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Are you a student in Florida? Make your voice heard by voting in the upcoming State primary on August 20. Your vote matters and can make a difference in your community!
Voter Registration Deadline: 29 days before Election Day
2024 Election Information
Presidential Primary: March 19, 2024
Primary Election: August 20, 2024
General Election: November 5, 2024
More election information at: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/
Online voter registration available at: https://registertovoteflorida.gov/
Mail-in registration form available at: https://files.floridados.gov/media/704795/dsde39-english-pre-7066-20200914.pdf
Students have a decision about where to register to vote.
You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family’s home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.
You may only be registered and vote in one location.
Paper Voter Registration Application: Florida’s voter registration form asks for your Florida driver’s license or ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it.
Online Voter Registration Application: To register to vote online, you’ll need your Florida’s driver’s license or ID number and issued date, and the last four digits of your Social Security number.
Employee ID issued by the Federal Government, the state, a county, or municipality
If your photo ID lacks a signature, bring another ID with a signature such as a credit or debit card. Your additional signature ID does not have to have a photo. If you lack proper ID, you can vote a provisional ballot which will be counted if you are an eligible voter, voted in the proper precinct, and your signature on the provisional ballot affidavit matches the signature on your registration form.
Make a plan. Look up your voting site and hours at:
https://registration.elections.myflorida.com/CheckVoterStatus
By Mail: Any registered voter may vote by mail in Florida without an excuse. You can request a mail ballot from your County Supervisor of Elections in person; by phone; or using the state mail ballot request form. Some county supervisors of elections offer the option to submit a request online.
If you need your ballot sent to an address other than the one associated with your registration, you must submit your request in writing. Requests must include the following information: your (1) name, (2) date of birth, (3) voter’s address (and address to which you’d like the ballot sent, if different), (4) Florida-issued driver’s license or ID card number or the last four digits of your Social Security number, whichever may be verified in the supervisor’s records, (5) your signature if submitting a written request.
Vote-by-mail ballots can also be picked up in person until– and including on – Election Day. To pick up a ballot after mandatory early voting has started, you must fill out a form affirming that an emergency exists that prevents you from voting at your assigned polling place or a county early voting site.
Early In Person: Any registered voter may vote early in person without an excuse. Early voting must begin on the 10th day before Election Day and end on the 3rd day before Election Day. Each county may open and close their early voting polling locations at different times, for a minimum of 8 hours per day. Counties may also offer additional early voting dates. Early voting locations and times will be posted before each election or contact your County Supervisor of Elections.
For more information about early voting, visit: https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/voting/early-voting-and-secure-ballot-intake-stations/
Election Day: Voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. If you are in line by the closing time, then you have a right to vote.
Does Registering to Vote Affect my Federal Financial Aid?
Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid such as Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA.
Does Registering to Vote Affect my Status as a Dependent on my Parents’ Taxes?
Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.
Does Registering to Vote impact my Tuition Status?
Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community.
Will registering to vote in Florida affect my driver’s license or car registration?
Florida considers anyone who registers to vote in the state to be a resident, which requires you to obtain a Florida driver’s license if you drive in the state and to register any car that you drive in Florida.
Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Florida legal professional.
Last updated February 2024
Fair Elections Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging two provisions of a 2021 Florida law known as SB 90. Under the first provision, the state forces community organizations to warn voter applicants that the organization “might not” submit their registration on time, even though these organizations and their volunteers make every effort to submit applications on time in compliance with state deadlines.
In March 2022, a federal court sided with Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters (HTFF) in HTFF v. Laurel Lee, ruling that Florida’s S.B. 90 infringed on its right to free speech when the state forced the organization to make false claims to potential voters while trying to help them register to vote. U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker also ruled in three cases consolidated with HTFF v. Lee, mandating that Florida seek pre-clearance from the court for changes to voting laws that would restrict dropboxes, voting by mail, 3rd-party voter registration organizations, or assisting other voters in the next 10 years under Section 3c of the Voting Rights Act. HTFF was represented by Fair Elections Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Baker McKenzie.
