Florida

54% of 18-29 year olds voted in Florida in 2020*

*Source CIRCLE - Youth Voting and Civic Engagement in America

The Florida voter registration deadline is October 11, 2022. Voters can apply online, by mailing in a completed application, or in-person at state designated locations.

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Check your Florida voter registration status here.

 

Eligibility

In order to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, be a Florida resident, be at least 18 years old, not have been declared mentally incapacitated by a court, and not have been convicted of a felony without your voting rights having been restored.

  • You may pre-register to vote if you are 16 years old.
  • College students do have a choice of whether they want to vote in Florida or vote in their home state. You may only be registered and vote at one location.

Deadline

The deadline to register to vote in Florida for the General Election is October 11, 2022.

 

Voter Registration Process

There are three methods of voter registration in Florida: online, mail in a printable application, or in-person at select locations such as the Florida driver’s license office, tax collector’s office, or a voter registration agency.

  • Further voter registration information for Florida can be found here.

This page was last updated on July 21, 2022.

Questions? Contact us here.

Florida offers in-person, by-mail, and early voting in the 2022 general election.

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Vote-By-Mail Practices

All registered Florida voters are eligible to vote by mail. Click here to find an online application to vote by mail on your Supervisor of Elections’ website.

  • The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is 10 days before Election Day (October 29, 2022) by 5pm. However, you can still pick up a vote-by-mail ballot from your Supervisor of Elections up until Election Day.
  • Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7pm on Election Day.
  • A 10-day extension exists for overseas voters only for Presidential Preference Primary and General Elections, provided the ballot is postmarked or dated by Election Day.
  • Further by-mail voting information for Florida is listed here.

Early Voting

Florida offers early voting.

  • Early voting begins 10 days prior to Election Day (October 29, 2022) and ends three days before Election Day (November 5, 2022). However, your county Supervisor of Elections may offer more days of early voting. Contact your county Supervisor of Elections here.

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Locate your polling place here.

 

Election Day Practices

On Election Day, the polls are open 7am-7pm.

  • You will be asked to bring a valid form of photo ID at your polling location. Acceptable forms of photo ID can be found here.
  • Further Florida voting information is listed here.

This page was last updated on July 21, 2021.

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