Secretary of State Byrd Issues Election Security Update: Required Voter ID, Hurricane Ian, and Results
TALLAHASSEE (FLV) – Florida Secretary of State and Chief Election Officer Cord Byrd released an update regarding the 2022 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time and early voting is available in all counties through Saturday, Nov. 5 and some counties may also offer early voting on Sunday, Nov. 6. Parts of Florida are not in EST, so some polls will close at 8:00 p.m. EST.
“The Department has prepared for this election by strengthening election integrity so Florida voters can remain confident that their ballots will be counted accurately and on time,” said Byrd.
“I have also visited with all 67 of Florida’s Supervisors of Elections and can confidently say that each Supervisor is ready to support their voters and administer a successful election.”
Byrd has toured their facilities and discussed preparations for the upcoming election.
He says he is confident that all of Florida’s Supervisors are prepared to administer the 2022 General Election, and the Department is prepared to support them.
Key Information for Florida Voters in Counties Impacted by Hurricane Ian
Under Executive Order 22-234, voters in Charlotte, Lee, and Sarasota counties as severely impacted by Hurricane Ian have additional early voting and vote-by-mail options, as well as the option to vote on Election Day.
A list of early voting locations, dates and times in these counties, a list of election day voting locations, and contact information for county Supervisors of Elections is available at the Florida Department of State’s Hurricane Ian Election Resources webpage.
Voting at the Polls on Election Day
The polls are open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Any voters waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot.
On Election Day, voters must vote at their assigned polling place.
Voters can find their assigned polling place by looking at their voter information card, contacting their county Supervisor of Elections or using the Division’s Voter Information Lookup webpage.
Polling locations for voters in Charlotte, Lee and Sarasota counties may have changed and voters are encouraged to visit their Supervisor of Elections’ website for the latest information.
ID Requirements at the Polls
By law, all voters must provide a current and valid photo ID at the polls during early voting or on Election Day.
Any one of the following 12 IDs is acceptable:
- Florida driver’s license
- Florida identification card issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- United States passport
- Debit or credit card
- Military identification
- Student identification
- Retirement center identification
- Neighborhood association identification
- Public assistance identification
- Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm pursuant to s. 790.06 F.S.
- Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the federal government, the state, a county or a municipality.
Election Results
On election day, preliminary unofficial election results for Florida’s General Election will be available on the Florida Election Watch website at https://floridaelectionwatch.gov.
Although polls close at 7:00 p.m. local time, Florida has two time zones (Central and Eastern) and results will not be posted to the Florida Election Watch website until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
