{"id":420339,"date":"2026-10-06T16:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/420339\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:18:21","slug":"register-to-vote-by-oct-5-for-florida-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/420339\/","title":{"rendered":"Register to vote by Oct. 5 for Florida midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MIA_2024_GENERAL_ELECTION_113_DS.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"The deadline to register to vote in the November midterm elections is Monday, Oct. 5.\" alt=\"The deadline to register to vote in the November midterm elections is Monday, Oct. 5.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        The deadline to register to vote in the November midterm elections is Monday, Oct. 5.<\/p>\n<p>                David Santiago<\/p>\n<p>            dsantiago@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n<p>The November midterm elections are quickly approaching. If you plan to vote, Monday, Oct, 5, is the last day to register.<\/p>\n<p>But you don\u2019t have to go far from your couch or office. The state has an online portal that makes it easy to <a href=\"https:\/\/registertovoteflorida.gov\/home\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">register to vote remotely<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Miami-Dade County, you can also submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/files.floridados.gov\/media\/708073\/1s-2040-form-ds-de-39-eng-fillable-20240424.pdf\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Voter Registration Application<\/a> in person. If you don\u2019t want to use the state\u2019s portal to register, you must print out the application and bring it to the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections office at 2700 NW 87th Ave. in Doral.<\/p>\n<p>In Broward County, if you don\u2019t want to use the portal to register, you can bring the Voter Registration Application to <a href=\"https:\/\/browardvotes.gov\/about-us\/contact-our-office\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">any of the Supervisor of Elections offices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The midterm elections will be held on Nov. 3, and early voting starts Oct, 19.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/election\/article317464486.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Voter guide: Everything South Florida needs to know about voting in November<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida voters will decide a new U.S. senator in a race between Republican Ashley Moody, who has held the seat since last year, Democrat Angela Nixon and independent candidate Neil Gillespie.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the ballot is a race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat featuring two former Miami news anchors. Republican Maria Elvira Salazar has served since 2021, and formerly broadcast for Telemundo and Univision. She faces Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, who anchored at CBS News Miami and WPLG-Local 10.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, voters will choose the next state governor after term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly are featured in this race.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/315987061\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791303501_917_Amaia Gavica Headshot.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Amaia Gavica\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/315987061\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amaia Gavica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Amaia Gavica is the Miami Herald\u2019s \u201cSurviving Miami\u201d reporter, keeping an eye on the topics that make it challenging to live here, including traffic, affordability and those daily irritations we all go through. She has reported in several states and earned her degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The deadline to register to vote in the November midterm elections is Monday, Oct. 5. 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