Polls Are Open Until 7 p.m. Go Vote, Brevard!

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Brevard polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tue., Nov. 3. Some precincts moved because of flooding. Check yours, bring photo ID, and get in line by 7 p.m.

As the Republican State Committeeman for Brevard County, Florida, I have one job for you today: vote. Brevard polls are open until 7 p.m., and this year’s flooding means the place you voted last time may not be the place you vote today. Here’s what you need to know before you go.

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Every Brevard polling place is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. If you’re in line by 7 p.m., you get to vote, however long the line takes (s. 100.011, F.S.; SOE Election Day Tips).

On Election Day you vote only at your own assigned precinct, the one for the address where you live (s. 101.045, F.S.). Early voting sites are closed. Look yours up with the SOE’s Find Your Precinct tool.

Flooding moved some polling places. Check yours first

On Mon., Nov. 2, Supervisor of Elections Tim Bobanic began relocating polling places because of extreme flooding, "for the safety and security of our election workers and the voters of Brevard" (SOE release and polling place change notice, Nov. 2, 2026). Flooding moved some polling places. Check yours at votebrevard.gov before you go.

What to bring

  • Photo ID with your signature, current and valid: a Florida driver license, Florida ID card, U.S. passport, military ID and several others count. If one ID doesn’t have both, two can (SOE ID Requirements).
  • No ID with you? You can still vote a provisional ballot, and the SOE checks the signature on its envelope against your registration (SOE Provisional Ballots).
  • Your mail ballot, if you have one. Bring it, voted or not, and surrender it at your precinct, and you vote a regular ballot (SOE Election Day Tips).

Mail ballot still at home? One office is taking them

A voted mail ballot must be received by 7 p.m. today, and a postmark doesn’t count (s. 101.67, F.S.). Because of the flooding, county facilities have closed, and the SOE’s Titusville, Melbourne and Palm Bay offices are closed to the public until further notice. The Viera office, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, is open, and its secure ballot intake station is taking voted mail ballots (SOE release, Nov. 2, 2026). I couldn’t find today’s Viera hours posted, so confirm them at votebrevard.gov or 321-290-VOTE (8683) before you drive over. Can’t get to Viera? Take the ballot to your own precinct and surrender it there.

Beat the line

The SOE says the busiest times are usually 7-8 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. (SOE Election Day Tips). Mid-morning and mid-afternoon are your best bet. And remember: no photos inside the polling room except of your own ballot (s. 102.031, F.S.).

Cape Canaveral voters: one City Council candidate, Michael Robert Mejia, has withdrawn, and votes for him will not count (SOE notice).

Where Brevard turnout stands

Brevard voters have cast 211,971 ballots so far: 118,661 early votes, 61,002 mail ballots, 32,213 Election Day votes and 95 provisional ballots. That’s 47.39% of 447,257 active registered voters, so just over half of Brevard voters haven’t voted yet. These are unofficial numbers from the SOE’s Election Turnout page as of 11:20 a.m. Tue., Nov. 3.

My take

You have until 7 p.m. Don’t leave your vote on the table. Check your precinct, grab your ID, and bring a neighbor.

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.

Questions?

My Voter Guide covers every race on the Brevard ballot (I make no recommendations in judicial races), and my Election Day checklist has more detail. See my FAQs and more posts on the blog. For anything about your own registration, precinct or ballot, go to the Supervisor of Elections at votebrevard.gov or call 321-290-VOTE (8683). To report suspected voter fraud, the SOE points voters to the Florida Division of Elections, toll-free at 877-868-3737.

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 and Polling Place Change Notice, Identification Requirements, Provisional Ballots, 2026 Cape Canaveral Candidate Withdrawal and Election Turnout pages (Turnout Quick View, unofficial, as of 11:20 a.m. Tue., Nov. 3, 2026), and Nov. 2, 2026 releases on flooding-related polling place changes and office closures, votebrevard.gov; Florida Division of Elections Candidate Listing for the 2026 General Election, dos.elections.myflorida.com; sections 100.011, 101.045, 101.67, 101.71 and 102.031, Florida Statutes (2026), flsenate.gov. Checked November 3, 2026. Cover photo: Good Free Photos, CC0 (cover A) / Ben White, CC0 (cover B), via Wikimedia Commons.

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