If there is an upcoming election in your area, it will be listed in the dark blue box at the top of this page (scroll up) or by clicking on https://www.vote411.org/Florida.
The polling place hours will be from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
You are eligible to vote in Florida if you:
A person who has been convicted of a felony is not eligible to vote in Florida unless they have had their right to vote restored after completing their entire sentence. This includes incarceration, parole and/or probation, and payment of all fines, fees, costs, and restitution. Once their right to vote has been restored, they can register to vote. Note: This does not apply to those convicted of murder or a sexual offense. Pretrial detention and misdemeanors do not restrict your voting rights.
For assistance reviewing a person's criminal records to determine what steps need to be taken for that person to vote, please call 407-710-5496 or email canivote@lwvfl.org. The LWVFL can refer you to a pro bono lawyer who may be able to help you.
You do not need a permanent home to register to vote. If you are experiencing homelessness, you can describe where you live so election officials can assign you the correct voting area. You must also provide a mailing address, such as a P.O. box, shelter, outreach center, or the home of someone who can receive mail for you.
Yes. Students can register and vote in Florida if they meet eligibility requirements. Students may register using their school address or another Florida address they consider their residence. You may only be registered and vote in one place at a time.
You must provide your current and valid driver's license number (from your state), an ID number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number to register.
If you register by mail and you are a first-time voter in the State and you have not been issued a Florida driver's license number, Florida I.D. number, or a Social Security number you are required to provide additional identification. To assure that you will not have problems when you go to vote, you should provide a copy of the required identification at the time you mail your voter registration form. If you are voting an absentee ballot, you must provide the proper identification prior to 7 p.m. Election Day or your absentee ballot will not count. The following forms of identification are acceptable if they contain your name and photograph:
Do not send original identification documents to the supervisor of elections.
The following persons are not required to provide the identification required under the previous paragraph:
If you do not have the required ID, you will not be able to submit your registration online. However, you can still use the online system to prefill an application form and then print, sign, and mail/deliver the completed application to your County Supervisor of Elections Office.
Official results are never available on Election Day. Election officials are working around the clock to count an unprecedented number of ballots, and it’s essential that they take the time to make sure every vote is counted.
For key election activity dates leading up to Election Day, click here. For election results reporting dates including recount, if applicable, and certification, click here.
Official ResultsYou are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A poll worker is a trained election worker who helps run polling places on Election Day. Poll workers help open and close the polls, assist voters, check in voters, help maintain order at the polling place, and ensure voting procedures are followed so elections are conducted fairly and securely.
In Florida, poll workers must:
Yes. Poll workers in Florida are paid by their county Supervisor of Elections. Pay amounts vary by county and by role.
You can apply to be a poll worker by contacting your county Supervisor of Elections or applying through your county’s poll worker recruitment process. Application procedures and deadlines vary by county.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
Florida is a “closed primary” state. In order to vote in the primary election, voters must be registered with a political party. Unaffiliated or independent voters are not able to participate in the primary.
If you have any questions about your state’s primary election, please contact your local election officials.
Provisional ballots ensure that all voters can cast a ballot even if voter eligibility isn’t certain when they vote. Voters can mark a provisional ballot, and election workers set it aside until eligibility is verified at a later time.
Yes, Florida offers provisional voting.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. Voters receive a provisional ballot if:
The Provisional Ballot Cure Affidavit must be completed and submitted to the Elections Department along with a copy of your identification by 5 p.m. on the second day after the election.
Note: Voters must cast their provisional ballot in the correct polling place in order for it to be counted. If you are eligible to vote and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count as long as your signature on the provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.
Provisional ballots are counted by noon, 4 days after a General Election and 3 days after a Primary Election.
Each registered voter has a right to ask for and receive assistance in voting.
You can still choose to receive help at a polling place. You do not have to reveal the nature or extent of your disability. You may choose anyone as an assistant except your employer, an officer of your union, or an agent of either. You can alternatively get the help of two members of the Supervisor of Elections staff. Unless you noted on your voter registration application that you might need help at the polls, you will have to fill out a form affirming you need help at the polls. The clerk can help you fill out the form. In addition, the person you choose to help you will have to fill out a form (unless that person is election staff) saying they will provide help. If you have any questions about receiving help in voting, please ask the clerk or inspector at the polling place.
If you are physically unable to mark your ballot or cannot read the ballot, you are eligible for assistance.
