Monday, July 20 is the deadline to vote in Florida’s Statewide Primary. The election on Aug. 18 is a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections. Here is how to make sure your voter registration is active and up to date.
Before Florida voters go to the polls for the midterm elections in November, there is another big election in August: the Statewide Primary on Aug. 18. However, if you want to vote in any of the party primaries for governor, Senate or other positions, you have to be a member of a political party. That’s because Florida is a closed primary state.
New myths and half-truths seem to pop up every election cycle. Some of them stem from the fact that each state has different election rules and people don’t realize what may be true in one state is not true in another. Some of them are malicious attempts to cause trouble and even stop people from voting. This election year, we take a look at 39 myths.
More Floridians have been using vote-by-mail in the last few elections, as it’s a convenient option, especially for the elderly, the infirm and those who don’t work a classic 9-5 schedule.
2026 is a midterm election year. While we won’t elect a president, in Florida we will decide who should fill some very important seats in government.
Florida voters in 2026 will decide who succeeds Ron DeSantis as governor, who should run the Florida Legislature, who should represent them in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and they’ll decide on races for county and city governments. So it’s important to make sure you are able to vote in Florida.
Tuesday, Nov. 5 is the big day if you want to vote for the president, important federal, state and local races, not to mention those constitutional amendments on issues like abortion and recreational marijuana.
This guide is here to answer common questions a college student can stumble upon about how to register and vote in the 2024 election to make the process easier.
Florida keeps a rigorous standard for how votes are counted, and while each county’s system may vary, they must operate within the framework created by the state, which you can read on the Florida Division of Elections website.
More Floridians have been using vote-by-mail in the last few elections, as it’s a convenient option, especially for the elderly, the infirm and those who don’t work a classic 9-5 schedule.
If the old adage holds that wanting something done right means doing it yourself, and you feel your county, state or federal lawmaker does not reflect your values, why not try and run for office?
Only one major election left this year: the November general election. If you want to vote, you need to register to vote in Florida up to 29 days before that election.
Five Florida Supreme Court justices and more than two dozen Florida appeals court judges are up for merit retention this election.
