Want to cast your ballot next month? Now is your chance to register to vote before primary day.
The deadline to register to vote or to change political parties before Florida’s primary election is this Monday, July 20.
That cutoff date is set by state law, coming 29 days before the Aug. 18 primary.
Florida has closed primaries, meaning only voters registered with a party will be able to vote in that party’s primary elections. Third-party voters and voters with no party affiliation are not eligible to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries.
Still, in certain precincts in both counties, any voter can cast a ballot in non-partisan races for the school board and county court judges.
In addition, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link told the Sun Sentinel that two races — for a Port of Palm Beach Group seat and the County Commission District 2 seat — are universal primary contests. This means all qualified candidates are of the same party, and in turn the races will appear on eligible Republican, Democrat, and third-party ballots.
Vote Here signs at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections headquarters in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 13, 2026. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
How to register to vote
Palm Beach County and Broward residents can register or change their party affiliation online, through the Supervisor of Elections websites.
They also may register by dropping off or mailing a written application to their county’s elections office. Or, applications can be filled out in person at a Supervisor of Elections office, a public library, or a driver’s license office.
Link said voters have until 5 p.m. to fill out or drop off a completed application in person, and until 11:59 p.m. to submit their application online.
The elections office can only process a registration application “if it’s fully filled out and properly turned in” by those Monday deadlines, she said. Mistakes or incomplete applications cannot be fixed later on.
To register or change parties, residents will need their Florida-issued driver’s license or ID card and the last four digits of their Social Security Number.
Voters looking to change parties, or to update any of their information, need to fill out the same voter registration form and mark that they are updating their record.
Checking your voter status
Not sure if you’re registered to vote?
The website for the Supervisor of Elections in Broward is browardvotes.gov, and in Palm Beach County, it’s votepalmbeach.gov. Online, voters can check on their voter status by providing their name, date of birth and address.
Because Florida redrew its congressional maps in May, voters may be in a different congressional district than when they last voted.
“Registered voters may visit our voter portal at BrowardVotes.gov to access information specific to their area,” Broward Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Lisa Lee Arneaud said in an email. “We also mailed updated voter registration cards to all voters whose district may have changed,” she added.
Link said all Palm Beach County voters also have been sent new voter information cards listing their congressional district, and that voters can check their district at votepalmbeach.gov.
Early in-person voting for the primaries will take place from Aug. 8 through Aug. 16.
In Palm Beach County, polls will be open for early voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In Broward, polls will be open for early voting from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Election Day will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.