Election Day Tips

On Election Day, you cannot drop-off a completed Vote-By-Mail (VBM) ballot at your precinct, BUT you can drop it off at the Supervisor of Elections (SOE) office at 600 301 Blvd W, Bradenton, FL 34205. Make sure you have signed the back of the mailing envelope! VBM ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by the SOE by 7 pm on Election Day.

Election Day Voting

You can ONLY vote at your polling place/precinct. These sites are close to where you live. To find your precinct, look at your voter information card or Click Here to Find Your Precinct

Florida law requires voters to present a picture ID with signature. ID required and checked at the polls. The photograph on the ID is compared to the person standing before the Election Day Worker and the signature on the ID is compared to the signature on record. List of Acceptable ID

Provisional Voting

If you are denied a ballot because you don't have your ID with you or the poll worker can't find you on the voting rolls or there is another issue, INSIST on voting with a provisional ballot. 

The poll worker will provide you with written instructions on what you need to do after you vote. Do NOT throw this paper away!

To find out the status of your provisional ballot, go HERE. You will need to input the provisional ballot ID number.

Stay in Line!

The polls close at 7 pm.  However, if you are in line to vote by 7 pm, you are allowed to vote, so don't leave! 

The poll deputy will stand behind the last person in line at 7 pm exactly. Everyone in front of the poll deputy will be allowed to vote, even if it takes hours to do so. Anyone arriving after 7 pm will be turned away. Have your voting decisions ready before you vote.

Don't Spread Misinformation!

Vote numbers will keep changing, even after the polls close because ballots are still being counted after Election Day. In Florida, voters who voted by mail or voted a provisional ballot on Election Day have until 5 pm on Nov. 7 to submit the appropriate forms to the Supervisor of Elections for their votes to be counted. Ballots of Uniform and Overseas citizens must be postmarked by Nov. 5, ballots must still be received no later than the 10th day after the election.

And, there may be recounts for any race or ballot question. Be patient and wait for official results on Nov. 18.