Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election begins Monday, Oct. 24, in counties across the greater Tampa Bay region.
It's the first day that early voting can open across the state.
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Voters in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties can begin casting their ballots Monday, with other counties following throughout the week.
"We are a large county and I want our voters to have plenty of options, so I keep early voting open for the maximum number of days allowed by law, including two full weekends," Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said.
Voters can obtain a mail-in ballot through their county's Supervisors of Elections offices. The deadlines to obtain a ballot for the general election is Oct. 29. It must be returned by Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Here is when early voting begins across the greater Tampa Bay region, with links to voting locations.
Monday, Oct. 24:
Wednesday, Oct. 26:
Thursday, Oct. 27:
Friday, Oct. 28:
Whether voting during early voting or on Election Day, you must bring a current and 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.
To see your sample ballot, go to your county Supervisor of Elections website, identify your precinct based on your address, and look for information pertaining to the general election.
