Florida | Voting Guide
Voting Guide
Florida
Registration Deadlines and Election Dates
2020
Presidential Primary Election Registration Deadline: February 18
Presidential Primary Election: March 17
Primary Election (Other Offices) Registration Deadline: July 20
Primary Election (Other Offices): August 18
General Election Registration Deadline: October 5
General Election: November 3
Official Election Websites
More election information at http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/
Online voter registration available at https://registertovoteflorida.gov/
Register at School or Home
Students have a choice about where to register to vote.
Students attending college may register at their campus address or choose to remain registered or register at their permanent or home address.
You may only be registered and vote in one location.
What Type of ID Do I Need to Register?
Florida’s voter registration form asks for your Florida driver’s license or ID number, or if you don’t have one, the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it. To register to vote online, you’ll need your Florida’s driver’s license or ID number and issued date, and the last four digits of your Social Security Number.
What Type of ID Do I Need to Vote?
Florida requires photo ID with signature to vote. Acceptable photo IDs are:
Student ID
Florida driver’s license or ID card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
U.S. passport
Debit or credit card
Military ID
Retirement center ID
Neighborhood association ID
Public assistance ID
Veteran Health ID issued by the VA
Concealed weapons license
Employee ID issued by the Federal Government, the state, a county, or municipality
If your photo ID lacks a signature, bring another ID with a signature such as a credit or debit card. Your additional signature ID does not have to have a photo. If you lack proper ID, you can vote a provisional ballot which will be counted if you are an eligible voter, voted in the proper precinct, and your signature on the provisional ballot affidavit matches the signature on your registration form.
Where Do I Vote?
Make a plan. Look up your voting site and hours at: https://registration.elections.myflorida.com/CheckVoterStatus
How Can I Vote?
By Mail
Any registered voter may vote by mail in Florida without an excuse
A request for a vote-by-mail ballot must be received by the supervisor no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day before the election. Contact your County Supervisor of Elections.
Vote-by-mail ballots can also be picked up in person until – and including – Election Day. To pick up a ballot on Election Day, a form must be filled out affirming that an emergency exists that keeps the voter from being able to vote at their assigned polling place.
Completed vote-by-mail ballots may be returned by mail, in person to the voter’s supervisor of elections, or at an authorized secure drop box available at any office of the supervisor in your county and at each early voting location, or other designated authorized locations.
Completed ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Early In Person
Any registered voter may vote early in person without an excuse.
Early voting must begin on the 10th day before Election Day and end on the 3rd day before Election Day.
Each county may open and close their early voting polling locations at different times, for a minimum of 8 hours per day. Counties may also offer additional early voting dates.
Early voting locations and times will be posted before each election or contact your County Supervisor of Elections.
Election Day
Voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. If you are in line by the closing time, then you have a right to vote.
Common Questions/Concerns
Registering to Vote Does Not Affect Your:
Federal Financial Aid
Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid such as Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA
Status as a Dependent on Your Parents’ Taxes
Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes
Tuition Status
Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community
Will registering to vote in Florida affect my driver’s license or car registration?
Florida considers anyone who registers to vote in the state to be a resident, which requires you to obtain a Florida driver’s license if you drive in the state and to register any car that you drive in Florida.
Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Florida legal professional.
Last updated September 2020
