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239-LEE-VOTE (533-8683) • Office Hours: M - F 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.
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Candidate Online Packets


IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CANDIDATES

The party change deadline for the 2024 Election Cycle was June 11, 2023.

Candidates who run in a Partisan race need to have been a registered member of the political party 365 days before the beginning of qualifying. 

This includes persons seeking to qualify for office as a candidate with no party affiliation.


Local Lee County Candidates Qualifying for Office with the Lee County Supervisor of Elections

Qualifying for elected public office means that a candidate must meet the required standard set by law - it also means that:

  • A candidate must file the preliminary forms required by Florida law; 
  • In order for a candidate to have his or her name placed on the ballot, they must either submit the required number of valid electors' signatures by the deadline set in law or pay a filing fee for the office sought; 
  • A candidate must finalize and file the remainder of forms for the candidate-qualifying process, and pay the filing fee (if any - unless candidate signatures were submitted) prior to the end of the qualifying period set by Florida law.

The Lee County Supervisor of Elections offers a variety of local candidate online packets. Prospective Lee County candidates interested in qualifying for elected public office can download, print and complete the forms needed to qualify for local office. Each candidate online packet features qualifying instructions specific to the office sought in Lee County. In addition to the information provided below, candidates for local office can contact our office. Select a candidate packet:

County Commission and Constitutional Officers

County Court Judge

School Board

Special District

Municipal Candidates
 

To submit completed documents, call the Qualifying Department at 239-533-8683 to schedule an appointment to open a Candidate file.

Qualifying items shall be deemed filed with the qualifying department upon the date of actual receipt by the qualifying department. In order to be deemed timely filed with the qualifying department, qualifying items must actually be present at the qualifying department's physical location by the close of the qualifying period. The U.S. Postal Service's designated hours for mail pick-up do not correspond to the qualifying deadline, nor do they deliver directly to the qualifying department. To ensure that the items are timely received, it is advisable for candidates or someone on their behalf to hand-deliver directly to the qualifying department or use a delivery service that timely delivers directly to the qualifying department.


Qualifying Office

Below is the name, location, and address of the Lee County Elections qualifying office for Lee County candidates:

Lee County Supervisor of Elections
Melvin Morgan Constitutional Complex
2480 Thompson Street, 3rd Floor
Fort Myers, FL  33901

 

candidates@lee.vote
 


Federal, State, District and Multi-County Special District Candidates Qualifying for Office with the Federal Election Commission and/or the Florida Division of Elections

Candidates for federal, state, district and multi-county special district office must initiate and finalize the candidate-qualifying process with the proper agency or agencies. As a courtesy, the Lee County Supervisor of Elections provides information that will help candidates for these offices contact the proper agency to obtain complete candidate-qualifying guidelines. In addition to the information provided below, candidates for these offices can also visit the Florida Division of Elections website.

Federal, State, and District Offices

Multi-County Special District Offices

Tommy Doyle, Supervisor of Elections, Lee County

Mailing Address for all Correspondence:
P. O. Box 2545, Fort Myers FL 33902-2545
PHONE (all offices): 239 LEE-VOTE (239-533-8683)
HOURS (all offices): M - F 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Public Records Requests:
Contact: Stephen Rumer, Public Records Custodian
PHONE: 239 LEE-VOTE (239-533-8683)
REQUEST FORM

MAIN OFFICE
Melvin Morgan
Constitutional Complex
2480 Thompson St, 3rd Floor,
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(corner of Fowler St and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd)
CAPE CORAL BRANCH OFFICE
Lee County Government Center
1039 SE 9th Ave
Cape Coral, FL 33990
BONITA SPRINGS BRANCH OFFICE
At Bonita Commons
25987 S Tamiami Trail, #105
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS CENTER
South Fort Myers Branch Office
13180 S Cleveland Ave,
Fort Myers, FL 33907
(across the street from the Bell Tower Shops)

Under Florida law, s. 668.6076, F.S., e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.