Meetings & deadlines

• Oct5

  State · Oct 5

  Voter registration deadline for the Nov. 3 election

  Online, by mail, or at your Supervisor of Elections office

  Last day to register in Florida or switch parties for the general election.

• Oct12

  Local · Oct 12 · 2 p.m.

  Orlando City Council meeting

  Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.

  Open to the public, with live public comment.

• Oct13

  Local · Oct 13 · 9 a.m.

  Orange County Commission meeting

  County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Ave.

  Open to the public, with time for public comment.

• Oct19

  Local · Oct 19 – Nov 1 · 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily

  Early voting in Orange County

  Any of the county’s early voting sites

  Vote at any early voting location, no matter your precinct.

• Oct22

  Local · Oct 22 · 5 p.m.

  Deadline to request a mail ballot

  Orange County Supervisor of Elections

  Last chance to have a vote-by-mail ballot sent to you for Nov. 3.

• Oct26

  Local · Oct 26 · 2 p.m.

  Orlando City Council meeting

  Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.

  Open to the public, with live public comment.

• Oct27

  Local · Oct 27 · 9 a.m.

  Orange County Commission meeting

  County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Ave.

  Open to the public, with time for public comment.

• Nov3

  National · Nov 3 · Polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

  Election Day

  Your assigned polling place

  Federal, state, and local races are on the ballot. In line by 7 p.m.? You can vote.

• Nov9

  Local · Nov 9 · 2 p.m.

  Orlando City Council meeting

  Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.

  Open to the public, with live public comment.

• Nov10

  Local · Nov 10 · 9 a.m.

  Orange County Commission meeting

  County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Ave.

  Open to the public, with time for public comment.

• Nov17

  State · Nov 17

  Florida Legislature organization session

  The Capitol, Tallahassee

  Newly elected lawmakers are sworn in and chamber leaders take over. A good week to introduce yourself to your new legislators.

• Nov17

  National · Nov 17 – Nov 20

  AAACT advocacy trip to Washington

  Capitol Hill

  Twelve advocates take the AAACT Mandate and the PATH Act to Congress. Help send them.

• Nov30

  State · Nov 30 – Dec 3

  Florida legislative committee week

  The Capitol, Tallahassee

  Committees start shaping bills for the 2027 session. Committee meetings take public testimony.

• Dec7

  Local · Dec 7 · 2 p.m.

  Orlando City Council meeting

  Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.

  Open to the public, with live public comment.

• Feb9

  National · Feb 9 – Feb 12

  AAACT advocacy trip to Washington

  Capitol Hill

  Eighteen advocates head back to Congress. Help send them.

• Mar2

  State · Mar 2 – Apr 30

  Florida’s 2027 legislative session

  The Capitol, Tallahassee

  Sixty days when state law gets made. Watch the bills, call your legislators, and show up to testify.

Dates come from the city, county, Supervisor of Elections, and the Legislature, and can change. Check the linked agenda before you go. Know of a meeting we should list? Tell us.