Upcoming Elections
2010 Primary Election: 08/24/10
2010 General Election: 11/2/10
Polling Place Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Click here to download a Florida Frequently Asked Questions document created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
Voter Registration Information
Click here for a Florida Voter Registration Guide created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
Registration Deadlines
29 days before the election
2010 Primary Election: 7/26/10
2010 General Election: 10/4/10
Identification Required for Registration
If you register by mail and you are a first-time voter in the Florida, you be asked to provide either a Florida driver's license number, a Florida I.D. number, or a Social Security number. If you do not have any of this information, 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:
- United States passport
- Debit of credit card
- Military identification
- Student identification
- Retirement center identification
- Neighborhood association identification
- Public assistance Identification
Instead of providing a photo ID, you may provide a copy of a current and valid utility bill, bank statement, government paycheck, or other government document containing your name and current residence address.
How to Check Registration
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Contact your Supervisor of Elections
Voting Information
Identification Required to Vote
Florida voters must provide current and valid photo identification at the polling place in order to vote. Acceptable forms of identification include the following:
- Florida identification card
- Florida driver's license
- United States passport
- Debit or credit card
- Military identification
- Student identification
- Retirement center identification
- Neighborhood association identification
- Public assistance identification
If the photo identification does not contain the voter's signature, an additional identification with the voter's signature is required.
If you do not present one of the above forms of identification at the polling place, you can vote by casting a provisional ballet. A provisional ballot is a paper ballot counted the day after the election once the county canvassing board has verified that the person was qualified to vote in that precinct and has confirmed the voter's identity.
How to Find Your Polling Place
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Contact your Supervisor of Elections
Absentee Voting
Click here to visit GoVoteAbsentee.org, a resource for absentee voters.
Florida allows all eligible voters to vote using an absentee ballot.
Contact your Supervisor of Elections to request an applications for an absentee ballot.
Rules and Deadlines:
- A request for an absentee ballot must be received by the supervisor of elections no later than 5 p.m. on the 6th day before the election. The supervisor of elections must then mail the requested ballot or have it delivered to someone designated to receive the ballot for the voter by no later than 4 days before the election, or deliver it in person by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
- A voter must sign and return his or her absentee ballot to the Supervisor of Elections in the enclosed secrecy envelope by 7 p.m. on Election Day. A voted absentee ballot cannot be accepted at a polling place.
Early Voting
Voters may vote in person by casting a ballot prior to Election Day. The voter will use the same type of voting equipment that is used at the polls on Election Day. Early voting begins 15 days before an election and ends on the 2nd day before an election During this period, early voting is conducted 8 hours per day on each weekday and for 8 hours in the aggregate for each weekend. Early voting sites shall open no sooner than 7 a.m. and close no later than 7 p.m. on each applicable day.
Supervisors of Elections designate early voting sites 30 days prior to an election. Please check with the Division of Elections for locations and times.
Information For People who have Moved or Changed Addresses
If the voter has moved within the same precinct, the voter should go to the appropriate polling place for that precinct. If the voter registration list still lists the voter's old address, the voter will be asked to update his/her registration. If the updated address is within the precinct, the voter must be permitted to vote.
If you move your residence outside your assigned precinct, you must vote in the precinct to which you have moved. If you move, you must contact your county Supervisor of Elections office.
If there is insufficient time before the Election to send an address change to the Supervisor of Elections you will be allowed to update your address at the polls on Election Day. You must vote in the precinct of your current legal residence. You should contact the Supervisor of Elections to find out where the precinct for your residence is located.
Information for People with Felony Convictions
If you have been convicted of a felony, you may not vote unless you receive clemency from the Governor. Contact the Office of Executive Clemency to obtain the required information to have your voting rights restored.
For more information, go to the Florida Division of Elections website, or click here to download a Florida Election Protection manual created by the Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
