Voter’s Guides, How to Evaluate a Candidate, Election Dates and links to important information on voting locations, required ID and more are on this page.
- Effective 1/1/23 all Vote By Mail registrations in Florida were cancelled. If you want to get a Vote By Mail ballot, you need to sign up again. Your enrollment will be good until December 31, 2024. You can sign up for Vote-By-Mail at VoteManatee.gov Choose “Vote By Mail,” then “Mail Ballot Request Service,” then follow the prompts.
- Click here to see where to vote on election day, sample ballots and your vote by mail address (if you elected VBM)
- Click here to see where to vote on election day, sample ballots and your vote by mail address (if you elected VBM)
Upcoming Election Dates:
Polling Locations Open at 7:00 am on Election Day and close at 7:00 pm.
2023
November 7, 2023, Voter Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- City of Anna Maria Election
- City of Bradenton Beach Election
- City of Holmes Beach Election
- Bayshore Gardens Park & Recreation District Election, Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, November 6, 2023
- Trailer Estates Park & Recreation District Election, Voter Registration Deadline: “Owner of Record” 30 days prior to election
2024
March 19, 2024 Presidential Preference Primary
- Voter Registration Deadline: Tuesday, February 20, 2024* (February 19 is President’s Day)
August 20, 2024 Primary Election
- Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, July 22, 2024
November 5, 2024 General Election
- Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Voters Guides:
How Do I find out about Candidates?
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- Vote411.org is compiled by League members and is particularly good for county and municipal candidates. To see candidate responses to LWV questions, click on “Find What’s on Your Ballot”. On this site you can also register to vote, find your polling place and much more.
- Ballotpedia For additional candidate information and background, click on “What’s on your Ballot”.
- League of Women Voters of Manatee Voters Guides (below dates will have a link when guide is available, pdf format)
November 7, 2023 Municipal Elections
August 20, 2024 Primary Elections
November 5, 2024 General Election - Candidate Forums Voters can see clearly different candidate positions in these nonpartisan candidate forums.
To request for a vote-by-mail ballot you may:
Apply with an online application,
Apply in writing by email, fax or mail, to the Supervisor of Elections
Apply in person at the Supervisor of Elections office (600 301 Blvd W., Suite 118, Bradenton 34205)
If you would like to have a vote-by-mail ballot mailed to you, all requests must be received by 5 p.m. on the tenth day before an election, in this case.
The person requesting a vote-by-mail ballot must disclose:
- The name of the voter
- The voter’s address
- The voter’s date of birth
- The requester’s name
- The requester’s address
- The requester’s driver’s license number, if available
- The requester’s relationship to the voter; and
- The requester’s signature (written request only).
Completed ballots must be received at the Office of the Supervisor of Elections, 600 301 Boulevard West, Suite 108, Bradenton, not later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. Do not return your voted vote-by-mail ballot to a polling place.
Day of the Election Voting:
On August 23, registered voters may vote at their assigned precinct only. Visit the SOE website to locate your polling site.
Evaluating Candidates
Click Here to see How to Judge a Candidate (LWV) including:
- Decide what you are looking for in a candidate
- Find out about the candidates
- Learn about the candidates’ leadership abilities
- Learn how other people view the candidate
- Cut through the rhetoric including common distortion techniques
- Evaluate candidates’ use of television
- Sort it all out
Important Information
Voting by mail is convenient, saves time, and allows you to research candidates at your leisure. For more information on voting by mail and early voting click on, Vote by Mail and Early Voting.
To track a mail-in ballot, click “Vote By Mail & Early Voting” on the website’s left-hand column, and then click “Track Your Vote By Mail Ballot.”
Check to be sure you have the right location to vote. To find your designated precinct, visit votemanatee.com and click “Where Do I Vote?”
Bring Identification
Voters are required to bring a valid photo ID and signature. Most vote using a Florida Drivers License. For other acceptable forms of ID, according to the Florida Division of Elections, Click Here
If you do not bring proper ID, you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.
