Florida Voting Guide

Online Available

Fill in the online Voter Registration Applicationon the Division of Elections' website. Online registration deadline is 29 days before Election Day

• Online registration must be completed 29 days before Election Day.

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By Mail Available

By mail or in person. Fill the application and mail it to any supervisor of elections’ office.

• Mail registration must meet the state deadline 29 days before Election Day.

Click here to download the Mail-In Voter Registration Form

In Person Available

You can register to vote by completing this application and delivering it in person or by mail to any supervisor of elections’ office, office that issues driver’s licenses, or voter registration agency (public assistance office, center for independent living, office serving persons with disabilities, public library, or armed forces recruitment office) or the...

• In-person registration must be completed 29 days before Election Day.

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military overseas Available

Military and overseas voters may have additional registration options.

Federal Post Card Application

Non-strict photo ID

Florida voter ID rule: Non-strict photo ID.

Code: Fla. Stat. § 101.043

Accepted forms of ID

• Florida driver's license
• Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• United States passport
• United States passport card
• Debit card (valid through Dec. 31, 2026)
• Credit card (valid through Dec. 31, 2026)
• Military identification
• Student identification card (valid through Dec. 31, 2026)
• Retirement center identification card (valid through Dec. 31, 2026)
• Neighborhood association identification card (valid through Dec. 31, 2026)

If you do not have ID

• A voter who does not provide the required photo identification with signature may cast a provisional ballot.
• The canvassing board determines whether the provisional ballot will count by verifying: - the voter was eligible to vote in that precinct, and - the voter did not already vote in the election.
• Florida uses signature matching for provisional ballots. The signature on the provisional ballot envelope is compared with the signature contained in the voter registration records.

7:00 AM-7:00 PM

The polls shall be open at the voting places at 7:00 a.m., on the day of the election, and shall be kept open until 7:00 p.m., of the same day, and the time shall be regulated by the customary time in standard use in the county seat of the locality.

Absentee Voting in Florida

Vote-by-mail refers to voting a ballot received by mail or picked up by or for a voter who is unable or unwilling to go to the polls to vote during early voting or Election Day. A voter does not have to be absent from the county of residence or have an excuse in order to vote-by-mail except on Election Day (see details below). A request covers all elections through the end of the calendar year for the second ensuing regularly scheduled general election. To receive a vote-by-mail ballot, the voter or authorized...

Voting In Person at the Polls

If a person opts to vote on Election Day, a person must vote at his or her assigned precinct/polling location. The polls are open on Election Day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Any voters waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot.

Election Day Voting

Voting By Mail

Vote-by-mail refers to voting a ballot received by mail or picked up by or for a voter who is unable or unwilling to go to the polls to vote during early voting or Election Day.

Voting By Mail

Early Voting

Early Voting is when a person casts a ballot prior to Election Day at a location designated by the Supervisor of Elections and deposits the voted ballot into the tabulation voting system. The voting equipment used during early voting is the same as the equipment used on Election Day. Early voting is required in any election that contains a state or federal office race. The early voting period must start at least on...

Early voting In Florida

Age requirements

Voting age: Be 18 years old (you may pre-register to vote if you are 16 years old, but you cannot vote until you are 18 years old).

Registration age: You must be at least 16 to pre-register.

Lost Until Completion of Sentence; Waiting Period or Additional Action Required

In Florida, people with felony convictions may lose voting rights beyond incarceration; restoration can depend on sentence completion, waiting periods, excluded offenses, or additional restoration steps. Restoration generally excludes murder and felony sexual offenses, and completion of sentence includes release, supervision, court-ordered terms, and payment of ordered restitution, fines, fees, and costs. In 2019, SB 7066 defined completion of sentence to include full payment of restitution, fines, and fees.

Citation: Fla. Const. Art. VI, § 4; Fla. Stat. § 98.0751

Policy detail

In 2018, an initiated constitutional amendment restored the right to vote for those with prior felony convictions, except those convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense, who must still petition the governor for restoration of voting rights on a case-by-case basis. In July 2019, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 7066 , which defined “completion of sentence” to include release from imprisonment, termination of any ordered probation, fulfillment of any terms ordered by the courts, termination of any ordered...

SB 7066

Recent actions

• 2019 Enacted SB 7066 defining “completion of sentence,” including full payment of restitution, fines, and fees.
• 2018 Voters approved a constitutional amendment automatically restoring rights after sentence completion, with exceptions for murder and sexual offenses.
• 2011 Executive Clemency Board reversed automatic restoration; imposed 5–7 year waiting period.

Time off status: No

No specific law requiring time off to vote.

Voter Information Lookup

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