Your guide to the 2026 Elections
Let’s be a 100% Voting Congregation
Get Election Ready! Every voice and every vote counts.
It is the policy of Temple Beth Sholom not to endorse or oppose candidates for political office.
- If you want to get involved with our Get Out the Vote team, please fill out this form Fill | Get Out the Vote Interest Form. We will be text banking, phone banking, post carding and voter protection work.
- Join Keshet and the RAC Florida on Monday, August 3, at 7 pm on Zoom as we kick off Get Out the Vote season! Together, we will text voters in Florida and remind them to check their vote-by-mail status ahead of the August 6 deadline. Help us Get Out the Vote ahead of the Primary elections! On the registration form, for organization, choose “Florida Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism”. Register https://keshet.tfaforms.net/956?Id=701RP00000u0aRfYAI
- Save the date for October 13 Get out the Vote program with the League of Women Voters and other partners.
Key election dates for the Primary Election
Tuesday, August 18.
Election Day, when we have our closed party primary for Congressional races, State Legislative seats. There are also non-partisan races for judges, school board and other municipal and county offices. Registered independents can’t vote in party primaries but can vote in non-partisan elections.
On election day, you may only vote at your assigned precinct as shown on your voter’s registration card. Please check carefully as many precincts have changed and you may have received a new voter registration card.
Monday, July 20.
Last day to register to vote
More information on registration
Traveling in August?
Receive your Vote-by-Mail Ballot at a different location. Many people will be away during the primary election and wish their vote-by-mail ballot to be sent to an address other than their home residence in Miami-Dade. Per Florida Statute, requests for a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed to an address not on file must be in writing and signed by the voter using the DS-DE 160 Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request form. To complete your request, please fill out, print, and sign the form, which you can print using this link: bit.ly/3zhwgZX. You must return the form to the Miami-Dade Elections Department by mail, fax, or email as an attachment. Mail: P.O. BOX 521250, Miami FL 33152, Fax: 305-499-8401, Email: votebymail@miamidade.gov
VOTE BY MAIL
Thursday, August 6.
The last day to request a vote by mail ballot. ALL REGISTERED VOTERS must renew their vote-by-mail ballots in 2026. Even if you have voted in the past by mail, that registration has expired, and you must apply again for all 2026 elections. We urge all voters to order a vote-by-mail ballot even if you plan to vote in person early or on election day. You never know what may happen and it is good to have the mail ballot.
- Request Vote by Mail ballot: miamidade.electionsfl.org/vrservices/mbrs# .
- All vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Election no later than 7 pm on election night.
Early Voting
Monday, August 3, through Sunday, August 16.
In Miami-Dade County, early voting begins on Monday, Aug. 3, and closes on Sunday, Aug. 16. The hours for voting change depending on the day, so check the full calendar before heading out to the polls for times and locations.
