Florida

2024 Voting Information and Resources for Disabled Voters

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Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)

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The deadline to register to vote or to update your registration for the 2024 election has passed.

Early voting starts on Saturday, October 26th and ends on Saturday, November 2nd. You can vote in person at any polling place in the county where you’re registered. Days, hours and locations vary by county.
Election Day is on Tuesday, November 5. You can vote from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm at your assigned polling location.
Make your plan to vote before Election Day:

Find your polling place
You must have an accepted photo ID to vote. Have questions about ID or need help getting an ID? Call or text VoteRiders at 866-432-8683
Decide how you’re going to get to and from your polling place. Arrange your transportation ahead of time, don’t wait until Election Day!
Get your friends, family or neighbors to go vote with you.
Find out what will be on your ballot

by calling your county Supervisor of Elections or by visiting Ballotpedia’s Sample Ballot Lookup
There may be ballot measures, local offices, state offices and federal offices on your ballot.
A ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that you can vote on. They can include important questions about supporting your community & keeping it safe.
State level politicians shape policies & make decisions about programs like Medicaid, waivers, healthcare, affordable housing, schools & more!
Local politicians decide things like where or how much public transportation there is, access to voting and how smooth or clean our streets are.

Contact the Election Protection Hotline by calling or texting 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)

Every Floridian who has a right to vote is allowed to vote by mail. Every county is required to provide an accessible vote-by-mail option, allowing a person who is blind or pint impaired to mark a secret, independent, and verifiable vote-by-mail ballot using a computer and their own technology.
Requesting your vote by mail ballot:

Deadline: Thursday, October 24 by 5:00 PM
Contact the Supervisor of Elections Office in the county where you are registered to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot no later than October 24th, 2024.
For accessible vote-by-mail, you must also ask for a remote access vote-by-mail ballot. You will receive the standard paper ballot AND the accessible ballot in your email.

Tuesday, October 29: deadline to send back your ballot by mail to make sure it gets to your Secretary of Elections Office in time.
Tuesday, November 5 by 7:00 PM: The final deadline for your mailed ballot to be received. This is also the final deadline if you decide to drop off your ballot in person.

You do not need a reason to vote by mail in this state. Any registered voter can vote by mail in Florida. This is also called absentee voting. If a polling place is not accessible to people with disabilities, this is another way for you to vote.
If you need help voting in person, you are allowed to have someone help you.

“You are allowed to have someone help you fill out your ballot. You will have to fill out a form that says that you need help unless you wrote on your voter registration form that you would need help with voting. The clerk can help you fill out the form. The person you choose to help you will have to fill out a form as well.” - from AAPD’s Florida Voter Guide

Every polling place is required to have at least one accessible voting machine (sometimes called a ballot marking device). Every voter is allowed to use this machine. The poll workers can teach you how to use it.

You can use a touch screen or tactile keypad to click through each question and mark your choices. Some accessible machines also allow you to plug in a sip-and-puff device.
You can make the font bigger and change the colors to make the ballot easier to read.
The voting machine also has headphones. The machine can read your ballot out loud to you, so you can listen to the questions.
You can go back through your ballot choices and make sure you selected the right ones before printing your ballot and casting your vote.

There is no curbside voting in Florida. Please contact Disability Rights Florida at 877-352-7337 or your local County Elections Office with questions or assistance

What if I have questions about voting, need assistance or want to report any barriers I faced with voting?

Can I vote if I have a disability? Yes! People with disabilities who are 18 or older have the right to vote. Your vote matters and is protected by law to make sure that you can vote independently, accessibly and privately.
Can I vote if I have a guardian? In Florida, just having a guardian does not automatically take away your right to vote. However, sometimes a court may decide that you cannot vote. If you are not sure, you can check your guardianship order. If your guardianship order does not say anything about voting, this means you can still vote! Your right has only been taken away if your order directly says that.
How do I know if I can vote? Ask your guardian. If they won’t tell you, call Disability Rights Florida at 877-352-7337