MARK YOUR CALENDARS! March 8, 2022, is Election Day in Palm Beach County for 19 municipalities and a Special General Election for House District 88. Read this month’s Elections Report to learn more about these upcoming elections, the once-every-ten-year redistricting process that’s currently underway, and see some of the highlights from your Elections Office since the start of the New Year.
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Special Elections Update:
Special Election for U.S. Congressional District 20
Special Primary Election for Florida House District 88
There were two Special Elections in Palm Beach County earlier this month. Election Day in the Special General Election for U.S. Congressional District 20 and a Special Democratic Primary Election for Florida House District 88 was on Tuesday, January 11th. Nearly 20,000 Palm Beach County voters cast their ballot in these Special Elections by mail, at an Early Voting location, or on Election Day.
A big THANK YOU to the voters, poll workers, Canvassing Board, and our Elections Team for a safe, secure, and accurate election! Election results for the January 11, 2022 Special Elections are available online at VotePalmBeach.gov.
Upcoming Elections:
2022 Uniform Municipal Elections
Special General Election for Florida House District 88
March 8, 2022, is Election Day in Palm Beach County for 19 municipalities and a Special General Election for House District 88. Voters in these municipalities or House District 88 will be voting on candidates and/or municipal questions.
Participating municipalities include: Boynton Beach, Greenacres, Haverhill, Highland Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth Beach, Lantana, Loxahatchee Groves, North Palm Beach, Pahokee, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, South Palm Beach, Wellington, and West Palm Beach.
In the Special Election for State Representative, District 88, all voters registered on or before February 7, 2022, regardless of party affiliation and living within Florida House District 88, are eligible to vote in the Special Election.
There are 3 safe, easy, and convenient ways to vote in the upcoming March 8th elections: By mail, at a designated Early Voting location, or at your polling place on Election Day.
Important Dates & Deadlines
The deadline to register to vote is February 7, 2022.
The deadline to request that a Vote-by-Mail ballot be mailed to you is 5:00 p.m. on February 26, 2022.
Vote-by-Mail ballots must be received by our main office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Early Voting is available Saturday, February 26, through Sunday, March 6, 2022. Early Voting locations are open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Election Day is Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For more information about voting in the March 8th elections, please visit VotePalmBeach.gov or call (561) 656-6200.
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Redistricting in Florida
Here Is What You Should Know
What is redistricting?
After each decennial Census, the Legislature redraws the districts from which Florida voters elect their State Representatives, State Senators, and members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Redistricting is the redrawing of congressional and state legislative districts to adjust for uneven growth rates in different parts of the state. Districts determine which voters participate in which elections.
What is the Supervisor of Elections’ role?
Once the district lines have been drawn, our Elections Office will redraw precinct lines within all districts throughout the county as needed. We then assign each voter to the precinct based on their address. This process is known as “reprecincting.” All changes will be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for approval.
Each precinct has an associated Election Day polling place. Since precincts are changing, some polling places will also change beginning in the 2022 Primary Election. All voters will receive new Voter Information cards with their new district information as well as new precinct and polling location information.
Additional resources
You can learn more about the redistricting process for:
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Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Day On, Not A Day Off
On January 17th, we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although our Elections Offices were closed in observance of the federal holiday, our Elections Team was proud to participate in the Boynton Beach MLK Celebration on the National Day of Service. We continue to honor his life of serving others and building a better future by doing our part to make sure everyone in our community has the information, tools, and confidence they need to register to vote and participate in our democracy.
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A Rockin’ Good Time!
Elections Office Facilitates Voting In Countywide School Art Contest
This year’s South Florida Fair theme was Rockin’ Robots, and we want to thank South Florida fair-goers who voted for their favorite robot-themed artwork entries submitted by local school students. Our Elections Office was proud to help facilitate voting in the countywide school art contest which ran from January 14 - 30, 2022.
The fair offered a great opportunity for children, young adults, and parents to participate in the voting process. It was a fun election in which anyone, regardless of age or registration status, could have the voting experience!
Our Elections Team also had an educational booth setup on weekends for fair visitors to register to vote, update their signature, get familiarized with voting equipment, and learn more about elections and the Elections Office.
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Class In Session For FAU Students
Supervisor Sartory Link Presents To Advanced Political Science Class
Supervisor Link was recently invited to serve as a guest presenter to Florida Atlantic University students attending an advanced political science class. The students participated in a fun, informative game of “PBC Elections Jeopardy” which provided important information about voting, running for office, and interesting facts about the Palm Beach County Elections Office.
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FSE Student Scholarships
Apply Today! Deadline Is March 11, 2022
The Florida Supervisors of Elections (FSE) is proud to once again offer scholarship opportunities to students from around the state. Four scholarships in the amount of $1,200 each will be awarded in 2022.
Applicants must be registered voters in Florida who have lived in the state for at least the preceding two years and have maintained at least a “C” average. Applicants must have been accepted or enrolled as a full-time student in a senior college or university in Florida and completed two years of junior college or undergraduate work. Students who apply must be either a Political Science, Public/Business Administration, or Journalism/Mass Communication major.
The deadline to apply for this scholarship is March 11, 2022. Applications must be submitted to the Elections Office of the county in which you are registered to vote. Each county will select one finalist to send to the FSE Scholarship Committee for consideration.
Learn more about the 2022 FSE Scholarships and how to apply here.
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North County Branch Office
Northeast County Courthouse
3188 PGA Blvd., Rm. #2401
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
P: (561) 624-6555
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South County Branch Office
Southeast PBC Admin Complex
345 S. Congress Ave., Rm. #103
Delray Beach, FL 33445
P: (561) 276-1226
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West County Branch Office
West County Office Building
2976 State Road #15, 2nd Floor
Belle Glade, FL 33430
P: (561) 922-1114
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