Early Voting in Jacksonville Starts Tuesday: All 24 Sites, the Hours, What to Bring and What's on Your Ballot

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Jacksonville. For 13 days, any registered Duval County voter can cast a ballot at any of the county's 24 early voting sites, no matter where they live.

Here's everything you need to know: when to go, where, what to bring, how mail ballots work this year, and every race and question on the ballot.

Early voting at a glance

• Dates: Tuesday, Oct. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 1
• Where: Any of 24 sites across Duval County (full list below)
• Bring: A photo ID with a signature, or one photo ID plus a second ID with your signature
• Mail ballot request deadline: 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22
• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at your assigned precinct only
• Questions: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, 904-255-VOTE (904-255-8683)

The hours change during early voting

Unlike Election Day, early voting hours aren't the same every day. Here is the schedule from the Supervisor of Elections:

The longest days are the final weekdays, Oct. 26 to 30, when sites open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. That's the best week if you need to vote before or after work.

The two weekends are good options for people who work weekdays. Sites are open both Saturdays and both Sundays, including Sunday, Nov. 1, the final day of early voting.

All 24 early voting sites

You can vote at any of these sites during early voting:

1. Argyle Branch Library
2. Balis Community Center
3. Beaches Branch Library
4. Bradham & Brooks Branch Library
5. Charles Webb Wesconnett Regional Library
6. Dallas Graham Branch Library
7. EWU Schell-Sweet Community Center
8. FSCJ Deerwood Center
9. Highlands Regional Library
10. Holiday Inn Bartram Park South
11. Jacksonville Beach Community Center & Exhibit Hall
12. Legends Community Center
13. Mandarin Branch Library
14. Oceanway Community Center
15. Pablo Creek Regional Library
16. Police Athletic League Monument Campus
17. Regency Square Branch Library
18. South Mandarin Branch Library
19. Southeast Regional Library
20. Southside Community Center
21. Supervisor of Elections Main Office (105 E. Monroe St., downtown)
22. University Park Branch Library
23. West Branch Library
24. Willow Branch Library

Addresses and current wait times for each site are posted on the Supervisor of Elections website, duvalelections.gov.

Tip: Lines at early voting are usually longest on the first day and the last few days. A mid-morning visit on a weekday in the first week is often the quickest.

What to bring: Florida's photo and signature ID rule

Florida requires every in-person voter to show a photo ID and a signature ID. One card can do both if it has your photo and your signature, like a Florida driver license.

Under Section 101.043 of Florida law, these photo IDs are accepted:

• Florida driver license
• Florida ID card from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• U.S. passport
• Debit or credit card
• Military ID
• Student ID
• Retirement center ID
• Neighborhood association ID
• Public assistance ID
• Veteran health ID card from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Florida license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm
• Employee ID from any branch of the federal, state, county or city government

If your photo ID doesn't have your signature, bring a second ID that does. The Supervisor's office gives this example: a photo on a student ID plus a signature on a credit card, or a photo on a military ID plus a signature on a library card.

Voting by mail

Deadline to request: To have a mail ballot sent to you, your request must reach the Supervisor of Elections by 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. That's the 12th day before Election Day, under a Florida law that took effect in 2023.

You can request a ballot online at duvalelections.gov, by phone at 904-255-8683, by fax at 904-255-3434, or in person at the downtown office.

Important: Florida voters who wanted a mail ballot for 2026 had to make a new request. Older requests expired.

Deadline to return: Your completed ballot must be received by the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. A postmark isn't enough.

Ways to return it:

• By mail. The Supervisor's office recommends mailing it back as soon as possible.
• In person at the Supervisor of Elections office during office hours. The office is open until 7 p.m. on Election Day.
• At any early voting site, during early voting hours.

Sign the envelope. Your signature on the return envelope is checked against your voter record. If you forget to sign, or your signature doesn't match, you'll need to fill out a Signature Cure Affidavit with a copy of your ID for your ballot to count.

Changed your mind? If you requested a mail ballot but want to vote in person, you can, as long as your mail ballot hasn't already been received and counted. You can't take a mail ballot into the voting booth.

You can track your mail ballot online through the Supervisor of Elections website.

