Registered Voters as of May 13rd: Total 683,114 - Dem. 291,627 - Rep. 201,506 - Other 40,074 - NPA 149,907

Choosing a Political Party in a Closed Primary State

Florida is a closed primary state. This means that only voters who are registered
members of a particular party can vote in that party's primary elections.
(Chapter 101.021, Florida Statutes.)

The exception to the party affiliation requirement occurs when all the candidates
in a contest are of the same party affiliation. In this case there is a Universal
Primary and all qualified voters, regardless of party affiliation, can vote in this
contest.

When registering to vote, if you do not designate a party affiliation on your
application, you will be registered with no party affiliation. The deadline for
changing your party affiliation is 29 days before any primary and it must
be done on a Florida Voter Registration Application.

 

 

 

Bill Cowles, Orange County Supervisor of Elections

Street Address: 119 West Kaley Street Orlando, FL 32806

Mailing Address: PO BOX 562001 Orlando, FL 32856-2001

Office: 407-836-2070    Fax: 407-254-6596    TDD:407-422-4833

Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office will be made available to the public and media, upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida law, F.S. 668.6076, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this office. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing.