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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)\nHow to register to vote <\/p>\n
Want to cast your ballot next month? Now is your chance to register to vote before primary day.<\/p>\n
The deadline to register to vote or to change political parties before Florida\u2019s primary election is this Monday, July 20.<\/p>\n
That cutoff date is set by state law, coming 29 days before the Aug. 18 primary.<\/p>\n
Florida has closed primaries, meaning only voters registered with a party will be able to vote in that party\u2019s primary elections. Third-party voters and voters with no party affiliation are not eligible to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In addition, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link told the Sun Sentinel that two races \u2014 for a Port of Palm Beach Group seat and the County Commission District 2 seat \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
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)
\nHow to register to vote <\/p>\n
Palm Beach County and Broward residents can register or change their party affiliation online, through the Supervisor of Elections websites.<\/p>\n
They also may register by dropping off or mailing a written application to their county\u2019s elections office. Or, applications can be filled out in person at a Supervisor of Elections office, a public library, or a driver\u2019s license office.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The elections office can only process a registration application \u201cif it\u2019s fully filled out and properly turned in\u201d by those Monday deadlines, she said. Mistakes or incomplete applications cannot be fixed later on.<\/p>\n
To register or change parties, residents will need their Florida-issued driver\u2019s license or ID card and the last four digits of their Social Security Number.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Checking your voter status<\/p>\n
Not sure if you\u2019re registered to vote?<\/p>\n
The website for the Supervisor of Elections in Broward is browardvotes.gov<\/a>, and in Palm Beach County, it\u2019s votepalmbeach.gov<\/a>. Online, voters can check on their voter status by providing their name, date of birth and address.<\/p>\n Because Florida redrew its congressional maps in May, voters may be in a different congressional district than when they last voted.<\/p>\n \u201cRegistered voters may visit our voter portal at BrowardVotes.gov<\/a> to access information specific to their area,\u201d Broward Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Lisa Lee Arneaud said in an email. \u201cWe also mailed updated voter registration cards to all voters whose district may have changed,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n