The last day to register to vote for 2022 Florida elections is almost here
Florida voters only have until Monday, July 25, to register to vote or update their party affiliation for the Aug. 23 primary election.
The primary election will allow registered members of political parties to vote for their respective party candidates for an office on the primary election ballot.
Registered members of political parties can vote in the following races appearing on a primary election ballot:
- U.S. senator
- U.S. representative
- Governor
- Attorney general
- Chief financial officer
- Commissioner of agriculture
- State attorney
- Public defender
- State senator
- State representative
- Supreme court judge
- District court of appeal
- Circuit judge
All qualified voters regardless of party affiliation or no party affiliation can vote in the following races appearing on a primary election ballot:
- All candidates in the same race who have the same party affiliation and the winner will have no opposition in the general election;
- Nonpartisan judicial and school board offices;
- Nonpartisan special districts and other local offices; and
- Local referendum questions.
“I encourage all eligible voters to check their voter registration status and make sure that their information is up to date,” said Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd.
Florida residents can check their current registration status, register to vote or update their existing registration through the Department’s online voter registration website RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov.
Users will need their Florida driver license or Florida identification card and the last four digits of their social security number.
For mail-in or hand-delivered registration, Florida residents can use the website to complete, print and sign a paper application to their local Supervisor of Elections. For Manatee County’s Supervisor of Elections, go to votemanatee.com. For Sarasota County’s Supervisor of Elections, go to sarasotavotes.gov.
For more information, please visit the Division of Elections’ website at dos.myflorida.com/elections.
This story was originally published July 23, 2022 at 7:00 AM.
