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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Monday, July 25, is the last day to register to vote for Florida's primary election on Aug. 23. Here's what voters should know.

Eligible individuals can register or update their voter registration here.

The primary election is held to nominate party candidates to be voted for in the general election (on Nov. 8) to fill a national, state, county or district office. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders.

The offices that will be voted on to nominate candidates are:

Florida is a closed primary election state. This means that in order to vote, you must be a registered member of a political party and then may vote for respective party candidates or nominees. 

However, there are some instances where all registered voters can vote regardless of party registration.

There are several nonpartisan races. Judicial and school board offices as well as special districts or local referendums can be voted on by all registered voters even without party affiliation. These will differ across county ballots so check your sample ballot to know which are relevant for you. 

A second instance is if all the candidates for an office have the same party affiliation and the winner of the primary election will not face opposition in the general election. Then, any registered voter can vote for any of those candidates in the primary.

For the online application, you need:

If you do not have these, you will have to print, sign and then mail or deliver your completed registration to your county Supervisor of Elections office.

The early voting period is Aug. 13-20.

In Florida, you can also vote by mail. The deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed is no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 13. It must be returned and received by the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. 

The send deadline is July 9 for absentee ballots for stateside and overseas uniformed service members and overseas civilian voters.

The send deadline for absentee domestic voters is July 14-21.  

What do I bring to my polling place?

A valid photo ID that includes a signature is necessary to cast your vote on Election Day. 

If your photo ID doesn't have a signature, you'll be asked to show another ID that does. If you don't bring proper identification, you can still cast a provisional ballot. 

Who and what is on the ballot?

Follow the links below to see what's on the ballot in your county. Follow the instructions on your local elections website to see what the ballot will look like.

To get more information on the primary election, visit the Florida Division of Elections site. There, you can register, research nominees and make informed decisions on voting day.

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