Early Voting is when a person casts a ballot prior to Election Day at a location designated by the Supervisor of Elections and deposits the voted ballot into the tabulation voting system. The voting equipment used during early voting is the same as the equipment used on Election Day.

Fast Facts About Early Voting:

• In Broward County, Early Voting is open from October 19th through November 1st: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• You may vote at any of the county’s early voting sites.
• You may also drop off a Vote-by-Mail Ballot at any early voting site.

The polls are open on Election Day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Any voters waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot.

If you do not know where your polling place is, contact the Broward County Supervisor of Elections. You can also find your precinct and polling place on your county Supervisor of Elections’ website or by using the Voter Information Lookup.

Whether during early voting or on Election Day, you will be asked to provide at the polls a valid photo ID with signature. Any one of the following photo IDs will be accepted: Florida driver’s license, Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, United States passport, Debit or credit card, Military identification, Student identification, Retirement center identification, Neighborhood association identification, Public assistance identification, Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06, Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.

If your photo ID does not include your signature, you will be asked to provide another ID that has your signature.

If you do not bring proper ID, you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.

Who Can Vote By Mail?
If you are a qualified registered Broward County voter, you are entitled to Vote By Mail.

Requesting a Vote-By-Mail Ballot
One request shall be deemed sufficient to receive a Vote By Mail ballot for all elections through the end of the calendar year for the second ensuing regular scheduled General Election, unless the elector or the elector’s designee indicates, at the time the request is made, the elections for which the electors desire to receive an Vote By Mail ballot.  The request can be made in person, by mail, by telephone, or fill out a request form now . Only the voter or a designated member of his or her immediate family or legal guardian can request an Vote By Mail ballot for the voter. Immediate family means the voter’s spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or sibling of the voter or of the voter’s spouse. Requests must be received by the tenth day prior to the election.  A request from the voter must include the following information:

·    The name of the voter for whom the ballot is requested

·    The voter’s address

·    The voter’s date of birth

·    The voter’s signature (written request only)

If the voter has designated an immediate family member or legal guardian to request an absentee ballot for him or herself, that designee must provide the above information in addition to the following:

·    The requester’s name

·    The requester’s address

·    The requester’s driver’s license number, if available

·    The requester’s relationship to voter

·    The requester’s signature (written request only)

Obtaining a Vote-By-Mail Ballot
Vote By Mail ballots are mailed no later than 45 days prior to each election for overseas voters.  For all other Vote By Mail voters who have requested ballots they will be mailed between 40 and 33 days before an election. Vote By Mail ballots cannot be forwarded, but may be mailed to any location the voter chooses. Be sure the Elections office has your correct mailing address. A qualified Vote-By-Mail voter may designate in writing another person to pick up a Vote By Mail ballot for the voter. Pick up ballots are available, by prior request, up to nine (9) days prior to the day of the election. Emergency excuse for Election Day Vote By Mail ballot delivery, except as provide in FS 101.655, limits Election Day delivery of Vote By Mail ballot to a voter or a voter’s immediate family member.  If an Vote By Mail ballot is delivered, the voter must execute an affidavit as to affirming to the facts of the emergency that precludes the voter from going to the voter’s assigned polling place.  Exception for voters residing in an assisted living facility (s.101.655, F.S.) Ballot pickup is at the Voting Equipment Center in Lauderhill.  The designee may only pick up two (2) Vote-By-Mail ballots per election other than his or her own, except for ballots picked up for members of his or her immediate family. The designee must provide a written authorization from the voter and complete an affidavit. A designee must present picture identification in order to pick up any Vote-By-Mail ballot.

Voting a Vote-By-Mail Ballot
The voter must personally vote the ballot (unless assistance is required due to blindness, disability or inability to read or write). The voter must sign the returned envelope.

Returning a Vote-By-Mail Ballot
If a voter cannot mail or personally return his or her Vote-By-Mail ballot, someone else may return it.

If you decide to vote by mail using a Vote-By-Mail ballot, please consider the following:

*Do not allow anyone to assist you in voting unless it is a family member or trusted family friend.

*Do not allow anyone else to fill out your ballot and remember to sign the voter certificate after you seal the envelope.

*Do not give your ballot to a stranger – mail it yourself and make sure it is received by the elections office no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day or deliver it yourself.

Vote By Mail ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Election’s office no later than 7:00 PM on Election Day. A VOTED BALLOT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AT A POLLING PLACE.

If you requested a Vote By Mail ballot and later decide to VOTE AT THE POLLS, take your Vote By Mail ballot with you to be cancelled at your polling place.

Track Your Ballot

You can track the status of your returned ballot online to see when your ballot has been received and counted. To do so, click here.