Heavy rain and flash flooding have forced changes to polling places across parts of Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Monday in Brevard, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties, citing hazardous weather. Florida’s Elections Division has listed 19 polling-place changes for Election Day.
Donald Trump carried all but Palm Beach County among these counties in 2024, often by wide margins. In Palm Beach, Kamala Harris won narrowly.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds urged residents dealing with the flooding to put safety first.
Brevard County
Voters in the following precincts should go to their new polling places:
- Precincts 307, 512 and 525: New Shiloh Christian Center, 3900 Sarno Road, Melbourne, FL 32934. Previously, voters were assigned to Max K. Rodes Park Community Center in West Melbourne.
- Precinct 309: New Shiloh Christian Center, 3900 Sarno Road, Melbourne, FL 32934, instead of the Veterans Memorial Complex in West Melbourne.
- Precinct 306: Joseph N. Davis Community Center, 2547 Bruce D. Buggs St., Melbourne, FL 32901, replacing the Eddie Lee Taylor Sr. Community Center.
- Precinct 320: Franklin T. DeGroodt Memorial Library, 6475 Minton Road SE, Palm Bay, FL 32909, instead of Eastern Florida State College’s Palm Bay campus.
- Precincts 323 and 509: Joseph N. Davis Community Center, 2547 Bruce D. Buggs St., Melbourne, FL 32901, replacing the Front Street Civic Center.
- Precinct 517: Palm Bay City Hall Council Chambers, 120 Malabar Road SE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, instead of Faith Baptist Church of Palm Bay.
Highlands County
- Precinct 20: Penny Ogg Operations Center, 4504 Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring, FL 33870, replacing the Springlake Community Center.
Indian River County
- Precinct 7: Sebastian Elks Lodge No. 2714, 731 South Fleming Street, Sebastian, FL 32958, instead of Sebastian Church of God. The new site is also reportedly serving Precinct 8.
Martin County
- Precinct 2: Martin County Supervisor of Elections Office, 135 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Stuart, FL 34994, replacing Grace Presbyterian Church.
Okeechobee County
- Precinct 10: High Point Church, 4550 N. Highway 441, Okeechobee, FL 34972, instead of Fort Drum Community Church.
Palm Beach County
- Voters assigned to Casa Rio Clubhouse in Riviera Beach should go to RB Preparatory and Achievement Academy, 7071 Garden Road, Riviera Beach, FL 33404.
- Voters assigned to Ironhorse Country Club in West Palm Beach should go to North County Senior Center, 5217 Northlake Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418.
St. Lucie County
- Precinct 12: Days Inn Midtown, 3224 S. U.S. Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34982, replacing Fort Pierce Masonic Lodge.
- Precincts 49 and 71: Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 SE Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34984, instead of Oak Hammock K-8 School.
- Precinct 51: Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 SE Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34984, replacing the Disabled American Veterans Hall.
- Precincts 67 and 86: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952, instead of St. Lucie West Centennial High School.
- Precinct 92: Tradition Town Hall, 10799 SW Civic Lane, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, replacing Brennity at Tradition Senior Living.
- Precincts 85 and 95: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952, instead of the Indian River State College Veterans Center of Excellence.
- Precincts 6 and 28: Havert L. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, FL 34982, replacing Renaissance Business Park.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Floridians are choosing a new governor, voting on four other statewide offices and deciding 28 congressional races. They are also weighing whether Republican Ashley Moody should remain in the U.S. Senate or be replaced by Democrat Angela Nixon.
