Last Day of Early Voting in Brevard: Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A wall clock under navy: Last day to vote early. Sat., Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at any of 10 Brevard sites; in line at 4 p.m., you still vote; 161,057 ballots cast through Friday, unofficial.

Saturday, Oct. 31, is the last day of early voting in Brevard: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at any of 10 sites. In line by 4? You still vote. Mail ballots are due by 7 p.m. Nov. 3.

As the Republican State Committeeman for Brevard County, Florida, I want every eligible voter in Brevard to have a plan. Here’s what you need for the last day.

Saturday, Oct. 31: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Weekend early voting hours are shorter than weekday hours, so sites close at 4 p.m. You can vote at any of Brevard’s 10 early voting sites, no matter where you live in the county (SOE Early Voting):

  • Cocoa: Dr. Joe Lee Smith Community Center, 415 Stone St.
  • Melbourne: Wickham Park Community Center, 2815 Leisure Way
  • Merritt Island: Kiwanis Island Park Gymnasium, 950 Kiwanis Island Park Rd.
  • Palm Bay: Tony Rosa Palm Bay Community Center, 1502 Port Malabar Blvd. NE
  • Palm Bay: Ted Whitlock Community Center, 370 Championship Cir. NW
  • Satellite Beach: Scotty Culp Municipal Complex, 565 Cassia Blvd.
  • Titusville: Titusville Public Library, 2121 S. Hopkins Ave.
  • Titusville: Titusville Elections Office, 400 South St.
  • Viera: Viera Regional Community Center, 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
  • West Melbourne: Max K. Rodes Park Community Center, 3410 Flanagan Ave.

In line at 4 p.m.? Stay in line. Florida law says every early voting site must let anyone in line at closing vote (s. 101.657, F.S.).

Bring a valid, unexpired ID that shows your name, photo and signature. The SOE’s Election Day tips page links to the list of accepted IDs.

Expect a crowd

Through Fri., Oct. 30, Brevard voters had cast 103,631 early votes, and the Supervisor of Elections had received 57,383 mail ballots and 43 provisional ballots. That’s 161,057 ballots, 36.01% of 447,257 active registered voters, or more than 1 in 3. These are unofficial numbers from the SOE’s Election Turnout page as of 9:10 a.m. Sat., Oct. 31.

Friday, Oct. 30, was the busiest day of early voting by far: 13,625 early votes. The previous high was 9,235 on Thu., Oct. 29. Go early, and give yourself time.

Still holding a mail ballot?

It must be received by the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. Tue., Nov. 3 (s. 101.67, F.S.). A postmark doesn’t count.

  • Sat., Oct. 31: drop it in the Secure Ballot Intake Station at any early voting site until 4 p.m.
  • Mon., Nov. 2: drop it off at one of the four SOE offices during office hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Titusville (400 South St., Suite 1-F), Viera (2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Bldg. C, Suite 105), Melbourne (1515 Sarno Rd., Bldg. A) or Palm Bay (450 Cogan Dr. SE) (SOE intake stations).
  • Rather vote in person? Bring the mail ballot with you and surrender it, then vote (s. 101.69(1), F.S.).

After 4 p.m. Saturday

  • No early voting on Sun., Nov. 1, or Mon., Nov. 2.
  • Election Day, Tue., Nov. 3: polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and you must vote at your own precinct’s polling place. Look it up with the SOE’s Find Your Precinct tool.

My take

Last day, and the doors close at 4. Go early, and bring someone with you.

Questions?

My Voter Guide has my personal take on the Nov. 3 ballot (I make no recommendations in judicial races), and my post on Brevard County early voting 2026 has more background. Contact me, or see my FAQs and more posts on the blog. For anything about your own ballot, go to the Supervisor of Elections at votebrevard.gov.

Opinions in this post are my personal view as Josiah Gattle, Republican State Committeeman for Brevard County, Florida. They are not a statement by any party organization.

LET’S WIN TOGETHER!

Sources: Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, Election Turnout (Turnout Quick View, unofficial, as of 9:10 a.m. ET Oct. 31, 2026), Early Voting, Election Day Tips, Secure Ballot Intake Stations, Contact and Find Your Precinct pages, votebrevard.gov; sections 101.657, 101.67 and 101.69, Florida Statutes (2026), flsenate.gov. Checked October 31, 2026. Cover photo: Eder Pozo Pérez, CC0 (cover A) / NASA, Ben Smegelsky, public domain (cover B), via Wikimedia Commons.

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