Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP) and Uniform Municipal Elections

What is the Presidential Preference Primary?

The Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP) is part of the presidential nominating process for Florida’s two major political parties. Voters registered with those parties express their preference for the presidential candidate they would like to see representing their party on the General Election ballot in November.

After the PPP, designated political party delegates from Florida formally nominate the preferred presidential candidate at the respective party’s national convention. These national conventions are typically held in July or August. Based on the party rules governing delegate voting procedures, the party decides at the convention which presidential candidate will represent the party on the General Election ballot.

Who can vote in the Presidential Preference Primary?

Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary is a closed-primary election. This means that you must be registered with one of Florida’s major political parties in order to be eligible to vote in the PPP.

The deadline to register to vote with the major political party of your choice for the March 19, 2024 PPP, is February 20, 2024.