What's on your ballot

Not every race appears on every ballot. Your sample ballot, which the Supervisor's office has been delivering to more than 600,000 Duval voters, shows exactly which races you'll see. Here is every race and question on Duval County ballots this year, from the county's official all-races list.

U.S. Senate

This is a special election for the rest of the term. Sen. Ashley Moody was appointed to the seat in 2025.

• Ashley Moody (Republican, incumbent)
• Angie Nixon (Democrat)
• Neil J. Gillespie (No party affiliation)

U.S. House

Duval County is split between two congressional districts. Your sample ballot shows which one you're in.

District 4: Aaron Bean (Republican, incumbent), LaShonda "L.J." Holloway (Democrat), Mike Sell (FFP), Todd Schaefer (No party affiliation)

District 5: John H. Rutherford (Republican, incumbent), Rachel Grage (Democrat), plus a write-in line

Governor and lieutenant governor

Gov. Ron DeSantis can't run again because of term limits. Eight tickets are on the ballot:

• Byron Donalds and Bryan Avila (Republican)
• David Jolly and Gwen Graham (Democrat)
• Scott Eckhard Jewett and Nicole Skelly (Libertarian)
• Charles Burkett and Ruben A. Coto (No party affiliation)
• Frank J. Russo and Rachel Rodriguez (No party affiliation)
• Moliere "Moe" Dimanche and Benjiman Rojas (No party affiliation)
• Dean Ocean Abrams and Joe Van Vactor (No party affiliation)
• Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto and Juan Santana (No party affiliation)

Florida Cabinet

Florida House

• District 12: Terrance Freeman (Republican), Benjamin Sandlin (Democrat)
• District 13: Audrey Gibson (Democrat), plus a write-in line
• District 15: Dean Black (Republican), Chadd Charland (No party affiliation)
• District 17: Jessica Baker (Republican), Jacob Guerrero (Democrat)

Judges

Voters decide whether to keep these judges, with a yes or no vote on each:

• Florida Supreme Court Justice Carlos G. Muñiz
• Fifth District Court of Appeal Judges John M. Harris, Scott D. Makar and F. Rand Wallis

County Court Judge, Group 13: Melina Buncome or Octavius A. Holliday Jr.

Duval County School Board

These races are nonpartisan:

• District 2: Donovan Bradley, Donna Mae Westrich
• District 4: Rhodesia "Rho" Butler, James "Coach" Jacobs, plus a write-in line
• District 6: Lindsey Denmark, Clarence "CJ" James

Three statewide amendments

Florida constitutional amendments need 60% of the vote to pass.

Amendment 1: Budget Stabilization Fund. Raises the limit on the state's rainy-day fund from 10% to 25% of general revenue, and requires the Legislature to set aside up to $750 million a year until the fund reaches that level, unless certain conditions are met.

Amendment 2: Farm property tax exemption. Exempts tangible personal property on agricultural land, such as equipment used to produce crops or for agritourism, from property taxes starting in 2027.

Amendment 3: Bigger homestead exemption. Raises the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, then adjusts it for inflation. It also cuts the yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and limits what counties and cities can spend property taxes on.

School tax question

Duval voters will also decide whether the school district can continue its current 1-mill property tax for operating costs, shared with charter schools. The money would go to teacher pay, school security, support staff, academic programs, arts, athletics and student activities from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2031.

Atlantic Beach and special districts

Atlantic Beach voters will choose a mayor-commissioner (Curtis R. Ford or Nancy Staats) and a commissioner for Seat 4 (Lisa Herrold or Jennifer Lagner). Some voters will also see seats on community development district boards.

Am I registered? Where's my precinct?

The registration deadline for this election has passed. To check your registration, find your Election Day polling place or see your sample ballot, visit duvalelections.gov or call 904-255-8683.

Remember: early voting sites are open to everyone in the county, but on Election Day you must vote at your assigned precinct.

Results

Polls close at 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Jax Times will post results for every race on Duval County ballots on our live election results page at jaxtimes.com/election/results.

Who to call

• Duval County Supervisor of Elections: 904-255-VOTE (904-255-8683), 105 E. Monroe St., Jacksonville, FL 32202
• Website: duvalelections.gov