Here’s what to know about Election Day in South Florida on Tuesday. This live feature will be updated through the day.
What to know right now
▪ Polls are open: Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. If you are in line by 7 p.m. closing time you will be allowed to vote.
▪ Precincts: On Election Day, you must vote at your assigned precinct. Visit the Supervisor of Election websites in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties. There, you can check your voting status, track your ballot, and find out where your assigned precinct is if you don’t know where it is on Election Day. Hint: It’s printed on your voter ID card, too.
▪ ID: You must bring a current and valid photo ID with signature with you to the precinct. These may include: a Florida driver’s license or Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. United States passport. Military identification. Student identification. For a full list visit Florida’s Division of Elections website.
▪ Need help? Listing of all of Florida’s Supervisor of Elections offices with links to contact them is at MyFloridaElections.com.
— In Miami-Dade call 305-499-8444 or visit Miami-Dade’s website at www.miamidade.gov/global/elections/home.page.
— In Broward call 954-357-7055. Or visit Broward’s website at browardvotes.gov/.
— In Monroe, the Florida Keys elections office offers an online portal at www.keyselections.org to answer voting questions.
▪ Voter guide: Miami Herald voter guide lists the candidates and issues, includes endorsements from the Editorial Board, and even offers tips on what you can bring to the polling place. (Is it OK to bring a sample ballot or wear a political slogan?).
Who led the Early Voting race?
About 50% of Florida’s registered voters cast their ballots in the first two weeks of early voting, according to Florida Division of Elections data and registered voters data analyzed by the Miami Herald on Monday.
Monday morning’s data shows that even though registered Democrats had submitted more vote-by-mail ballots, registered Republicans had almost 845,000 more votes — a number that includes both early voting and vote by mail — than Democrats. In total, over 8 million people had already voted through Sunday.
MORE: Half of Florida’s registered voters have already voted. See which party has the lead
— ANA CLAUDIA CHACIN
The presidential race
The presidential race tops your ballot. The race is razor-thin according to polls with each lead candidate generating strong opinions among voters.
Aaron Matthew Anderson, a 32-year-old California native and registered Republican living in South Florida, voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The self-described businessman who said he hopes to raise a family one day affirmed he did so again while casting his vote last week during the early voting period at the Aventura Branch Library. He “one-thousand percent” believes that he should keep the money he makes.
“The government is not going to be the one feeding my children, clothing my children and taking care of their needs — I am,” Anderson said. “Kamala won’t only further hurt the economy, but use our hard-earned money to try and solve world problems before problems are solved at home. Can’t water somebody else’s grass before your own.”
For Claudia Quintana, a 52-year-old Colombia native, registered as an independent, the 2024 election will be her first time voting since she became a U.S. citizen last year. As an immigrant, she said she strongly values immigrant rights and educating people on what immigrants contribute to the country.
Although she considers her culture more conservative and traditional, she said, “I would be betraying my people if I voted for someone like Trump who talks about us and treats us like we are less than human.”
Quintana voted for Kamala Harris with the hope that the vice president will stand up for immigrants and women in the country and internationally. “I hope she can prove to everybody that women can do it!”
— PAU SALINAS ZEPEDA, University of Miami Communication School student
What’s on your ballot?
Here’s how the names in that race will appear on all ballots statewide since the presidential contest is open to all voters unlike district-only races.
U.S. PRESIDENT
▪ Donald J. Trump / JD Vance
▪ Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz
▪ Chase Oliver / Mike ter Maat
▪ Claudia De la Cruz / Karina Garcia
▪ Randall Terry / Stephen Broden
▪ Peter Sonski / Lauren Onak
▪ Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware
UNITED STATES SENATOR
▪ Feena Bonoan
▪ Tuan TQ Nguyen
▪ Ben Everidge
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
KNOW MORE: Here are the candidates and races South Florida will vote on for the general election
Need to know more about what’s on the ballot in addition to the U.S. presidential and senate race?
▪ Get a rundown of the six state constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot, including abortion and marijuana. There is much interest among voters in these amendments so here is a quick listing with links on each for more details.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
▪ No. 1: Partisan Election of Members of District School Boards
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
▪ No. 2: Right to Fish and Hunt
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
▪ No. 3: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
▪ No. 4: Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
▪ No. 5: Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exemptions
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
▪ No. 6: Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement
Read the Editorial Board’s endorsement
▪ Learn about the local candidates and races in South Florida.
▪ Hear from the candidates themselves as they answer Herald questions.
▪ Read the endorsements and recommendations from the Miami Herald Editorial Board.
