Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach, Fl-Contrary to what anybody says Florida’s mail-in voting and absentee voting are the exact same thing.
- November 3 is the General Election; deadline to register is October 5
- Any registered voter in Florida can choose to vote by mail
- Mail-in ballots may be taken to the office of the Supervisor of Elections or dropped off at any Broward County early voting site.
Voting in person here are the schedules for Broward county
Early Voting Dates, Hours, and Sites
October 19 Through November 1
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Election Day
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE
The Primary Election is held on August 18, 2020 for
purposes of party nominations for the General Election
on November 3, 2020. Only voters who are registered
members of the respective political party can vote for
the candidate nominees in a primary election.
If all the candidates for an office have the same party
affiliation (Universal Primary Race) and the winner of
the primary election will not face any opposition in the
General Election (i.e. no write-in candidates have
qualified), all voters regardless of party affiliation may
vote in the primary election for that office.
The following are offices that are currently scheduled for
election this year to fill national, state, county, and district
offices:
President and Vice President
Representative in Congress: Districts 20, 22, 23 and 24
State Attorney: Judicial Circuit 17
Public Defender: Judicial Circuit 17
State Senator: Districts 29, 33 and 35
State Representative: Districts 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 101,
102, 103, 104 and 105
District Court of Appeal
Circuit Judge, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit: Groups 16, 18,
27, 30 and 50
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Sheriff
Supervisor of Elections
County Judge: Groups 22, 27 and 31
School Board: Districts 3 and 9
County Commissioner: Districts 7 and 9
Broward Soil and Water Conservation District 5
Cypress Cove Community Development District 5
Griffin Lakes Community Development District, Seat 5
Walnut Creek Community Development District, Seat 5
Party Committeemen and Committeewomen
A list of candidates will be available after candidate qualifying period on June 12th at ww.browardsoe.org.
Phone: 954-357-7050
Fax: 954-357-7070
www.browardsoe.org
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
VOTER
INFORMATION
2020
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
MUNICIPALITIES SCHEDULED FOR THE GENERAL
ELECTION—NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Coconut Creek North Lauderdale
Cooper City Oakland Park
Coral Springs Parkland
Dania Beach Plantation
Davie Pompano Beach
Fort Lauderdale Southwest Ranches
Hallandale Beach Sunrise
Hollywood Tamarac
Lauderdale Lakes West Park
Lauderhill Weston
Margate Wilton Manors
For additional information or to sign up, contact
954-459-9911 or visit www.browardsoe.org.
MAIN OFFICE AND MAILING ADDRESS
115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
VOTING EQUIPMENT CENTER
1501 N.W. 40th Avenue
Lauderhill, FL 33313
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
@BROWARDVOTES
BROWARD COUNTY
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Available in Spanish and Creole at www.browardsoe.org.
Register online at www.browardsoe.org
Request your Vote-by-Mail Ballot
at www.browardsoe.org
1. VOTE-BY-MAIL
MAILING TIMELINES
VOTE-BY-MAIL GUIDELINES
• Date a voter designee can pick up a vote-by-mail ballot:
General Election—October 25, 2020
Pick-up of ballot on election day requires completion of
emergency affidavit available on www.browardsoe.org.
• A written request signed by the voter is required. If the
request is to mail a ballot to an address other than the one
on file in FVRS, a mailing address is required. Exception: an
absent uniformed service voter or an overseas voter.
• Voter is allowed to cure defective/missing signature on the
vote-by-mail ballot certificate upon completing an affidavit
and returning it as soon as possible no later than 5:00 p.m.
on the 2nd day after the election.
• It is a criminal offense for any person who provides or
offers to provide, and any person who accepts a pecuniary
or other benefit in exchange for physically possessing more
than 2 ballots per election in addition to his or her own ballot
or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member.
• You may drop off your vote-by-mail ballot at any one of
Broward’s 22 early voting sites during early voting period.
You may also drop off your ballot at the Voting Equipment
Center 24 hours a day in an official drop box or at the Main
Office during business hours.
EARLY VOTING—DATES and TIMES
General Election (14 days)
October 19, 2020—November 1, 2020
7:00 a.m.—7:00 p.m.
3. ELECTION DAY
The polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on
election day. Vote only at your assigned polling
place which can be found in your voter
information card.
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
A person casting a provisional ballot shall have
the right to present written evidence supporting
eligibility to vote to the supervisor of elections
by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second day
after the election.
(√) CHECK YOUR VOTER STATUS BEFORE
VOTING ON ELECTION DAY OR EARLY VOTING
• Have you moved recently?
• Have you changed your name?
• Do you know your polling place location?
2. EARLY VOTING
Voter may cast their ballot at any Early Voting locations.
Voter Information—2020 Primary and General Elections
*Request your personalized sample ballot at
[email protected] or
call 954-357-7050.
SAMPLE BALLOT REQUEST:
REGISTRATION BOOK CLOSING DATE
The deadline to register in order to vote is 29 days
before an election.
Registration deadline for the upcoming elections:
Primary Election—July 20, 2020
General Election—October 5, 2020
ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF VOTER ID
When voting early or voting at a polling place,
Florida law requires voters to present a picture ID
with signature. Acceptable forms of ID are:
• Florida Driver’s License
• Florida Identification Card issued by the
Department of Highway Safety & 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
• License to carry a concealed weapon or
firearm
• Employee Identification Card (Federal, state,
county or municipality)
If the picture identification presented does not contain a signature, you will be required to show an
additional form of identification that includes your
signature.
African-America Research Library
2650 Sistrunk Blvd. (NW 6th St.)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
Broward Health North
201 E. Sample Road
Deerfield Beach, FL 33064
Coral Ridge Mall
3200 N. Federal Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306
Davie/Cooper City Branch Library
4600 SW 82nd Avenue
Davie, FL 33328
E Pat Larkins Center
520 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center
1801 NE 6th St.
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Ft. Lauderdale Library/Art Serve
1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Room 130
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
Hallandale Cultural Comm. Center
410 S.E. Third Street
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Hollywood Branch Library
2600 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, FL 33020
Miramar Branch Library
2050 Civic Center Place
Miramar, FL 33025
Nob Hill Soccer Club
10200 Sunset Strip
Sunrise, FL 33322
North Regional Library/BC
1100 Coconut Creek Blvd.
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
Northwest Regional Library
3151 University Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue.
Davie, FL 33311
Pine Trails Park Amphitheater
10555 Trails End
Parkland, FL 33076
SOE at Lauderhill Mall
1519 N.W. 40th Avenue
Lauderhill, FL 33313
South Regional Library/ BC
7300 S. Pines Blvd.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Southwest Regional Library
16835 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, FL 33331
Tamarac Branch Library
8701 W. Commercial Blvd.
Tamarac, FL 33321
West Regional Library
8601 W. Broward Blvd.
Plantation, FL 33324
Weston Branch Library
4205 Bonaventure Blvd.
Weston, FL 33332
