VOTE IN FLORIDA

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Monday, October 7th, 2024

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Florida must be registered to vote by Monday, October 7th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Florida must be registered to vote by Monday, October 7th. Voter registration form can be downloaded on the Florida Division of Elections’ website. To request a paper voter registration application be mailed to you, please contact your county’s Supervisor of Elections office. Voter registration forms are also available at state government agencies, as well as public libraries. The complete form must be submitted by mail or in person to your local Supervisor of Elections by the deadline.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Florida must be registered to vote by Monday, October 7th. Voter registration form can be downloaded on the Florida Division of Elections’ website. To request a paper voter registration application be mailed to you, please contact your county’s Supervisor of Elections office. Voter registration forms are also available at state government agencies, as well as public libraries. The complete form must be submitted by mail or in person to your local Supervisor of Elections by the deadline.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7 am – 7 pm

  Photo ID is required at the polling place for all Florida voters. If your photo ID does not include your signature, you will be asked to provide another ID that has your signature. 

  Acceptable forms of photo ID include a U.S. Passport, Florida driver’s license, or a photo ID issued by the U.S. government, the State of Florida, school, retirement center, neighborhood association, or firearm controls authority.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  Early voting begins from October 26th until November 2nd across Florida. Dates and hours vary by county. Early voting locations are announced on the Florida Division of Elections’ website no later than October 6th. Photo ID is required at the polling place for all Florida voters.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  Florida voters who wish to vote by mail must apply for mail-in ballots by Thursday, October 24th — this is the deadline by which the mail-in ballot application must arrive at your county’s Supervisor of Elections.

  • When returning your mail-in ballot, it must be received by 7pm on November 5th.
  • Your mail-in ballot may also be submitted to a drop-off box or in person by 7pm on November 5th.
  • Contact your county’s Supervisor of Elections to find the list of vote centers and ballot drop boxes where your mail-in ballot may be submitted.

  If you need to change any of the information on your voter registration, you may do so at this link by Monday, October 7th. 

MORE INFORMATION FOR FLORIDA VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election (Federal Races)

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. SENATE
  A U.S. Senator serves a term of 6 years. One of the two U.S. Senate seats are open. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) vs. Rick Scott * (R) 

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 28 congressional districts of Florida are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 1st district: Gay Valimont (D) vs. Matt Gaetz* (R)
  ▹ 2nd district: Neal Dunn* (R)
  ▹ 3rd district: Tom Wells (D) vs. Kat Cammack* (R) 
  ▹ 4th district: LaShonda Holloway (D) vs. Aaron Bean* (R)
  ▹ 5th district: Jay McGovern (D) vs. John Rutherford* (R) vs. Gary Koniz (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 6th district: James Stockton (D) vs. Michael Waltz* (R) vs. Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 7th district: Jennifer Adams (D) vs. Cory Mills* (R)
  ▹ 8th district: Sandy Kennedy (D) vs. Mike Haridopolos (R)
  ▹ 9th district: Darren Soto* (D) vs. Thomas Chalifoux (R) vs. Marcus Carter (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 10th district: Maxwell Alejandro Frost* (D) vs. Willie Montague (R)
  ▹ 11th district: Barbie Harden Hall (D) vs. Daniel Webster* (R)
  ▹ 12th district: Rock Aboujaoude Jr. (D) vs. Gus M. Bilirakis* (R)
  ▹ 13th district: Whitney Fox (D) vs. Anna Paulina Luna* (R) vs. Tony D’Arrigo (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 14th district: Kathy Castor* (D) vs. Robert Rochford (R) vs. Nathaniel Snyder (L) vs. Christopher Bradley (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 15th district: Pat Kemp (D) vs. Laurel Lee* (R)
  ▹ 16th district: Jan Schneider (D) vs. Vern Buchanan* (R)
  ▹ 17th district: Manny Lopez (D) vs. Greg Steube* (R) vs. Ralph E. Hartman (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 18th district: Andrea Doria Kale (D) vs. Scott Franklin* (R)
  ▹ 19th district: Kari Lerner (D) vs. Byron Donalds* (R)
  ▹ 20th district: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick* (D)
  ▹ 21st district: Thomas Witkop (D) vs. Brian Mast* (R) vs. Elizabeth Felton (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 22nd district: Lois Frankel* (D) vs. Dan Franzese (R)
  ▹ 23rd district: Jared Evan Moskowitz (D) vs. Joe Kaufman (R)
  ▹ 24th district: Frederica S. Wilson* (D) vs. Jesus G. Navarro (R) vs. Lavern Spicer (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 25th district: Debbie Wasserman Schultz* (D) vs. Christopher Eddy (R) vs. Ed Goldfarb (No Party Affiliation)
  ▹ 26th district: Joey David Atkins (D) vs. Mario Diaz-Balart* (R)
  ▹ 27th district: Lucia Baez-Geller (D) vs. Maria Elvira Salazar* (R)
  ▹ 28th district: Phil Ehr (D) vs. Carlos Gimenez* (R)

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election (Statewide Races)

  FLORIDA STATE SENATE
  A State Senator of Florida serves a term of 4 years. 20 positions in the Florida State Senate are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Florida State Senate website. 

  FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A State House Representative of Florida serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 120 Florida House of Representatives are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Florida House of Representatives website.

  FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
  A judge on the Florida Supreme Court serves a term of 6 years. Of the 7 seats in the Florida Supreme Court, 2 positions are on the ballot.  

  FLORIDA COURT OF APPEALS
  A judge in the Florida Court of Appeals serves a term of 6 years. Of the 64 seats across five districts, 23 positions are on the ballot.

  FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS
  There are election for public school boards of Brevard, Broward, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Lake, Leon, Manatee, Marion, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Lee, Osceola, Palm Beach, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties.
  

  STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
  ▹ Amendment 1: Changes school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan beginning in the November 2026 general election and for primary elections nominating party candidates for the 2026 election
  ▹ Amendment 2: Establishes a state constitutional right to hunt and fish
  ▹ Amendment 3: Legalize marijuana for adults 21 years old and older
  ▹ Amendment 4: Provide a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability
  ▹ Amendment 5: Provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption
  ▹ Amendment 6: Repeal a constitutional provision providing for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the Florida Department of State website. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Affidavit & Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  As all Florida voters are required to present a proper photo ID at the polling place, failure to present an acceptable form of identification may lead to the use of a provisional ballot. If you are asked to vote with a provision ballot for another reason, you must present required proof of residence to your county’s Supervisor of Elections by 5pm on the second day following the election in order for your ballot to count.

  You will be given a Notice of Rights which will include instructions on how to find out if your provisional ballot was counted. Information as to whether your provisional ballot was counted or not must be made available no later than 30 days following the election.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Floridians living away from home while attending a college, trade school or technical school, you may choose to register to vote using your home away from home address you use while at school or your traditional home address. Choosing which address to use when you register to vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, you may not register to vote in two places during the same election cycle.

  Floridians living temporarily outside the U.S., whether a student or otherwise, may register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN FLORIDA?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on the date of the election (you may pre-register at 16 but cannot vote until you are 18). You must be a resident of Florida. You cannot have been convicted of a felony without having the right to vote restored, nor can you have been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court with respect to voting in Florida or any other state without having the right to vote restored.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama and Biden). You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including Florida, primary elections are open to those voters with party affiliation, in which case you may vote only in the primary election of the party you are affiliated with.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in Florida, only voters with a party affiliation are allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. In the general election, however, voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Florida, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, various statewide legislative and judicial positions, as well as several local positions and statewide ballot measures. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Florida legislative district, please visit the Florida State Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.