Election Day in Brevard: Find Your Precinct, Polling Hours (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) and What to Bring

An American flag beside navy: Find your precinct, then vote. Checklist: look up your precinct, bring photo ID with signature, surrender a mail ballot.

Election Day in Brevard is Tue., Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at your own precinct only. How to find your polling place, what ID to bring and mail ballot tips.

As the Republican State Committeeman for Brevard County, Florida, I want every eligible voter in Brevard to walk in on Tuesday knowing exactly where to go and what to bring. Early voting ended Saturday, Oct. 31, and there’s no early voting on Sun., Nov. 1, or Mon., Nov. 2. Here’s your Election Day checklist.

When: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tue., Nov. 3

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you’re in line at 7 p.m., stay in line: you’ll still be allowed to vote (SOE Election Day Tips).

The SOE says the busiest times are usually 7 to 8 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. If you can, go outside those windows. Voting at a school? Avoid drop-off and pickup times.

Where: your own precinct’s polling place

On Election Day you can vote only at the polling place for your precinct (s. 101.045, F.S.).

  • Look it up: use the SOE’s Find Your Precinct tool, or check your voter information card.
  • Moved? If you moved within Brevard, or from another Florida county, the SOE says you can update your address at your new precinct’s polling place on Election Day. Other moves mean a provisional ballot (SOE Election Day Tips).

Did your polling place move?

On July 20, 2026, the SOE posted a legal notice moving the polling place for nine precincts (SOE Precinct & Polling Place Change Notices):

  • Precincts 132 and 200 (were Rockledge City Hall) and 224, 228 and 241 (were Hope United Church of Christ): now Frank T. Forester Recreation Center, 960 Cogswell St., Rockledge.
  • Precinct 422 (was First Baptist Church of South Brevard): now Wickham Park Community Center, 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne.
  • Precincts 431 and 433 (were Prince of Peace Anglican Church): now Indian River Colony Club, 1600 Old Glory Blvd., Melbourne.
  • Precinct 520 (was Glory Bound Church of God): now Victory in Christ Jesus Ministries, 2865 Jupiter Blvd. SE, Palm Bay.

What to bring

  • A current, valid photo ID with your signature. Florida law lists, for example, a Florida driver license, a Florida ID card, a U.S. passport or passport card, a U.S. uniformed services ID, a veteran health ID card or a Florida concealed weapon license (s. 101.043, F.S.; SOE Identification Requirements).
  • Photo ID without a signature? Bring a second ID that shows your signature.
  • No ID? You can still vote a provisional ballot, and the canvassing board decides whether it counts (s. 101.043(2), F.S.; SOE Provisional Ballot Information).
  • Your notes. The SOE says you can bring your own marked-up notes or ballot preview to help you remember your choices. Don’t leave them in the booth or show them to other voters in line.
  • Your mail ballot, if you have one and want to vote in person. Bring it to surrender to an election official. The SOE says that speeds up your check-in (SOE Election Day Tips; s. 101.69, F.S.).

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, so it’s too late to rely on the mail (SOE How to Return Your Voted Mail Ballot).

  • Mon., Nov. 2: drop it off at one of the four SOE offices, 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 Secure Ballot Intake Stations; SOE Contact).
  • Election Day: if you plan to drop it at an office on Nov. 3, check hours with the Supervisor of Elections first.
  • Rather vote in person? Bring it to your precinct and surrender it, then vote.

Good to know inside the polling place

  • No photos in the polling room, except of your own ballot (s. 102.031(5), F.S.).
  • Made a mistake? Tell the clerk, hand over the spoiled ballot, and you’ll get a replacement. You can get up to two replacements per election.
  • Need help? If you need assistance because of blindness, disability or trouble reading or writing, you can bring someone you choose, but not your employer or union officer, or ask two poll workers (s. 101.051, F.S.). Every polling place has an accessible touchscreen ballot-marking device.
  • Campaign shirts and hats are OK while you vote, as long as you’re not actively campaigning, the SOE says.

Where Brevard turnout stands

Through early voting, Brevard voters had cast 177,819 ballots: 118,661 early votes, 59,101 mail ballots and 57 provisional ballots. That’s 39.76% of 447,257 active registered voters. These are unofficial numbers from the SOE’s Election Turnout page as of 7:00 a.m. Sun., Nov. 1, and they’ll change as mail ballots come in. About 6 in 10 active voters haven’t voted yet, so Election Day matters.

My take

Look up your precinct before Tuesday, then go vote. Bring a friend, a neighbor or a family member who hasn’t voted yet.

When you get there, my personal picks at the top of the ballot are the Republican nominees: Byron Donalds for Governor, Ashley Moody for U.S. Senate and James Uthmeier for Attorney General (Florida Division of Elections candidate listing). Those are my personal recommendations, not an endorsement by BREC, RPOF or any party organization. My full ballot recap goes up Sunday evening, Nov. 1.

Questions?

My Voter Guide covers every race on the Brevard ballot (I make no recommendations in judicial races). For how votes are counted on election night, see my post on Brevard election integrity. Contact me, or see my FAQs and more posts on the blog. For anything about your own registration or 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 Day Tips, Find Your Precinct, Precinct & Polling Place Change Notices (07-20-2026 Legal Ad), Identification Requirements, Provisional Ballot Information, How to Return Your Voted Mail Ballot, Secure Ballot Intake Stations, Contact and Election Turnout pages (Turnout Quick View, unofficial, as of 7:00 a.m. Sun., Nov. 1, 2026), votebrevard.gov; Florida Division of Elections Candidate Listing for the 2026 General Election, dos.elections.myflorida.com; sections 101.043, 101.045, 101.051, 101.67, 101.69 and 102.031, Florida Statutes (2026), flsenate.gov. Checked November 1, 2026. Cover photo: Ben White, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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