This morning, Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following statement:
“Polls are now open in all of Florida’s 67 counties. Polling locations will close at 7:00 p.m., local time. Voters who are in line at their assigned polling location by 7:00 p.m. will have a chance to vote,” said Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd. “The Department of State is in communication with all 67 of Florida’s Supervisors of Elections throughout the day to help and ensure all voters who wish to vote can do so. The Department has information and resources available to help all Florida voters at dos.fl.gov/elections.”
The Division of Elections is coordinating with the United States Postal Service to ensure all vote-by-mail ballots that can be delivered are received by Supervisors of Elections offices by the close of polls at 7:00 p.m., local time.
The Department is monitoring security statewide, and no issues have been reported thus far.
For Election Day hourly voter turnout numbers, individuals should contact their respective county Supervisor of Elections offices. The state will also provide a statewide dashboard on voter hourly turnout.
For additional turnout information on Election Day, visit Florida Election Watch or your county’s respective website. For early voting and vote-by-mail statistics, visit the Division of Elections Vote-by-Mail Request and Early Voting Reports website.
Polling locations are open statewide from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., local time. Any voters waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. Voters must vote at their assigned polling place, which can be found on their voter information card, by contacting their county Supervisor of Elections, or using the Division’s county-by-county Voter Precinct Lookup webpage.
By law, all voters must provide a current and valid photo ID at the polls. Acceptable IDs include:
- Florida driver’s license
- Florida identification card issued by the Florida 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 pursuant to s. 790.06 F.S.
- Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the federal government, state, county or municipality
If an ID does not include a signature, another ID with a signature will be required. If no proper ID is provided, voters can still cast a provisional ballot which will count if eligibility requirements are met.
Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections office no later than 7:00 p.m., local time on Election Day to be counted.
Preliminary unofficial election results for Florida’s Primary Election will be available starting at 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time on https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/. Official results for the Primary Election are due from county canvassing boards no later than noon on August 28.
Daily early voting and vote-by-mail ballot statistics compiled from reports filed by each county's Supervisor of Elections can be accessed via the Division's Vote-by-Mail Request & Early Voting Statistics webpage.
On July 22nd, voter registration books closed for the Primary Election; detailed statistical reports on active registered voters as of book closing day are available in Excel and PDF format on the Division's website.
The Division supports fair and accurate elections through its program administration and three bureaus—Bureau of Election Records, Bureau of Voter Registration Services, and Bureau of Voting Systems Certification—ensuring uniform interpretation and implementation across Florida's election laws while assisting local Supervisors in their duties.