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Below is the name, location, and address of the qualifying office for Broward County candidates who qualify with the Broward County Supervisor of Elections:

Broward County Supervisor of Elections
4650 NW 21st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


 

2026 QUALIFYING DATES/ FORMS/ FEES FOR BROWARD COUNTY CANDIDATES

Qualifying Periods 
1st Qualifying Period for 2026 - Federal (U.S. Senator, Representative in Congress), State Attorney, Public Defender, Judicial Offices (i.e. Justice(s) of the Supreme Court, District Court of Appeal Judges, and Circuit Court Judges) file and qualify with the Division of Elections. County Court Judges file and qualify with their respective county Supervisor of Elections.

  • Noon, Monday, April 20, 2026 – Noon, Friday, April 24, 2026

Note: The Division and the Supervisor of Elections will begin accepting qualifying documents on April 6, 2026. See Section 99.061(8), F.S.
 

2nd Qualifying Period for 2026 - Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Chief Financial Officer, State Senators, State Representatives, and multi-county special districts file and qualify with the Division of Elections. County Commission, School Board, Special Districts, and Community Development Districts (CDD) file and qualify with their respective county Supervisor of Elections.

  • Noon, Monday, June 8, 2026 – Noon, Friday, June 12, 2026

Note: The Division and the Supervisor of Elections will begin accepting qualifying documents on May 25, 2026. See Section 99.061(8), F.S.
 

ATTENTION: Florida law (see s. 11 of Chapter 2021-11, Laws of Florida) requires:

  • A person seeking nomination as a candidate of a political party to be a member of that political party for the 365 days BEFORE the beginning of the applicable qualifying period.
  • A person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate with no party affiliation to not be a member of any political party for the 365 days BEFORE the beginning of the applicable qualifying period.

Therefore, the last day for such a person to make the applicable change is April 20, 2025, for the first qualifying period, and June 8, 2025, for the second qualifying period, in order for the person to meet the 365-day requirement.

Candidate and Campaign Treasurer Handbook (Rev. 2024)
 

FORMS TO FILE TO RUN FOR OFFICE:

1. Candidate Initial Filing Documents:

  • Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates, Division of Elections form DS-DE 9 – this form must be filed with the appropriate qualifying officer before the acceptance of any contribution or the expenditure of any funds by the candidate, including expenses by the candidate from their personal funds.
  • Statement of Candidate, Division of Elections form DS/DE 84 – this form must be filed with the qualifying officer within 10 days of filing the Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository form.
  • Judicial candidates are also required to file a DS-DE 83.

*If these documents have already been filed, it is not necessary to resubmit during qualifying period.

2. The following forms can only be filed during the Qualifying Period:

If incomplete qualifying papers are presented, a reasonable effort will be made to contact the candidate to correct the relevant document prior to the close of the qualifying period. 


 

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON CANDIDATE REPORTING GUIDELINES.


 

FEES TO RUN FOR OFFICE

The qualifying fee is either 4% of the annual salary for nonpartisan candidate positions, or 6% of the annual salary for partisan office candidate positions.

  • The filing fee is 3% of the annual salary of the office sought.
  • The election assessment fee is 1% of the annual salary.
  • The party assessment fee for partisan office candidates is 2% of the annual salary.

The qualifying fee is based on the annual salary of the office sought as of July 1st the year before qualifying.

OFFICE

QUALIFYING FEE

County Commissioner (Districts: 2, 4, 6 & 8)

 

Oath of Candidate (DS-DE 301A) - With Party Affiliation

TBD

Oath of Candidate (DS-DE 301B) – No Party Affiliation (NPA)

(or TBD for NPA)

School Board (Districts: 4, 6, 7 & 8) 

 

Oath of Candidate --(DS-DE 304SB)

TBD
(NPA)

County Court Judge (Groups: 11, 18, 22, 27 & 31) 

 

Oath of Candidate--(DS-DE 303JU)

TBD
(NPA)

Any Special District 

 

Oath of Candidate-- (DS-DE 302NP)

$25.00

IMPORTANT: A campaign check must be made in the amount as indicated above payable to: Broward County Supervisor of Elections.

 

CANDIDATE PETITION INFORMATION

Candidates have the option to waive the qualifying fee by collecting petitions instead. The number of signatures required is based on the number of registered voters as of the previous general election’s book closing.

Candidate Petition Handbook (Rev. 2024)

Federal and Judicial Candidates may begin collecting signatures after filing the Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository form (DS-DE 9) with the qualifying officer. The candidate petition forms must be reproduced by the candidate using the format prescribed by the Division of Elections. The deadline for submitting signed petition cards to the Supervisor of Elections for signature verification is noon on Monday, March 23, 2026 (§99.095, F.S.).

State and County Candidates may begin collecting signatures after filing the Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository form (DS-DE 9) with the qualifying officer. The candidate petition forms must be reproduced by the candidate using the format prescribed by the Division of Elections. The deadline for submitting signed petition cards to the Supervisor of Elections for signature verification is noon on Monday, May 11, 2026 (§99.095, F.S.).

The Supervisor of Election shall be paid in advance the sum of 10 cents for each signature checked (F.S. 99.097(4)).

 

The following petition qualifying information is as of the November 2024 General Election Book Closing.

Type of Office

   

Number of Registered Voters

   

Signatures Required

County Commissioner

   

 

   

 

District 2

District 4

District 6

District 8

   

District total registered voters: 119,564

District total registered voters: 142,445

District total registered voters: 116,877

District total registered voters: 119,004

   

1% = 1,196 signatures

1% = 1,424 signatures

1% = 1,169 signatures

1% = 1,190 signatures

School Board Member

   

 

   

 

District 4

District 6

District 7

District 8 (At Large)

   

District total registered voters: 166,486

District total registered voters: 171,882

District total registered voters: 154,736

District total registered voters: 1,140,826

   

1% = 1,665 signatures

1% = 1,719 signatures

1% = 1,547 signatures

1% = 11,408 signatures

County Court Judges (At Large)

Groups: 11, 18, 22, 27 & 31

   

Countywide total registered voters: 1,140,826

   

1% = 11,408 signatures

Special Districts/ Community Development Districts (CDDs)

   

N/A

   

25 signatures required

 

Consider submitting 10% more than the required number due to possible invalid signatures. 

 

COUNTY OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION IN 2026

JUDGES

   

SCHOOL BOARD

County Court Judge, Group 11
County Court Judge, Group 18
County Court Judge, Group 22
County Court Judge, Group 27
County Court Judge, Group 31 

   

School Board District 4
School Board District 6
School Board District 7
School Board District 8

COMMISSION

   

SPECIAL DISTRICTS

County Commission, District 2
County Commission, District 4
County Commission, District 6
County Commission, District 8

   

Broward Soil & Water Conservation District: Seats 1, 3 & 5

Central Broward Water Control District, Zone 1, 2, 6

Coral Springs Improvement District, Seats 4 & 5

Hillcrest Community Development District: Seats 1 & 5

Maple Ridge Community Development District: Seats 2, 4 & 5

Meadow Pines Community Development District: Seats 1, 3 & 5

Monterra Community Development District: Seat 2, 4 & 5

North Springs Improvement District, Seat 3

Pine Tree Water Control District: Seat 3

South Broward Drainage District: 2, 4, 5 & 7