Want To Vote Early? Here's How To Do It In Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe And Palm Beach Counties

WLRN Public Media | By Teresa Frontado

Published October 22, 2018 at 11:31 AM EDT

Want to beat the projected crowds (and long lines) expected on Nov. 6? If you are a resident of Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties you can do it by going to an early voting site starting Monday, Oct. 22 until Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018.

Floridians are voting for a new governor, agricultural commissioner, attorney general and a variety of congressional seats. Voters will also have to navigate their way through a long list of amendments and ballot questions (in South Florida, there are 105 possible questions) that are making this year's ballots up to five double-sided pages in some municipalities. Elections supervisors in Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties have expressed concerns about the length of the ballot and advised voters to familiarize themselves with the issues at stake before going to the polls.

The early voting period is one of the options provided by the state of Florida to registered voters to exercise their right even if they are away or can't go to a polling station on election day. Voters can also request mail-in ballots (the deadline to do so is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018). You can find the instructions on how to do that here.

Not every polling station will be open, though. There are specially designated early voting sites across the South Florida counties (please see the list below). This year the list includes sites on college campuses after a July 24 decision by a federal judge. You can vote at any early voting site in the county where you are registered.

Voters in all four counties have to bring a picture ID that has a signature. Although voters are allowed to bring a sample ballot or notes to make their way through all the issues in the ballot, Florida electoral law prohibits taking pictures in voting booths.

You can find detailed information about times and locations of early voting in your county below:

Broward County

There are 22 early voting sites that will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can check your sample ballot at the County Supervisor of Elections here or read the WLRN voter's guide on ballot questions here.

African-American Research Library: 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. (Northwest Sixth Street), Fort Lauderdale, 33311
Coral Ridge Mall (north or northwest entrance): 3200 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale
Davie/Cooper City Branch Library: 4600 SW 82nd Ave., Davie, 33328
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center: 1801 NE Sixth St., Pompano Beach, 33060
Fort Lauderdale Branch Library/Art Serve: 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Room 130, Fort Lauderdale, 33304
Hallandale Beach Cultural Community Center: 410 SE Third St., Hallandale Beach, 33009
Hollywood Branch Library: 2600 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 33020
Miramar Branch Library: 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, 33025
North Regional Library/Broward College: 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, 33066
Northwest Regional Library: 3151 University Dr., Coral Springs, 33065
Nova Southeastern University (Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship): 3301 College Ave. Room 1048 and 1049, Davie, 33311
Oveta McKeithen Recreational Complex: 445 SW Second St., Deerfield Beach, 33441
Parkland Recreation and Enrichment Center: 10559 Trails End, Parkland, 33076
Supervisor of Elections branch office at E. Pat Larkins Community Center: 520 Martin Luther King Blvd., Pompano Beach, 33060
Supervisor of Elections branch office at Lauderhill Mall: 1519 NW 40th Ave., Lauderhill, 33313
South Regional Library/Broward College: 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, 33024
Southwest Regional Library: 16835 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines, 33331
Sunrise Civic Center: 10650 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, 33351
Tamarac Branch Library: 8701 W. Commercial Blvd., Tamarac, 33321
West Regional Library: 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, 33324
Weston Branch Library: 4205 Bonaventure Blvd., Weston, 33332
Wilton Manors City Hall: 2020 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors, 33305

Miami-Dade County

There are 28 early voting sites that will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 4. You can check your sample ballot at the County Supervisor of Elections here or read the WLRN voter's guide on ballot questions here.

Arcola Lakes Branch Library: 8240 NW Seventh Ave., Miami, 33150
Coral Gables Branch Library: 3443 Segovia St., Coral Gables, 33134
Coral Reef Branch Library: 9211 SW 152nd St., Miami-Dade, 33157
Elections Department (Main Office): 2700 NW 87th Ave., Doral, 33172
Florida International University (Student Academic Success Center): 11200 SW Eighth St., Miami-Dade, 33199 (Entrance is on Southwest 107th Avenue and 16th Street)
Historic Garage: 3250 S. Miami Ave., Miami, 33129 (Same property as the old Museum of Science)
Homestead Community Center (William F. “Bill” Dickinson Community Center): 1601 N. Krome Ave., Homestead, 33030
International Mall Branch Library: 10315 NW 12th St, Doral, 33172
John F. Kennedy Library: 190 W. 49th St., Hialeah, 33012
Joseph Caleb Center (community meeting room): 5400 NW 22nd Ave., Building A, Miami, 33142
Kendale Lakes Branch Library: 15205 SW 88th St., Kendall, 33196
Kendall Branch Library: 9101 SW 97th Ave., Kendall, 33176
Lemon City Branch Library: 430 NE 61st St., Miami, 33137
Miami Beach City Hall: 1700 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, 33139
Miami Dade College Kendall Campus (The Fascell Conference Center): 11011 SW 104th St., Building K, Miami, 33176 (Entrance is on Southwest 104th Street and 113th Place)
Miami Dade College North Campus (Library): 11380 NW 27th Ave., Building 2, Miami-Dade, 33167
Miami Lakes Community Center (Mary Collins Community Center): 15151 NW 82nd Ave., Miami Lakes, 33016
Naranja Branch Library: 14850 SW 280th St., Homestead, 33032
North Dade Regional Library: 2455 NW 183rd St., Miami Gardens, 33056
North Miami Public Library: 835 NE 132nd St., North Miami, 33161
North Shore Branch Library: 7501 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 33141
Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch Library: 2930 Aventura Blvd., Aventura, 33180
Shenandoah Branch Library: 2111 SW 19th St., Miami, 33145
South Dade Regional Library: 10750 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay, 33189
Stephen P. Clark Government Center (Elections branch office): 111 NW First St. (lobby), Miami, 33128
West Dade Regional Library: 9445 SW 24th St., Miami-Dade, 33165
West Kendall Regional Library: 10201 Hammocks Blvd., Kendall, 33196
West Miami Community Center: 901 SW 62nd Ave., West Miami, 33144

Monroe County

There are five early voting sites that will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 22 to Sat. Nov. 3, 2018. You can check your sample ballot at the County Supervisor of Elections here or read the WLRN voter's guide on ballot questions here.

Supervisor of Elections Office: 530 Whitehead St. #101, Key West
Supervisor of Elections Office: 10015 Overseas Hwy., Marathon
Supervisor of Elections Office: 102050 Overseas Hwy. #137, Key Largo
Big Pine Key Community Park: End of Sands Rd., 31009 Atlantis Dr., Big Pine Key
Islamorada Branch Library: 81830 Overseas Hwy., Mile Marker 81.7, Islamorada

Palm Beach County

There are 14 early voting sites that will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 4. You can check your sample ballot at the County Supervisor of Elections here or read the WLRN voter's guide on ballot questions here.

Acreage Branch Library: 15801 Orange Boulevard, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Belle Glade Branch Library: 725 NW 4th Street, Belle Glade, FL 33430
Boca Downtown Library: 400 NW 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Ezell Hester Community Center: 1901 N. Seacrest Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Florida Atlantic University: 777 Glades Road, Housing and Residential Education Building, Room 109, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Palm Beach Gardens Branch Library: 11303 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Hagen Ranch Branch Library: 14350 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446
Jupiter Community Center: 200 Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458
Lantana Branch Library: 4020 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462
South County Civic Center: 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446
Supervisor of Elections Office: 240 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
Wellington Branch Library: 1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington, FL 33414
Wells Recreation Community Center: 2409 Avenue H West, Riviera Beach, FL 33404
West Boca Library: 28685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498