What Florida Voters Need to Know

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NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida Rising Together, VoteRiders, Impulse Group Orlando, Progress Florida, Del Ambiente, All About the Ballots, NALEO Educational Fund, RAC-FL, Florida Voices for Progress, La Mesa Boricua de Florida, Engage Miami, Common Cause Florida, Florida For All, Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters, State Voices Florida, Hispanic Federation, Come Out With Pride

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To vote in an election, you must have been a registered voter in Florida at least 29 days before that election.

To register as a voter, you must:

If you are unsure of your eligibility to register due to past convictions, or have questions, you should contact the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. 1-877-MYVOTE-0 (1-877-698-6830) 

When registering to vote, you should provide a FL identification or driver license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number to avoid any delays in processing your application. 

Register to vote here: Online Voter Registration

Changes in party affiliation must be submitted 29 days before a primary election if you wish to vote in that primary.

You may change your address on file with your county’s supervisor of elections at any time, including on election day.

It’s recommended that you update your signature on file periodically. You may do this by submitting an updated voter registration form to the elections office.

There are 12 accepted forms of identification for voters who vote in person in Florida. 

You will also need to provide a FL identification or driver license number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number to request a vote-by-mail ballot. Only one form of identification is required, however, submitting more than one is recommended.

For assistance with your FL Personal Identification Card or driver license in English or Spanish, visit VoteRiders.org or call/text them at 1-866-ID-2-VOTE (1-866-432-8683).

In-person during early voting

In-person on Election Day

Vote by mail

Deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot is mailed to you is 12 days before the election:

You must provide your FL identification or driver license number, or your Social Security number in your request. To avoid delays in processing your request, we recommend that you submit both sets of information.

You can request and pick up a vote-by-mail ballot during early voting days or on election day at your county’s elections office by providing an emergency affidavit. 

Only one ballot can be returned in each ballot envelope. If two or more ballots are included in the same envelope, they will not be counted.

Your vote-by-mail ballot can be returned to a secure ballot intake station or directly to the elections office during early voting times. You may also mail it back, taking into consideration that it must be received by the elections office by 7:00pm on Election Day for your vote to be counted..

On election day, you may return your vote-by-mail ballot only to the elections office, or you may surrender your ballot at your polling location and vote in person. 

If you require assistance or you will help others return their ballot, be aware that Florida law limits the number of ballots you may return.

If you receive a mail ballot but decide to vote in person you can take your mail ballot with you to cancel it and vote a regular ballot. You will be allowed to vote a regular ballot, even if you do not have your mail ballot, if it can be determined that the mail ballot was not already submitted. If this cannot be determined, you may vote with a provisional ballot. 

Here’s how you can vote by mail in Florida

Accessible vote-by-mail 

If there are any issues with your ballot once returned, you should be contacted by the elections office. The deadline to “cure” a ballot is 5pm on Thursday, two days after Election Day. 

All counties in Florida offer a ballot tracking tool on their website that allows you to monitor whether your ballot has been received and counted. Some counties also provide services, such as BallotTrax, that you can sign up for to receive updates by text and email as your ballot is processed. 

It’s important that you keep your record updated with current information in case the elections office needs to contact you to resolve an issue with your ballot.