TALLAHASSEE, FL, Nov. 3, 2026 — Some Florida voters won't cast their ballots where they expected to on Election Day. After days of flooding, election supervisors in seven counties have moved a number of polling places to temporary sites, according to the Florida Division of Elections' emergency election resources page, which was updated Tuesday.
The state lists relocations in Brevard, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. It says the list is "subject to change" and that the page will be updated as information becomes available.
Why the moves are allowed this late: Florida law normally requires a supervisor to move a polling place not less than 30 days before an election. Gov. Ron DeSantis' flooding emergency order, Executive Order 26-227, says any supervisor who can't fully comply with that law for the Nov. 3 general election must notify the Florida Department of State of any "partial or substitute measures," subject to the secretary of state's approval. The Division of Elections says the relocations on its page were made under the order and section 101.71(2).
Brevard County has the longest list. Supervisor of Elections Tim Bobanic's office says these precincts vote at new sites today, according to its notice on VoteBrevard.gov:
- Precincts 307, 512, 525 (Max K. Rodes Park Community Center) and 309 (Veterans Memorial Complex): New Shiloh Christian Center, 3900 Sarno Rd., Melbourne.
- Precinct 306 (Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Community Center) and 323, 509 (Front Street Civic Center): Joseph N. Davis Community Center, 2547 Bruce D. Buggs St., Melbourne.
- Precinct 320 (EFSC Palm Bay): Franklin T. DeGroodt Memorial Library, 6475 Minton Rd. SE, Palm Bay. The office reminded voters of that move on X at 7:03 a.m. Tuesday.
- Precinct 517 (Faith Baptist Church of Palm Bay): Palm Bay City Hall Council Chambers, 120 Malabar Rd. SE, Palm Bay.
"For the safety and security of our election workers and the voters of Brevard, it is necessary to relocate a couple of precinct polling locations due to these unprecedented circumstances," Bobanic said in the notice. His office posted on X that there may be more changes and asked voters to check VoteBrevard.gov.
Other counties on the state's list include temporary sites at the Penny Ogg Operations Center in Sebring (Highlands Precinct 20), the Sebastian Elks Lodge (Indian River Precinct 7), the Martin County Supervisor of Elections Office in Stuart, High Point Church in Okeechobee (Okeechobee Precinct 10), RB Preparatory and Achievement Academy in Riviera Beach and the North County Senior Center in Palm Beach Gardens, and several St. Lucie County precincts moved to sites including the Port St. Lucie Community Center, the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, Tradition Town Hall and the Havert L. Fenn Center in Fort Pierce. The full state list shows each old and temporary location.
What to do: polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and you must vote at your assigned precinct's polling place on Election Day, Brevard's elections office reminds voters. The state's precinct lookup shows where, and your county supervisor of elections can confirm your site. Dates, ID rules and what's on the ballot are in our Nov. 3 voting guide.
Results will start coming in after polls close tonight, and Launchpad will follow them.
Sources: Florida Division of Elections, Emergency and Disaster Election Resources (updated Nov. 3, 2026); Executive Order 26-227, Section 12; section 101.71, Florida Statutes; Brevard County Supervisor of Elections notice and posts by @votebrevard on X.
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