Kissimmee, Florida Public Records

The voter registration deadline is 29 days before any election. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, Florida residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not adjudicated mentally incapacitated or convicted of a felony without restoration of voting rights. As an incorporated municipality, the city conducts elections for Mayor and City Commission seats under a Commission-Manager form of government with five commissioners including the Mayor, all elected citywide. Municipal elections are nonpartisan and typically held in November of odd-numbered years, separate from state and federal elections. Candidate qualifying and ballot information for city races is available through the City Clerk's office at City Hall, 101 Church Street (phone: 407-518-2318) and through the Supervisor of Elections. Local voters also participate in Osceola County Commission elections (six district seats), constitutional officer elections (Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Clerk of Courts, Supervisor of Elections), School Board elections, and state legislative races (Florida House and Senate districts). Voters can locate their assigned polling place by entering their address at voteosceola.com or calling the Elections Office. The county operates approximately 10-12 early voting sites during the early voting period (typically beginning 10 days before Election Day through the Sunday before the election), including locations at the Elections Office, Kissimmee Civic Center, and various branch libraries and community centers. County-level races include constitutional officers whose terms expire, School Board seats, and potential ballot referenda on local issues such as tax levies, charter amendments, or bond initiatives. Florida voters can request vote-by-mail ballots (absentee ballots) through the Supervisor of Elections website, by phone, mail, or in person; requests are valid through the end of the calendar year of the second general election following the request, meaning voters must periodically renew their mail ballot request. Public election records available under Florida law include the voter registration database (with limited personal information redacted per F.S. 97.0585 and F.S. 119.071), which political campaigns and organizations can request for legitimate election purposes; candidate campaign finance reports filed with the Osceola County Supervisor of Elections for local races and the Florida Division of Elections for state races; precinct-level election results published after each election at voteosceola.com showing vote totals by race, precinct, and method of voting; and early voting and Election Day poll worker rosters. Florida's election transparency extends to ballot images and tabulation audits conducted post-election to verify accuracy.