Florida 2024 election dates, key deadlines | Timeline

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The March 19 Presidential Preference Primary allows Florida’s major parties to narrow down the field of candidates for president to move on to the General Election. Voters receive a ballot according to their party affiliation, and voters who are not affiliated with a major party are not eligible to vote in this election. This year, only the Republican Party is holding a Presidential Preference Primary in Florida.

Here’s a comprehensive county-by-county list with everything you need to know so you’re prepared when you head out to vote on the First Coast.

Presidential Preference Primary Election

• Feb. 8-15: Deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters.
• Feb. 19: Deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation.
• March 7: Deadline to request that ballot be mailed.
• March 9-16: Early voting period (mandatory period).
• Election Day:  March 19.

NOTE: St. Augustine voters will be voting on the following Charter Amendment on March 19

Removing Article IX from Charter to Codify in City 

the regulations for the St. Augustine Police Officers Retirement Systemand St. Augustine Police Officers Retirement Fund be removed from the Charter of the City of St. Augustine, Florida and instead codified within the City of St. Augustine municipal code to facilitate future amendments?

• July 6: Deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act). 
• July 11-18: Deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters.
• July 22: Deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation.
• August 8: Deadline to request that ballot be mailed.
• August 10-17: Early voting period (mandatory period).
• Election Day:  August 20

• Sept. 21: Deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to UOCAVA.
• Sept. 26-Oct. 3: Deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters.
• Oct. 7: Deadline to register to vote (no deadline to change party affiliation).
• Oct. 24: Deadline to request that ballot be mailed.
• Oct. 26-Nov. 2: Early voting period (mandatory period).
• Election Day:  Nov. 5

The polls are open on Election Day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 

Any voters waiting in line at 7 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. 

Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees. 

To find your precinct or polling location, or for the most current information about polling place changes, visit your Supervisor of Elections’ website. Contact information is here.

To be eligible to vote you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Florida
• 18 years of age on or before the date of the next general election
• Not adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state, or, if you were adjudicated mentally incapacitated, you have had your rights restored by a court.
• Not convicted of a felony (and not had your civil rights restored)

Whether voting during early voting or on Election Day, you must bring a current and valid photo ID with signature. Any one of the following photo IDs will be accepted:

• Florida driver’s license
• Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• United States passport
• Debit or credit card
• Military identification
• Student identification
• Retirement center identification
• Neighborhood association identification
• Public assistance identification
• Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06
• Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.

If your photo ID does not include your signature, you will be asked to provide another ID that has your signature.

If you do not bring proper ID, you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.

How to Vote in Person if Vote-by-Mail Ballot was Requested

A voter who has requested a ballot may still vote in person. The voter should bring the ballot (marked or unmarked) to the polls to turn the ballot in and vote a regular ballot. If the voter does not bring the ballot to the polls for whatever reason, the Supervisor of Elections’ office will need to confirm that the ballot has not already been returned and received. If the ballot has not been received, the voter will be allowed to vote a regular ballot. If the ballot has been received, the ballot is deemed cast and the voter to have voted. If the voter believes the office is incorrect for whatever reason, the voter is allowed to vote a provisional ballot.