Please see the voter information thread from a few days ago for resources if you aren't sure who to vote for: https://reddit.com/r/Tallahassee/comments/1vkixcm/august_18_2026_primary_election_voting/
Voter turnout is currently right at 30%. Make sure to go vote! You have a little over 4 hours to be in line.
Apologies for this being later this year than in previous cycles! But I hope that it is still helpful to anyone looking for election information.
This thread is intended to be used for information on registering/updating voter registration, figuring out where and how to vote, etc. - not campaigning for (or against) candidates. If you’re confused about candidates and their platforms, there are resources listed below to assist you in your decisions. You may feel free to post a thread asking about local candidates, but please no threads campaigning for/against a candidate.
Most information in this thread is available on Leon County’s Supervisor of Elections website, www.LeonVotes.gov. Another good resource is the Vote411 site.
This information is specific to Tallahassee/Leon County voters. If you have questions about voting in a different county in the area, I suggest checking out their Supervisor of Elections pages:
Reminder: the deadline to register to vote in the August election or to update your voter information was July 20. If you were not registered to vote by that date, you cannot vote in this election. It is still important to vote in the November election, so you should still register to vote! If you need to update your voter information, you can still do that - you just can't change your party affiliation for this primary election. You can go to an early voting site or the Supervisor of Elections office to make updates to your address/etc.
There are several ways to vote in Leon County – you can vote by mail, via early voting at an early voting location, or on Election Day at your local precinct. Heads up! Some voting precincts may have changed since the last election. Make sure you verify your local precinct in advance if you plan on voting on Election Day.
Regardless of how you plan on voting, you can always look up your Sample Ballot for elections on the LeonVotes.gov site. If you are Early Voting or voting on Election Day, you may bring your filled-in sample ballot with you to the polling location to help you fill in your official ballot. A Sample Ballot is also mailed to you prior to the election - but it is an all-encompassing sample ballot and may include races that you cannot vote for at your address.
Note: You can no longer request a mail-in ballot for the August election.
In Florida, you are allowed to request a vote-by-mail ballot for any reason. The LeonVotes website has an entire section dedicated to Voting by Mail. Any mail-in ballots received after 7pm on Election Day are not counted. Of course, the sooner you return your ballot, the longer you have to follow-up on any issues, so it is recommended you return your ballot early.
Be aware: your signature on your mail ballot must match your signature on your voter registration or your driver’s license, or your ballot is subject to not being counted. If an issue arises, you may be able to “cure” your signature, but you only have about 48 hours from Election Day to do so! More is explained on your mail ballot’s instructions sheet.
You may also return your vote by mail ballot to any early voting location during their early voting hours, or the Supervisor of Elections office during opening hours. You can look at ballot drop box locations here.
Leon County offers early voting at 10 sites across the county, usually running 10am-6pm from August 8 to August 16 (see below for changes at specific locations).
You will need a valid form of ID that shows your picture and your signature to vote. You can early vote at any of the early voting locations, not just the one closest to your voting address.
The 10 early voting sites for the August 2026 election are:
Heads up: Some precincts may have changed locations since the last election. Make sure you know where your precinct is before heading out on Election Day!
If you prefer to wait to vote until Election Day on August 18, you can certainly do so! Polls are open from 7am-7pm at each voting precinct. If you are in line by 7pm, you are allowed to vote, regardless of what time your turn to vote may occur.
You can verify your voting precinct on your voter registration card that the County’s Supervisor of Elections office mailed to you, or online at LeonVotes.org. On Election Day, this is typically the only location where you are legally allowed to vote.
You will need a valid form of ID that shows your picture and your signature to vote at your precinct. Emergency voting on Election Day allows you to vote at the Supervisor of Election's office on Apalachee Parkway from 7am-7pm.
Feeling confused about the election? You’re not alone. There are many resources out there for voters to educate themselves about candidates. Sitting down and searching each candidate’s name, reading their social media pages and their campaign websites and such can of course provide all the information, but it is time-consuming.
Many organizations have much of this information readily available – Vote411, the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee, WFSU, and the Tallahassee Democrat often have information on candidates.
The 2026 Candidate Forums put on by The Capital Region News Collaborative (The Tallahassee Democrat, WFSU, WCTV, WTXL, Capital Outlook, and Tallahassee Reports) in partnership with the League of Women Voters can be found on the Democrat's YouTube page. You can also find links to some candidate forums from WCTV's article here. They are a great way to get to know candidates and determine who you want to vote for.
Have more or updated information to share? A question about voting? A tip for vote-by-mail, early voting, or election day voting? Did I fuck up and link to a broken page despite checking everything? Feel free to share, ask questions, etc. below, but please no campaigning for/against candidates.
Apologies for the delay in getting this posted! It's been sitting in my drafts and I've been slowly updating this but didn't sit down to finalize it until now.
Since a lot of people on here were angered by the school zone cameras last year, here is your reminder that with school starting back next week, so will the school zone cameras and their enforcement - and this year there's no grace period at the start of the school year.
> When is photo enforcement active?
> The camera enforcement system is active during the entirety of the school day session. The exact times vary depending on the individual school schedule. Per state law, enforcement occurs during the following times:
> Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled breakfast program.
> During the entirety of a regularly scheduled school session; and
> Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the end of a regularly scheduled school session.
I forgot that today was officially the launch of Breeze's service from Ft. Lauderdale and Raleigh, but early reviews seem to be positive, if only for the price more than anything.
If anyone takes one of the early flights, I'm sure people here would be interested in hearing how it goes, especially if flying to Raleigh. Here's hoping that this is successful and eventually they expand beyond 3 days a week here.
Just a reminder - Breeze is operating in Tallahassee on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. The city is subsidizing some of this by offering about $1.5 million in incentives as part of the $600,000 a year grant program started to entice new airlines, plus lowering the airport fees for Breeze.
Just a heads up, the last phase of road closures for water main work is starting tomorrow, and will run through the end of July. As a reminder, once the entire water main replacement is complete, they will resurface the road. So additional closures are likely after this work is done.
Detour routes:
> Northbound traffic on Old Bainbridge Road will be detoured onto Pullen Road/Callaway Road then onto North Monroe Street then onto Talpeco Road to Old Bainbridge Road.
> Southbound traffic will be detoured onto Talpeco Road, then North Monroe Street then onto Callaway Road/Pullen Road to Old Bainbridge Road.
For more information, WCTV has an article up:
Congrats to the state employees that will now have a well-deserved 5 (!) day weekend around the July 4 holiday with today's announcement that offices will be closed on July 2 and July 6, in addition to the holiday on July 3 and the weekend on July 4 & 5.
To the OPSers: You know the drill, unfortunately. Hopefully you are allowed to work extra during the week if you would like, to make up for losing on 3 days' pay now.
https://www.wctv.tv/2026/06/12/desantis-grants-state-employees-extra-days-off-around-july-4/
Per Urban Tallahassee, Swig soda shop (swig.com) is opening a Tallahassee location in the former HTea0 location: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EcBfFTMg4/
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No mention of when it's scheduled to open. The location is not yet listed as coming soon on the Swig website.
> Two Tallahassee restaurants are now Michelin-recommended, a major honor from one of the most recognized names in fine dining.
> The world-renowned recognition was awarded to Black Radish and The Huntsman, both in their fourth year of operation. The eateries were chosen to be featured after the Michelin Guide completed its first statewide selection for Florida restaurants.
Pretty neat to see two very popular local places get added to the Michelin Guide for Florida, which features their 200 recommendations across the state.
Here's the full update from Michelin on their Florida recommendations: https://michelinmedia.com/pages/blog/detail/article/c/a1463/