news release

Below is a list of information voters should know before heading to the polls on Tuesday, August 18:

• Florida’s Primary Election is a closed-primary election; therefore, voters who are registered members of political parties may only vote for their respective party’s candidates
• The deadline to register to vote or update your political party affiliation for this election was July 20
• Voters who have moved into Indian River County from another Florida county should report their new address to the Supervisor of Elections office before Tuesday, August 18 to expedite the voting process
• Voters in Precinct 25 who previously voted at the Vero Beach Moose Lodge #1822 will now vote at the IG Center Room 112 located at 1590 9^th Street SW, Vero Beach
• Precinct 35 voters will go to a new polling location at Indian River State College Richardson Center located at 6155 College Lane, Vero Beach
• Voters who vote in person must do so at their assigned precinct
• Voters can find their assigned precinct on their voter information card, at VoteIndianRiver.gov under the “I Want To…” drop down menu and click “Find My Polling Place,” or by calling the Elections Office at 772-226-4700
• Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
• Voters in line by 7 p.m. will have an opportunity to vote
• Voters must provide photo/signature ID at the polls. 
• Approved forms of ID are current: Florida Driver License, DHSMV-issued Florida ID, US Passport, debit or credit card, military ID, student ID, retirement center ID, neighborhood association ID, public assistance ID, a veteran health ID card issued by the US Department of Veteran Affairs, a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon or an employee ID issued by a Florida branch, department, agency or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county or a municipality
• If the ID presented at the polls contains a photo, but no signature, the voter will be asked to provide an additional form of acceptable ID with their signature
• Voters without the proper ID will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot
• Completed Vote-By-Mail ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of Elections office by 7 p.m. on August 18
• Voters who received a ballot in the mail and decide to vote in person, should bring their ballot to their precinct to be canceled, and then may vote a regular ballot
• Voted mail ballots will not be accepted at polling sites
• Election results will be posted, at VoteIndianRiver.gov, SOE Facebook page@VoteIndianRiver, IRCTV at indianriver.gov, Cable channel 13 in Vero Beach, streamed at COVB.org, and Cable channel 23 in Sebastian, streamed at cityofsebastian.org.