Special Report

Where, when and how to vote in Lake County

Every early-voting site with live wait times, your Election Day polling place, where to drop off a mail ballot, and the bus that gets you there.

By The Orlando Chronicle Special Reports DeskOctober 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM

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Early voting opens Mon., Oct. 19, at 10 a.m.

All 12 early-voting sites

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Early-voting site

Live during early-voting hours

Key dates

Early voting · Oct. 19 – Oct. 31 · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily

Oct. 22, 5 p.m.Last day to request a mail ballot

Nov. 3 · 7 a.m.–7 p.m.Election Day; mail ballots due at the SOE office

Nov. 5, 5 p.m.Deadline to fix a mail-ballot signature

Early voting · Oct. 19 – Oct. 31 · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily
Oct. 22, 5 p.m. · Last day to request a mail ballot
Nov. 3 · 7 a.m.–7 p.m. · Election Day; mail ballots due at the SOE office
Nov. 5, 5 p.m. · Deadline to fix a mail-ballot signature

Show all 12 early-voting sites

Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
55 · 55 Walmart stop · 675 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
South · Kings Ridge · 999 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
50 · Oakley Seaver Dr & Hancock Rd · 309 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
1, 4 · Bay St & Ward Ave · 1010 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
1A · U.S 441 & Guava · 846 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
1 · S Duncan Dr & Woodlea Rd · 871 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Supervisor of Elections office: also takes mail ballots 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays (10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily during early voting)
1 · E Burleigh Blvd & Huffstetler Dr · 309 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
No LakeXpress stop within ¼ mile
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
No LakeXpress stop within ¼ mile
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
4 · Ball Park Rd & Carroll St · 208 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
2 · W Dixie Ave & Rambo St · 286 ft
Opens Mon., Oct. 19, 10 a.m. · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, Oct. 19 – Oct. 31
Mail-ballot drop box during early-voting hours
3 · N Donnelly St & E 20th Ave · 62 ft

Data from the Lake County Supervisor of Elections, updated October 14, 2026. The Orlando Chronicle is not affiliated with the Supervisor of Elections. Confirm details at lakevotes.gov.

Early voting: Oct. 19 – Oct. 31

Any registered Lake County voter can vote at any of the county's 12 early-voting sites, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day from Monday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 31. There is no early voting on Sunday, Nov. 1. The map's wait times are the ones the Supervisor of Elections reports for each site during early-voting hours.

Every early-voting site takes voted mail ballots during early-voting hours.

Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3

On Election Day you must vote at the polling place for your precinct, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. can still vote. Enter your address in the guide above to find yours.

Precinct 210's polling place has a new name but hasn't moved: Embrace Church is now Trinity Hill Church, 17409 8th St., Montverde. If you're unsure where to vote, use the Supervisor of Elections' precinct finder.

Voting by mail

The deadline to request a mail ballot is 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. You can pick one up at the Supervisor of Elections office through Friday, Oct. 23.

A voted mail ballot must reach the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. on Election Day. If you mail it, the office asks you to allow 7 to 10 days for delivery. You can drop it off at the Supervisor of Elections office, 1898 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day of early voting, or at any early-voting site during early-voting hours through Oct. 31. On Election Day, the office is the only place that takes mail ballots, until 7 p.m. Polling places do not accept mail ballots; if you still have yours, you can surrender it at your polling place and vote there in person.

If there's a problem with the signature on your mail ballot, you have until 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to fix it. Here's how.

What to bring

Bring a current, valid photo ID that shows your signature. If your photo ID doesn't have a signature, bring a second ID that does. Florida accepts these photo IDs:

Florida driver's license
Florida ID card
U.S. passport
Debit or credit card
Military ID
Student ID
Retirement center ID
Neighborhood association ID
Public assistance ID
Veteran health identification card
License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm
Employee ID card issued by a government agency

Forgot your ID? You can still cast a provisional ballot. It counts if your signature matches the one on file.

You can see your sample ballot online with the Supervisor of Elections' voter information lookup.

Getting there

Where a site has a LakeXpress bus stop within a quarter mile, the guide lists it with the routes that serve it, and the directions links open your maps app with transit directions. LakeXpress runs on weekdays only, so not on the early-voting weekends; it does run on Election Day.

Accessibility

During early voting and on Election Day, you can use the ADA-compliant ExpressVote system or vote with assistance. You can bring someone to help you vote, as long as it isn't your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.

More on voting with a disability from the Supervisor of Elections.

About this guide

Sites, hours, precincts, districts and wait times come from the Lake County Supervisor of Elections; polling place locations from Lake County's address records; U.S. House districts from Florida's 2026 congressional map; bus stops and routes from the LakeXpress timetable; map geography from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Orlando Chronicle is not affiliated with the Supervisor of Elections. Confirm details at lakevotes.gov.

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