Lake Worth Beach, Florida Public Records

Florida residents can register online at https://registertovoteflorida.gov, by mail using a registration application, or in person at the Supervisor's office, any driver license office, or designated registration agencies. Registration must be completed 29 days before an election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Florida residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and provide either a Florida driver license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. The city conducts municipal elections for mayor and four city commission seats under a commission-manager form of government. These elections occur in March of even-numbered years, with the mayor serving a two-year term and commissioners holding staggered four-year terms. The next municipal election is scheduled for March 2026, and candidate filing details along with ballot measure information can be obtained through the city clerk at Lake Worth Beach City Hall (561-586-1664) or the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website. City races are nonpartisan. Voters can locate their assigned polling place by visiting https://www.pbcelections.org and using the "Find My Precinct" tool, which requires entering a residential address. The tool displays Election Day locations, early voting sites, and ballot information specific to that address. Florida law makes extensive election records available to the public. Voter registration lists, with certain protected information like Social Security numbers and signatures excluded, can be purchased or inspected. Campaign finance reports for all candidates and political committees are searchable through the Florida Division of Elections at https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance and through the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections for local races. Candidate filings, financial disclosures, and ballot measure petitions are public records. Precinct-level election results appear on the Supervisor's website after each election, offering detailed vote totals by precinct, candidate, and issue. However, Florida's statewide constitutional offices including Governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, and Commissioner of Agriculture will all appear on the ballot. All 160 seats in the Florida Legislature - 40 Senate seats and 120 House seats - will be contested, including the state representatives and senators who represent the area. Countywide, voters will decide county commission races, the Sheriff, Clerk & Comptroller, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, and Supervisor of Elections positions, all on four-year cycles. School Board seats for the School District of Palm Beach County will also be determined. Judicial retention elections for circuit and county judges may appear depending on term expirations. The March 2026 municipal election will decide the city's mayor and commission seats. Florida voters can request vote-by-mail ballots through the Supervisor of Elections website at https://www.pbcelections.org, by phone at 561-656-6200, by mail, or in person. Vote-by-mail requests remain valid through the end of the calendar year in which two general elections have occurred, after which a new request must be submitted. No excuse is required to vote by mail in Florida. Ballots are mailed beginning approximately 40 days before Election Day and must be received by the Supervisor's office by 7:00 PM on Election Day to be counted.