How to vote · 2026
Florida
Any voter can request a mail ballot
Every date below comes from the Florida election office and links to the page that states it. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Dates and rules
Registration, mail ballots, and early voting
Registration deadlineOctober 5, 2026Register online, in person, or by mail (postmarked) by Oct. 5, 2026 (29 days before). No same-day registration. Vote-by-mail requests must be renewed each general-election cycle under 2021/2023 law changes.
Mail-ballot request deadlineOctober 22, 2026
Mail ballots first sentSeptember 24, 2026Supervisors must mail domestic vote-by-mail ballots between the 40th and 33rd day before Election Day (Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2026; Fla. Stat. 101.62); UOCAVA ballots go out by Sept. 19. Requests received by 5 p.m. Oct. 22 (12 days out).
Return ruleMust be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day
Early in-person votingOctober 24, 2026through October 31, 2026 · Counties must offer early voting Oct. 24-31, 2026 and may offer it Oct. 19-Nov. 1; varies by county.
Official FL election site ↗Dates last verified against the official site September 1, 2026.Sources: [1] Florida Division of Elections dates page; domestic VBM send window Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2026 (also published by county supervisors, e.g. Duval)[2] USA.gov directory of official state election offices[3] Mail voting Sept. 24-Oct. 1 send window[4] CEIR 2026 voter registration deadlines (June 25, 2026 dataset; per-mode deadlines and same-day registration windows)[5] NCSL Table 7: statutory rule for when absentee/mail ballots are mailed[6] NCSL Table 5: statutory absentee ballot application deadline[7] NCSL Table 11 (updated Dec. 2025): ballot receipt/postmark deadline
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