Supervisor of Elections (Florida)

The county supervisor of elections (SOE) is a Florida constitutional officer and countywide elected official.{{cite web |title=Florida Statues, Section 3142 |url=https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2020/112.3142 |website=flsenate.gov |access-date=February 12, 2025}}

The county Supervisor of Elections Office, headed by the supervisor, oversees all public elections and political campaign regulations in the county on behalf of the secretary of state of Florida and the Florida Department of State.{{cite news |last=Perrine |first=Corey |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Voting machines publicly tested at Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/elections/2024/07/25/voting-equipment-tested-at-duval-county-supervisor-of-elections-office/74550265007/ |newspaper=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=February 12, 2025}} The supervisor is elected every four years, coinciding with presidential elections, by the voters of the county in partisan elections.{{cite web |title=The 2024 Florida Statutes, Chapter 98 |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0098/Sections/0098.015.html |website=leg.state.fl.us |access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |date=November 2, 2024 |title=Herald endorsement: Miami-Dade County supervisor of elections |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/election-recommendations/article292689759.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Florida supervisor of elections |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_supervisor_of_elections |website=ballotpedia.org |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=February 12, 2025}} In the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office of a supervisor of elections, the governor of Florida is empowered to fill the vacancy until the next regularly scheduled election.{{cite web |date=May 3, 2024 |title=Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Nina Ward as Bay County Supervisor of Elections |url=https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2024/governor-ron-desantis-appoints-nina-ward-bay-county-supervisor-elections |website=flgov.com |access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |last=Bridges |first=C. A. |date=March 5, 2024 |title=DeSantis appoints Disney district head to a Florida supervisor of elections job. Who is Glen Gilzean? |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/05/glen-gilzean-republican-ron-desantis-elections-supervisor-disney-oversight-district/72848649007/ |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |last=McManus |first=Tracey |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Pinellas supervisor race latest in Florida to feature elections denier |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2024/07/16/pinellas-supervisor-race-latest-florida-feature-elections-denier/ |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=February 12, 2025}}

File:Supervisor of Elections, Jacksonville.JPG SOE Office]]

The role of SOE gained national attention during the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida and for the Volusia error incident.{{cite web|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/politics/feature/2000/12/04/voter_file/index.html|title=Florida's flawed "voter-cleansing" program|last=Palast|first=Gregory|date=December 4, 2000|work=Salon.com|access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |first1=Don |last1=Van Natta Jr |first2=Dana |last2=Canedy |date=November 9, 2000 |title=THE 2000 ELECTIONS: THE PALM BEACH BALLOT; Florida Democrats Say Ballot's Design Hurt Gore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/09/us/2000-elections-palm-beach-ballot-florida-democrats-say-ballot-s-design-hurt-gore.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=February 12, 2025}}

Duties and responsibilities

File:Dixie County Supervisor of Elections, Cross City.JPG SOE Office]]

The duties, as enumerated in the Florida Statutes, include:{{cite web |title=What Does the Supervisor of Elections Do? |url=https://www.votebrevard.gov/Voter-Education/What-Does-the-Supervisor-of-Elections-Do |website=votebrevard.gov |access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |last=Gardner |first=Sheldon |date=April 23, 2024 |title=Facing leaks, water damage, supervisor of elections will get new space for about $8.8M |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2024/04/23/supervisor-of-elections-in-volusia-county-gets-ok-for-8-8m-office/73369745007/ |newspaper=The Daytona Beach News-Journal |access-date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |last=Gillespie |first=Ryan |date=December 12, 2024 |title=After warning of fiscal doom, Orange elections chief Gilzean manages to pay his workers |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/12/12/after-warning-of-fiscal-doom-orange-elections-chief-manages-to-pay-his-workers/ |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=February 12, 2025}}

Conduct all public elections in the county
Register voters and issue voter information cards
Remove voters from the registered voter rolls who no longer live in Florida, are deceased, or for any other reason are no longer eligible to vote in Florida
Change information on registered voter rolls when a change request is received (e.g., name, address, party affiliation)
Send advance notice of election to voters who are overseas, in the military, or who request notification
Accept mail ballot requests and send, receive and verify mail ballots
Qualify candidates for county offices
Receive candidate campaign finance reports for county offices and make them available to the public
Receive financial disclosure reports from elected county officials and make them available to the public
Maintain election equipment
Hire and train poll workers
Acquire and equip polling places
Maintain statistics on election results, voting history and voter registration
Verify petition signatures for initiative petitions and candidate qualifying petitions
Maintain precinct information, including a listing of streets and parts of streets that are in each precinct

List of Florida supervisors of elections

File:Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office logo.png SOE logo]]

The following is a partial list of incumbent (bolded) and former Florida supervisors of elections.{{cite web |title=Find Your County's Supervisor of Elections |url=https://www.myfloridaelections.com/Contact-your-SOE |website=myfloridaelections.com |access-date=February 12, 2025}}

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|+ Current and former Florida supervisors

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Janet H. Adkins

Melony Bell