When a voter requires language assistance at an early voting site or at a polling place, the following is available:
All Florida counties must provide one direct electronic voting machine (DRE) at each polling place for voters with visual disabilities so that they may cast their ballot without assistance. These machines are equipped with headphones and a keypad.
If you have any issue with voting or registering to vote due to a disability, please contact the Disability Rights Florida Voting Hotline: 877-352-7337.
If you have any questions about receiving help in voting, please ask the clerk or inspector at the polling place.
If you are a voter with a disability, you may vote-by-mail if you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or injuring your health.
For more information on voting by mail, click here.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
If you are already registered to vote in Florida and have moved within the state, you do not need to re-register to vote. However, you must update your voter registration record with your county’s Supervisor of Elections. You can update your registration through one of the following ways: online, by paper form, by phone, or by email.
You may also update your voter registration when you update your driver's license online.
WHAT IF I MISSED THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE AFTER I MOVED?
Florida Law requires that you vote in the precinct of your residence. If you are already registered to vote in Florida and have moved within the state, you do not need to re-register to vote. However, you must update your voter registration record with your county’s Supervisor of Elections. You must be registered to vote 29 days before an upcoming election. New voters who miss the deadline may still register at any time to vote in the next election.
If you are a student studying at a university in Florida, you can decide on where to register to vote. You can register to vote at whichever address you consider the place that you live, whether that is your family’s home address or where you attend school.
Remember that you can only be registered to vote at one location. Registering to vote in your college community will not affect your Federal Financial Aid, status as a dependent on your parents’ taxes, or tuition status. You can register to vote at any time. However, to vote in a Florida election you must be registered 29 days before that election.
WHAT DO I NEED TO REGISTER TO VOTE?
Here is what you need to know to register in Florida:
Florida law does not require employers to provide paid or unpaid time off to vote. Employers are also not allowed to fire, threaten, or punish employees for voting or for trying to vote.
To verify your voter registration status
click here!Yes. When voting early or voting at a polling place, Florida law requires voters to present a current and valid photo ID with signature.
When voting in person, you must present *both:
*Many photo IDs include a signature, so one ID may meet both requirements.
If you do not bring a valid ID, you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.
No photo ID is required to vote by mail in Florida. However, vote-by-mail voters must provide identifying information, such as a driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number, when requesting a mail ballot. Signatures are used to verify your identity when your ballot is returned.
Yes, a student ID can be used as a photo ID for in-person voting in Florida if it includes your name, photo, and signature. If your student ID has a photo but no signature, you can pair it with another ID that has your signature, such as a debit or credit card. Digital or electronic IDs shown on a phone are not accepted.
Online registration deadline: 29 days before Election Day
Register by mail deadline: Postmarked 29 days before Election Day
In-person registration deadline: 29 days before Election Day
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER IN FLORIDA?
To register in Florida, you must be:
HOW DO I UPDATE MY REGISTRATION IF I MOVE OR HAVE A NAME CHANGE?
If you are already registered to vote in Florida and have moved within the state, you do not need to re-register to vote. However, you must update your voter registration record with your county’s Supervisor of Elections. You can update your registration through one of the following ways: online, by paper form, by phone, or by email.
For name and party changes, you must update your information online or by using the paper form. Identification is required and any of the following forms will be accepted by your local Supervisor of Elections:
You may also update your voter registration when you update your driver's license online.
I JUST MOVED TO FLORIDA OR MOVED TO A NEW COUNTY IN FLORIDA. HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE?
If you are already registered to vote in Florida and have moved within the state, you do not need to re-register to vote. However, you must update your voter registration record with your county’s Supervisor of Elections. If you are not already registered to vote in Florida, eligible individuals can register to vote at any time. The deadline to register to participate in an upcoming election is 29 days before the election.You can register one of the following ways:
WHERE SHOULD I VOTE IF I DON’T HAVE A RESIDENCE?
It is not mandatory for citizens to possess a "permanent home" for voter registration. A citizen can provide an alternative description of their residence, even if they are experiencing homelessness, as long as it enables the authorities to identify and assign a voting precinct to them. This precinct assignment ensures that the voter receives the appropriate ballot. The mailing address on their registration form can be a P.O. box, local shelter, advocacy organization, outreach center, or the home of someone who will accept mail for them.
Not registered? Use our online registration tool to complete your application!
The voting systems used in Florida are Optical Scan and DRE.
With optical scan voting, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) is the newest system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because many companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties, and states are trying them out.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
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