Windermere, Florida Public Records

Florida residents can register to vote online at https://registertovoteflorida.gov or submit paper applications to the Orange County Supervisor of Elections. Registration must occur at least 29 days before any election. The state requires a valid Florida driver license or ID card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number if no Florida ID exists. Eligible voters must be U.S. Citizens, Florida residents, and at least 18 years old by election day. Florida automatically restores voting rights to most felons upon completion of their sentence, though certain murder and sexual offense convictions require additional clemency proceedings. Windermere holds municipal elections for Town Council seats and the Mayor position. Municipal elections typically occur in March during even-numbered years.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Windermere voters are published by the Florida Division of Elections (https://dos.fl.gov/elections/). Candidate qualifying occurs approximately two months before the election, with information about local candidates, ballot measures, and results available through both the Town of Windermere website at https://www.town.windermere.fl.us and the Orange County Supervisor of Elections. Residents can find their assigned polling place by visiting https://www.ocfelections.com and using the "Find My Precinct" tool, which requires entering a residential address. The system displays precinct numbers, election day polling locations with addresses and hours (typically 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM), sample ballots for upcoming elections, and voter registration status. Orange County typically operates 10-15 early voting sites during the two-week early voting period before elections, with the nearest locations often at Windermere Town Hall, West Oaks Mall, or Southwest Regional Library. Florida's public election records are extensive and accessible. Voter registration lists, excluding certain confidential information like dates of birth and Social Security numbers, are available for purchase through the Supervisor of Elections. Campaign finance reports for all candidates and political committees are searchable online through the Florida Division of Elections website at https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance. At the federal level, Florida's However, Florida voters will elect all members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the town falling in Florida's 10th Congressional District. However, Florida will elect state Cabinet positions including Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, and Commissioner of Agriculture. Local voters will also elect their State Senator (District 13) and State Representative (District 40 or 43, depending on exact location). At the Orange County level, several Orange County Commission seats will be contested, along with the Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Clerk of Courts, and Sheriff positions. The March 2026 Windermere municipal election for Town Council will be separate from the November general election. Florida offers vote-by-mail ballots (formerly called absentee ballots) to any registered voter who requests one. Requests can be submitted online through the Orange County Supervisor of Elections website, by phone at 407-836-2070, or by written application. Vote-by-mail ballot requests are valid through the end of the calendar year in which they're made for all elections held that year, or voters can request to remain on a permanent vote-by-mail list for all elections through the next two general election cycles. Mail ballots must be requested no later than 10 days before election day, and completed ballots must be received (not just postmarked) by 7:00 PM on election day to be counted.