Voters in northeast Florida have a few more days to cast their vote early before the March 19 presidential primary, which will also include additional local races in three area municipalities.
Early voting started last week across the region. Most counties in northeast Florida end their early voting on Saturday, though Bradford County will also offer early voting on Sunday.
Florida is a closed primary state, meaning that you must be registered with a certain party in order to vote in the party’s primary. In 2024, only the Republican Party is holding a presidential preference primary in Florida. That means Democrats, third-party, and unaffiliated voters will not be able to vote in the presidential primary. However, some municipalities in the area are holding special elections on the same day, and those elections will be open to all registered voters there.
Voters in the city of St. Augustine will be asked to vote on a charter amendment involving the police pension. The amendment doesn’t make any changes to pension rules, it just moves the pension sections in the city charter to the regular municipal code. According to the city, this will allow the city to amend police pension rules in the future by passing a simple ordinance, and not require a referendum to the charter.
In Flagler County, voters in Flagler Beach will see a race on their ballot for the city commission, between Eric Cooley and Bob Cunningham. Cooley currently sits on the Flagler Beach city commission.
In Putnam County, there is an election for the Welaka Town Council. There are two seats available, so voters will be asked to vote for two of the three candidates: Jessica Finch, Glenn Hammond, and Kathy Washington. Finch is currently the council president, and Washington is also a current council member.
Eligible voters can vote at any early voting location within their county. You must bring one or two forms of valid and current identification that include your signature and photo.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
- Florida Driver License
- Florida ID Card (issued by DHSMV)
- U.S. Passport
- Debit or Credit Card
- Military ID
- Student ID
- Retirement Center ID
- Neighborhood Association ID
- Public Assistance ID
- Veteran Health ID (issued by the US Department of Veterans Affairs)
- Concealed Weapon License (issued pursuant to F.S. 790.06)
- Employee ID card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.
Each county’s early voting dates are listed below. For locations and hours, click the link for each county, or use the map below.
- Alachua County: March 8-16
- Baker County: March 7-16
- Bradford County: March 9-17
- Clay County: March 8-16
- Columbia County: March 9-16
- Duval County: March 8-16
- Flagler County: March 9-16
- Nassau County: March 6-16
- Putnam County: March 4-16
- St. Johns County: March 9-16
- Union County: March 9-16