Florida's November general election is approaching quickly, with the mandatory early voting period soon to begin.
Below is a list of key dates and deadlines, including when early voting will start, the final day to request a vote-by-mail ballot and when the election will be held.
When is Florida's general election?
Florida's primary election was on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and the general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
When will early voting begin in Florida?
The mandatory early voting period will run from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. You can check the Supervisor of Elections website for your county to see early voting dates in your area.
In several Florida counties, early voting begins today, Oct. 19.
When is the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot?
The deadline to register to vote in this upcoming election was Oct. 5, and the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is Oct. 22.
You can check if you're registered to vote by using the voter information lookup tool provided by the Florida Division of Elections.
The deadline by which to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters ranged from Sept. 24 to Oct. 1, while the deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act was Sept. 19.
According to the Florida Division of Elections, a returned ballot has to be received by the office of the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7:00 p.m. local time on election day. However, "a 10-day extension exists for overseas voters only for Presidential Preference Primary and General Elections, provided the ballot is postmarked or dated" by election day.
Who's on the ballot for Florida's general election?
You can see the lists of candidates who qualified in the primary to run in each of the general election races on the Florida Division of Elections website.Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.
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