Monday is the deadline to register to vote.
Published on October 4, 2024 at 3:51 pm
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More than 76,000 people have already voted statewide in the Nov. 5 general election, and Monday is the deadline to register to vote.
Residents can register through their local supervisor of elections office or online at Registertovoteflorida.gov.
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A total of 32,688 Democrats had voted by mail statewide as of Friday, outpacing the 28,216 Republicans, according to the Florida Department of State. Also, 13,928 unaffiliated voters and 1,755 third-party voters had cast ballots.
In Duval County, only 287 vote-by-mail ballots have been returned so far.
Getting registered to vote
The Department of State says the deadline to register online to vote will be 11:59 p.m. Monday. If submitting a paper application through the mail, it needs to be postmarked by the registration deadline.
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If delivering a paper application in person, it must be received by the local supervisor of elections office by the close of business on deadline day.
In Duval County, the supervisor of elections office showed 246,338 registered Democrats and 234,152 registered Republicans as of Friday. Voters with no party affiliation total 144,106. A total of 20,091 voters are registered with other parties like the Libertarian Party or Green Party.
Registration numbers are a different story statewide. Republicans hold a commanding lead — 5,385,554 registered Republicans versus 4,359,354 registered Democrats, according to the latest data from Aug. 31.
The numbers showed 3,544,576 voters with no party affiliation and 390,220 registered with other parties.
On the ballot
Besides the presidential race, several federal, state and local races will appear on the ballot Nov. 5. The ballot also includes several state constitutional amendments, most notably Amendment 3 on recreational marijuana and Amendment 4 on abortion rights.
READ MORE: To learn about the candidates, check out the Jacksonville Today voter guides.
Once registered, people can vote one of three ways: by mail, in person during early voting and in person on Election Day.
The state says vote-by-mail ballots can be requested until Oct. 24 and must be returned to a supervisor of elections office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Generally speaking, early voting begins closer to election day. Specific dates vary by county.
In Duval County, early voting begins Oct. 21 and ends Nov. 3 at 24 early voting locations across the county.
