Election season is upon us so ABC Action News has gathered all of the essential information you need to know to guarantee you can vote on this 12 months’s elections.
When are the elections?
The Primary Election might be held on Aug. 23.
The General Election might be held on Nov. 8.
Special elections and native elections might be known as at any time throughout the 12 months. To view your county’s elections, examine the Local Elections Database.
Am I a registered voter?
If you’re undecided if you are registered to vote within the state of Florida, you can discover that information on the Florida Division of Elections website.
When is the final day to register to vote?
The voter registration deadline for the Primary Election has handed, however you have till Oct. 1 to register for the General Election.
To register, go to https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home.
Can I modify my get together affiliation?
Yes, you can swap your get together affiliation on the Florida elections website so long as you do it earlier than the voter registration deadlines.
How do I vote by mail?
If you’d like to vote by mail as a substitute of going to the polls, you should request a vote-by-mail poll by 5 p.m. on the next dates:
- Primary Election: Aug. 13
- General Election: Oct. 29
To request your poll, click here.
Is early voting obtainable?
Yes, early voting is out there in Florida on the next dates:
- Primary Election: Aug. 13 – 20
- General Election: Oct. 29 – Nov. 5
- County by county early voting dates for each elections:
- Citrus
- Aug. 12 – Aug. 20
- Oct. 28 – Nov. 5
- DeSoto
- Aug. 8 – Aug. 20
- Oct. 24 – Nov. 5
- Hardee
- Aug. 11 – Aug. 20
- Oct. 27 – Nov. 5
- Hernando
- Aug. 13 – Aug. 20
- Oct. 26 – Nov. 5
- Pasco
- Aug. 13 – Aug. 20
- Oct. 26 – Nov. 5
- Sarasota
- Aug. 13 – Aug. 21
- Oct. 24 – Nov. 6
What and the place is my voting precinct?
The precinct you reside in determines which races might be in your poll and the place you vote.
To discover your precinct inside your county, click here.
What do I take with me to vote?
You should take a present and legitimate photograph ID along with your signature.
Any one of many following photograph IDs might be accepted:
- Florida driver’s license
- Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- United States passport
- Debit or bank card
- Military identification
- Student identification
- Retirement heart identification
- Neighborhood affiliation identification
- Public help identification
- Veteran well being identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- License to carry a hid weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06
- Employee identification card issued by any department, division, company, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.
If your photograph ID doesn’t embrace your signature, you might be requested to present one other ID that has your signature.
If you don’t convey correct ID, you can nonetheless vote a provisional poll. As lengthy as you are eligible and voted within the correct precinct, your provisional poll will depend offered the signature in your provisional poll matches the signature in your registration report.
Who is my Supervisor of Elections?
ABC Action News has complied a listing of the Supervisor of Elections within the Tampa Bay space. For probably the most up-to-date voting information, contact your County Supervisor of Elections.
