How Florida will count and verify votes for the November election

Concerns about voter fraud and voter security have grown since 2020 because of the false belief that the election was rigged.However, Florida keeps a rigorous standard for how votes are counted, and while each county’s system may vary, they must operate within the framework created by the state, which you can read on the Florida Division of Elections website.[ELECTION 2026: Make sure you’re eligible to vote|How to vote by mail|Election Myths]We asked our county supervisors of elections to walk us through what happens with ballots at polling places, from the machine you submit your ballot into at a precinct, to how your vote gets to the supervisor of elections office, to how it gets recorded and verified.To find out how Florida secures vote-by-mail ballots, go HERE.NOTE: Go to your county supervisor of elections website to learn more about the exact methods and machines used in counting the vote. Many have pages dedicated to election security, videos that walk you through the process an