Voter Education

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Voters in Leon County have:

 

Vote-by-Mail

Early Voting

Election Day

 

 

 

In addition to these three main ways to vote, some voters may have additional voting options.

• Military & Overseas Citizens – UOCAVA
• Accessible Voting for Persons with Disabilities
• Provisional Ballots  

Voter Registration

First Time Registration

Before you can vote in Florida, you must first be registered to vote. Please visit our Voter Registration webpage for information on how to register to vote in Leon County

Voter Registration Update

If you are already registered to vote in Florida, please visit our Update Voter Registration page for information on how to update your registration.

Key Dates – 2020 Elections

	Primary Election	General Election
Voter Registration Deadline	July 20	October 5
Early Voting Period	August 3 – August 16	October 19 – November 1
Election Day	August 18	November 3

Closed Primary Elections

Florida is a closed primary election state. Only voters who are registered with a political party may vote for their party candidates in a primary election. However, there are times when all registered voters can vote in a primary election, regardless of political party:

1. If all candidates for an office have the same party affiliation and the winner of the primary election will not face any opposition in the general election, then all voters can vote for any of the candidates for that office in the primary election.
2. If races for nonpartisan offices or local referendum questions are on the primary election ballot, then all registered voters, including those without party affiliation are entitled to vote those races on the ballot.

Voters can change their party affiliation at any time but for the change to be in effect for a primary election, the change must be made by the voter registration deadline for the election.

At a general election, all registered voters may vote for any candidate or question on the ballot, regardless of party affiliation.  

You can view a list of political parties on the Division of Elections Political Party webpage.

Election Resources

• What to Expect at the Polls
• What do you know about voting
• leonvotes kids coloring sheets
• College Student Voting FAQs

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