In October we celebrated National Voter Education Week, and we’re doing our part by working to ensure every eligible Florida voter understands the three different ways to vote and can confidently cast a ballot in the next election. That’s why we’ve relaunched MakeAPlanToVote.com and its Spanish-language sister site PlanificaTuVotoFL.com.
If you plan to vote by mail in upcoming local elections or the critical 2026 Election, we strongly encourage you to use MakeAPlanToVote.com to check your registration status right now. That’s because many Floridians who think they’re registered to vote by mail may not be.
In 2021 Gov. DeSantis signed a bill which made numerous unnecessary changes to Florida’s voting laws in response to President Trump’s stolen election falsehoods. Among the more onerous is a requirement that mail voters must request a mail ballot every general election cycle.
This means that, if you haven’t done so already, you must re-enroll for mail voting with your county Supervisor of Elections (if you already have, great! Share this alert with family or friends who haven’t.)
Here are some benefits to voting by mail:
- It’s fast, easy, and secure: If you use our secure MakeAPlanToVote.com website to register to vote by mail, you’ll receive your ballot approximately a month before the election. Simply fill out your ballot, seal it in its envelope, sign the back of the envelope, mail it back and you’ve voted! You can even track the status of your mail ballot online.
- You’ll have time to research your ballot: Your ballot won’t just include the big races for US Senate, Governor, and Congress. It will also include state legislative races, judicial candidates, local offices, and any proposed initiatives. Having your ballot before Election Day makes it much easier to research and make informed decisions before casting your vote.
- Stop the robocalls and mailers: Once your ballot is mailed in, most campaigns will stop calling and mailing you because you’ve already voted. Of course, campaigns appreciate this too. By mailing your ballot early, they can focus precious time and resources on voters that are tougher to reach.
Floridians can use MakeAPlanToVote.com for much more than re-enrolling in mail voting. We’ve made this site a user-friendly, one-stop shop to make voting in Florida as secure, convenient, and easy as possible.
At MakeAPlanToVote.com you can also easily:
- check your voter registration status
- register to vote
- get free Voter ID help
- access the Election Protection Hotline, and more.
Be sure to bookmark MakeAPlanToVote.com. As we get closer to Election Day, we will be updating it to include early voting times and locations and Election Day polling places as they become available.
Thanks for being part of our network, and for being an educated and engaged Florida voter.
For a robust democracy,
Mark and the Progress Florida team
P.S.: You can call the Election Protection hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) if you have issues around voting, including questions about signing up to vote by mail. More on National Voter Education Week is here.