Early voting begins Oct. 21, 2024, and ends Sunday, Nov. 3, in some Florida counties. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls open from 7 am to 7 pm
You can see a sample ballot on your county's Supervisor of Elections' website. The races on your ballot all depend on where you live. To see your sample ballot, go to the elections website for your area and enter your address. Early voting period for general election runs from Oct. 26 through Nov. 2.
While all Florida counties are required to offer early voting starting October 26, many opted to open sites earlier. With high voter turnout expected, local election officials encourage voters to take advantage of the early voting period to avoid long lines on Election Day.
School threats: A State Board of Education member has called on lawmakers to implement civil penalties for parents of children who make threats of violence against schools, Florida Phoenix reports.
Florida elections supervisors are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to add seven more counties damaged by Hurricane Milton to those given election flexibility.
When you go to vote, whether at an early voting site or on Election Day, you must have a current and valid photo ID with signature. These can include your Florida driver’s license, a Florida ID card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a U.S. passport and a government-issued employee ID.
Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, did not speak Trump’s name, but he is most prominent among those promoting false claims about the Biden administration’s response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Florida was in the path of both storms, which also hit North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Florida’s Election Supervisors are now expected to ask Gov. Ron DeSantis for more flexibility on state rules within Milton’s impacted counties, soon.
A group of Florida election supervisors asked state Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Tuesday to give more than a dozen counties additional flexibility to vote in the 2024 election,
Relentless TV commercials tell Floridians to vote for or against Amendment 4, making all kinds of confusing claims about a possible change to the state’s abortion law. When Florida voters go to the polls in November,
Voters are allowed to take a picture of their own ballot under Florida law. That includes at the voting booth, or elsewhere if you requested a vote-by-mail ballot. What about ballot selfies?