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This is the elections office's own tracking service, BallotTrax. Questions about your ballot? Call them at (850) 838-3515.
Key Dates
SEP 24-OCT 01: Mail ballots go out to every voter who requested one
OCT 05: Last day to register to vote or change your party
OCT 22, 5 PM: Last day to request a mail ballot
Request online at taylorelectionsfl.gov or call (850) 838-3515
OCT 24-31: Early voting
8 AM to 5 PM every day at the elections office, 433 N. US Hwy 19, Perry
NOV 03, 7 PM: Election Day
7 AM to 7 PM at your assigned polling place. Mail ballots must be received by 7 PM. Postmarks do not count.
NOV 05, 5 PM: Last day to fix a signature problem on a mail ballot
If the elections office contacts you about your signature, answer right away.
Your mail ballot
Think of it as insurance. Idalia, Debby and Helene taught us all to have a backup plan. A mail ballot in the drawer is yours.
Mail voting works like it always has. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked new federal limits on mail ballots for this election. Sign up for BallotTrax alerts to follow yours from the day it's mailed until it's counted.
Returning it? Sign the back of the return envelope. The best way back is the secure ballot intake station inside the elections office, open weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM and every day of early voting. If you mail it, give it at least a week. It has to be received by 7 PM on Tuesday, November 3. A postmark does not count.
Rather vote in person? Polling places can't accept it as a mail ballot, but you can hand it in and vote a regular ballot instead.
Need a ride? We're coordinating rides to early voting and on Election Day, and to the elections office if you want to drop off your own mail ballot. Call or text the Taylor County Democrats at 850-295-9352 and we'll set it up.
Every registered voter in Taylor County, of any party, votes in the General Election on November 3, 2026. These are the Democrats on your ballot, in ballot order. Your ballot has two sides, so be sure to vote both.
Federal Offices
United States Senator
Angie Nixon
Jacksonville state representative. Her priorities: lowering the cost of living, Medicare for All with no premiums or copays, and universal child care and pre-K.
Also on the ballot: Ashley Moody (REP), Neil J. Gillespie (NPA)
U.S. Representative, District 2
Amanda Marie Green
Her priorities: bringing down the cost of housing and insurance, banning stock trading by members of Congress, and holding in-person town halls across the district.
Also on the ballot: Austin Rogers (REP)
State Offices
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
David Jolly and Gwen Graham
Both are former members of Congress. Graham represented North Florida's 2nd District. Their priorities: lowering property insurance costs, stronger support for public schools, and restoring reproductive freedom and expanding Medicaid.
Also on the ballot: Byron Donalds and Bryan Avila (REP); Scott Eckhard Jewett and Nicole Skelly (LPF); Charles Burkett and Ruben A. Coto (NPA); Frank J. Russo and Rachel Rodriguez (NPA); Moliere "Moe" Dimanche and Benjamin Rojas (NPA); Dean Ocean Abrams and Joe Van Vactor (NPA); Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto and Juan Santana (NPA); and a write-in line
Attorney General
José Javier Rodríguez
Former state senator and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor. He is running on crime, costs, and corruption: fighting fentanyl and scams, relief from high insurance and power bills, and rooting out fraud as “the people’s lawyer.”
Also on the ballot: James Uthmeier (REP)
Chief Financial Officer
Annette Taddeo
Former state senator from Miami-Dade. Her priorities: holding insurance companies accountable to lower costs, auditing no-bid contracts, and serving as “the watchdog for our money.”
Also on the ballot: Blaise Ingoglia (REP)
Commissioner of Agriculture
Joey Mendoza Atkins
Attorney who has represented Florida farmworkers. His priorities: supporting Florida farmers, fighting price gouging, and protecting water and farmland from careless development.
Also on the ballot: Wilton Simpson (REP), and a write-in line
Photos courtesy of the candidates’ campaigns.
Judges
Six yes-or-no questions ask whether to keep each judge in office: Justice Carlos G. Muñiz of the Florida Supreme Court, and Judges Joseph Lewis Jr., Rachel Nordby, Tim Osterhaus, Clay Roberts, and Raymond Treadwell of the First District Court of Appeal.
YES keeps the judge for a new six-year term. NO votes to remove the judge. If most voters say No, the Governor appoints a replacement.
Taylor County Democrats take no position on the judges.
Constitutional Amendments
Three amendments are on the ballot. Each one needs 60% of the vote to pass. Taylor County Democrats take a position only on Amendment 3. Read the full text on your sample ballot.
Amendment 1: Budget Stabilization Fund
Raises the cap on the state's rainy-day savings fund from 10% to 25% of general revenue. Requires the Legislature to put in up to $750 million a year until the fund reaches the new cap, unless certain conditions are met, and lets the Legislature withdraw money for critical state needs.
Amendment 2: Farm Property Tax Exemption
Exempts equipment and other personal property on farm land from property taxes when it is used for farming or agritourism and owned by the landowner or leaseholder. Starts with the 2027 tax year.
Turn your ballot over. Amendment 3 and the two School Board questions are on the back.
Amendment 3: Homestead Exemption and Property Tax Changes
VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3
Taylor County Democrats recommend a NO vote on Amendment 3.
Amendment 3 raises the homestead exemption on non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. It lowers the yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and it limits what counties and cities can spend property taxes on.
Why we say No: state economists estimate it would cut local government revenue by about $5 billion statewide in the first year, and up to $12 billion a year once fully in effect. Counties use that money for law enforcement, fire rescue, and roads.
School Board Questions
Question 1: Continue the 0.25 mill school tax
Keeps the School Board's existing 0.25 mill property tax for school operations (teachers, technology, and academic programs) for four more years, July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2031. YES continues the tax. NO ends it.
Question 2: Half-cent sales tax for schools
A half-cent sales tax for 10 years to build, repair, and secure school buildings and pay for school technology. The money stays in Taylor County schools, is shared with eligible charter schools by enrollment, and comes with a citizens' oversight committee and yearly audits. YES is for the tax. NO is against it.
Taylor County Democrats take no position on the School Board questions.
Confirm your registration and view your official sample ballot at taylorelectionsfl.gov. Or text TCVOTERS to 91896.
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