What ID Do I Need to Vote in Florida? The Election Day Checklist for Tuesday's Polls
It is the question Florida voters search most on Election Eve: bring a current photo ID with a signature, go to your assigned precinct - not an early voting site - and be in line by 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Florida voters heading to the polls on Tuesday, November 3 need two things settled before they leave home: the right identification, and the right address. Polls across Florida are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and unlike early voting - when Hillsborough voters could use any of 27 sites - Election Day voting happens only at the polling place assigned to your precinct, according to FOX 13's Election Day guide read by this desk. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
The ID rule is photo plus signature. Florida law requires a current, valid photo ID that includes a signature; if the photo ID has no signature, bring a second ID that does. The accepted list is long: a Florida driver license or state ID card, a U.S. passport, a debit or credit card, military ID, student ID, retirement center ID, neighborhood association ID, public assistance ID, a veteran health ID card, a Florida concealed weapon license, or a government employee ID card. A voter who cannot provide identification is not turned away - they may vote a provisional ballot, and election officials determine whether it can be counted.
Hillsborough County alone runs 232 Election Day polling sites, and Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer's closing advice, reported by Tampa Bay 28, was to make a plan and know your ID before Tuesday - and to study the ballot early, because its six amendments can take about 30 minutes to read standing in the booth. Precinct assignments can be checked through the county's precinct finder at votehillsborough.gov or the Florida Division of Elections lookup before you leave home.
