Voting is easier when you’re prepared. The Vote Ready Center brings together the key information you need before Election Day, from registration deadlines and ID requirements to finding your polling place and returning your mail ballot. Use the resources below to verify details, plan ahead, and ensure nothing stands in the way of casting your vote.

Registration & Party Affiliation Deadlines

To participate in an election, you must be registered to vote using your legal name and current residential address. If you have recently moved or changed your name, be sure to update your voter record so your information remains accurate.

Party affiliation changes may be made at any time. However, when the voter registration books are closed for an election, which occurs 29 days before Election Day, any party change submitted during that period will take effect after the election.

Valid Forms of ID / What to Bring

Florida law requires voters to present both photo and signature identification when voting in person. This may be a single form of identification that includes both, or two separate forms that together meet the requirement.

Accepted photo identification includes, but is not limited to:

• Florida driver’s license
• Florida identification card
• U.S. passport
• Military ID
• Debit or credit card
• Student ID
• Retirement center ID
• Neighborhood association ID
• Public assistance ID
• Veteran Health Identification Card
• Government employee ID

If you do not present valid photo and signature identification, you will be required to vote a provisional ballot.

What’s on My Ballot

Before each election, Seminole County voters receive a sample ballot by mail. The sample ballot shows the races and issues you will vote on and provides helpful information about voting locations and options.

You may also review your sample ballot by accessing your voter record online.

Find My Polling Place

On Election Day, voters must vote at their assigned neighborhood-based polling place. Your polling place is determined by your residential address and can be found on your voter information card, sample ballot, or by looking up your voter record online.

Early Voting allows voters to cast a ballot at any Seminole County Early Voting location, regardless of residential precinct.

Return My Mail Ballot

Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. Postmarks do not count.

You may return your completed mail ballot by:

• Mailing it to the Supervisor of Elections Office
• Delivering it in person to the Elections Office during business hours
• Dropping it off at a Secure Ballot Intake Station located at Early Voting sites during Early Voting hours

If you are close to Election Day, returning your ballot in person helps ensure it is received on time.

Voting Assistance

Seminole County is committed to providing accessible voting options for all voters. Every polling place and early voting location is ADA-compliant and equipped with accessible voting devices.