ELECTION DATES & DEADLINES
Voter Registration/Political Party Change Deadline (Book Closing): July 22
Vote-by-Mail Ballot Mailings: July 6 (UOCAVA)/ July 11 (Domestic) - August 10 | Ballot Request Deadline: 5 p.m. on August 8
Early Voting: August 10-17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Click here for early voting locations and wait times
Election Day: August 20, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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CLOSED PRIMARIES
Florida is a Closed Primary state. This means that only voters who are registered members of a political party may vote for their respective party’s candidates in a Primary Election. Voters without party affiliation are not eligible to vote for party candidates and voters who belong to a minor party can only vote for party candidates if those candidates are on the ballot in accordance with Florida Statute 101.021.
Voters can update their political party affiliation online at www.CollierVotes.gov/OVR or by completing a Florida Voter Registration Application Form. You cannot change your party at the polling place. To be eligible for a Primary Election, a party change must be made at least 29 days before the Primary Election as addressed in Florida Statute 97.1031.
Note: Universal primaries are the exception to closed primaries. A universal primary is a contest in the Primary Election in which all candidates have the same party affiliation and will not see opposition during the General Election. During a universal primary, all qualified electors may vote regardless of their party affiliation.