Dates and Deadlines

This page lists key election dates for the 2024 election cycle.

Election Day

The election days for 2024 are:

Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 19
Primary Election: August 20
General Election: November 5

For more information about voting on Election Day, visit our Election Day Voting webpage.

Voter Registration Deadlines (Book Closing)

The voter registration deadlines for 2024 are:

Presidential Preference Primary Election: February 20 (includes party change deadline)
Primary Election: July 22 (includes party change deadline)
General Election: October 7

For more information about registering to vote, visit our Register to Vote webpage.

If you are already registered but need to update your registration, visit our Update Voter Registration webpage.

Vote-by-Mail Ballots

For more information about voting-by-mail, visit our Vote-by-Mail webpage.

Presidential Preference Primary Election

Initial mail-out to military and overseas voters: No later than February 3
Initial mail-out to domestic voters: Between February 8 – 15
Deadline to request to be mailed your ballot: 5 p.m., March 9
Deadline for us to receive your ballot: 7 p.m., March 19

A special 10-day extension exists for overseas voters to return their ballots in the Presidential Preference Primary Election election. For more information on the extension, visit our Military and Overseas Voting webpage.

Primary Election

Initial mail-out to military and overseas voters: No later than July 6
Initial mail-out to domestic voters: Between July 11 – 28
Deadline to request to be mailed your ballot: 5 p.m., August 10
Deadline for us to receive your ballot: 7 p.m., August 20

General Election

Initial mail-out to military and overseas voters: No later than September 21
Initial mail-out to domestic voters: Between September 26 – October 3
Deadline to request to be mailed your ballot: 5 p.m., October 26
Deadline for us to receive your ballot: 7 p.m., November 5

A special 10-day extension exists for overseas voters to return their ballots in the general election. For more information on the extension, visit our Military and Overseas Voting webpage.

Early Voting Period

The Early Voting periods in Leon County for 2024 are:

Presidential Preference Primary Election: Saturday, March 9 - Sunday, March 17
Primary Election: Saturday, August 10 - Sunday, August 18
General Election: Monday, October 21 - Sunday, November 3

For more information about Early Voting, visit our Early Voting webpage.

Drop Boxes

Vote-by-Mail ballot drop boxes will be at each Early Voting site during the hours of Early Voting:

Presidential Preference Primary Election: Saturday, March 9 - Sunday, March 17
Primary Election: Saturday, August 10 - Sunday, August 18
General Election: Monday, October 21 - Sunday, November 3

A drop box will be at the Elections Center during regular business hours starting as soon as Vote-by-Mail ballots are available through Election Day.

For more information about drop boxes, visit our Drop Box webpage.

Canvassing Activity Schedule

You can view the meeting and activity schedule of the Leon County Canvassing Board on our County Canvasing Board webpage.

Complete List of Election Dates

For a complete list of election dates, you can download the Election Dates and Activities Calendar for 2024 - PDF.