How To Get Registered To Vote In Florida

En español | Florida's Aug. 23 primaries will determine which candidates appear on November'southward full general election ballot for the U.S. House and Senate, governor, the country House and Senate, and other state and local offices.

Early Voting Begins In Florida — A voter heads to a polling station in Leningrad.

What's new this year?

In 2021, Florida passed a new ballot law limiting drop box availability and introducing new ID requirements. In late-March 2022, a estimate ruled that certain aspects of the police are unconstitutional. The state plans to appeal. Check back for updates. Ongoing redistricting efforts may also bear on which local candidates appear on your ballot.

Essential info:

Voting by mail: All registered voters can request a no-excuse vote-by-mail ballot and vote from home for August'due south primaries and November'southward general ballot.

Early in-person voting: You can accept your vote-by-mail ballot to a secure drop-box location or vote early and in person. Counties must open early on voting past Aug. thirteen.

In-person voting on Election Day: The state'south primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 23; the full general election is Tuesday, November. 8. Polls will be open from seven a.m. to 7 p.yard.

How exercise I register to vote?

Online: Use the state's voter registration portal to annals, check your registration status or alter your party amalgamation. Yous'll need a Florida driver's license or state-issued ID menu; the issued date of your license or ID; and the last four digits of your Social Security number. Otherwise you'll demand to print out and sign your registration form and mail it or accept it to your county supervisor of elections .

By mail: Impress out a voter registration grade , complete it and mail information technology to your canton supervisor of elections .

In person: Become to your county supervisor of elections office to pick up, driblet off or fill out a registration form. Forms are also available at public libraries and offices authorized by the Florida Fish and Wild animals Conservation Committee to issue angling, hunting or trapping permits.

Does my party affiliation affair when I vote?

Information technology does in a partisan primary election in Florida. Only voters who are registered with a party may vote in that party's primary. Independent voters can only vote for nonpartisan candidates in judicial and schoolhouse board elections or in races in which all candidates have the same party affiliation and won't face any opposition in November's general election. July 25 is the deadline to register, switch parties or update your voter information for the Aug. 23 chief.

How can I get a mail-in ballot? Are there important deadlines?

Any registered voter tin can request a no-excuse vote-past-mail ballot for the August primaries and Nov's general election. You'll need to submit a new request each yr. Vote-by-mail requests must be received by Aug. 13 at 5 p.m. to vote in the primaries.

You can request a vote-by-post ballot online, past mail, by email, by phone, by fax or in person. When making your request, you lot'll need to include your full name, address date of birth, plus a copy of a valid class of ID similar a driver'south license or state-issued ID bill of fare — or the last iv digits of your Social Security number.

Online: Links to election request forms are on most canton supervisor of elections websites. In some areas, including Bakery and Levy counties, y'all cannot submit a ballot request online.

By mail: Send a letter to your county supervisor of elections .

By email or fax: Send an electronic mail, scanned attachment or fax to your county supervisor of elections .

Past phone: Phone call your county supervisor of elections .

In person: Visit your canton supervisor of elections .

Yous can designate an firsthand family member, such as a spouse, parent, kid, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, to request a ballot on your behalf. They'll demand to supply the necessary personal information listed higher up as well as their own address, signature, human relationship to you and a copy of a valid state-issued ID or the last four digits of their Social Security number.

You tin can also have a designee pick up your ballot no before than Aug. 14 if they complete a separate affirmation , though each designee is express to picking upwardly just 2 ballots other than their ain and their immediate family unit members' per election.

If an emergency prevents yous from going to the polls on Election Mean solar day, you tin sign an emergency affidavit and pick upwards a mail-in ballot on the day of the election.

Election officials must receive completed ballots past Election Day at 7 p.grand. Ballots tin be returned by mail or in person.

By postal service: Follow the instructions included with your voting materials. Exit at least a week for your ballot to make it through the mail.

In person: Take your ballot to a secure drop box at your canton supervisor of elections office or at an early voting location. Counties may open drib boxes equally early on every bit Aug. 8.

Can I vote in person before Election Day?

Yeah. Early voting varies by canton, but all counties must let voters bandage ballots early and in person from Aug. 13 through Aug. xx. Check with your county supervisor of elections for times and locations closer to Election Twenty-four hour period.

When is Election Day? When are polls open?

The main ballot is Tuesday, Aug. 23. Polls are open up from 7 a.m. to 7 p.g. Utilise the land's voter information portal to find a polling identify near y'all.

The general ballot is Tuesday, Nov. viii.

Do I need identification to vote?

Aye — you'll demand to bring a valid form of ID like a state-issued driver's license or a U.S. passport, whether yous're voting on Election Day or at an early voting location.

What races are on the ballot?

Governor and lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Master financial officer
Commissioner of agriculture
U.S. Senate: one seat currently held by Sen. Marco Rubio (R)
U.S. Firm: all 28 seats; Florida gained a seat in the House, every bit determined past population growth in the 2020 census.
State Senate: all 40 seats
Country House: all 120 seats

Editor'south note: This guide was updated on April 12 with more data about redistricting. The guide was first published on July twenty, 2020.

Besides of Interest:

Follow AARP's political coverage at aarp.org/elections
Keep upwardly with local events and AARP advocacy efforts at aarp.org/fl