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The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.

Voter turnout of eligible active registered voters was 77.04% in Broward County. In the same table, turnout for Miami-Dade County was 72.35% and turnout for Palm Beach County was 83.99%.

To see figures for all counties in Florida, go to Florida Election Watch.

This site also has results for all races that extend beyond county boundaries.

Voter turnout in Broward County: 77.04%

By Monica Elliott
Voter Services Chair

If you have been alarmed that voter turnout appears to be way below turnout for Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties, don't be. To have a legitimate comparison, you have to be sure you are comparing apples to apples and not apples to oranges. I spoke with Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott to determine why we were seeing a low turnout of 64.87% on the SOE website. Here is the explanation.

The official Florida Division of Elections webpage for election information is Florida Election Watch. When you go to that page, click on "County Reporting Status" and you will see a county by county breakdown. The third column in the table is labeled "Eligible Active Registered Voters."

Accompanying this article is a screen shot of the table. Voter turnout of eligible active registered voters was 77.04% in Broward County. In the same table, turnout for Miami-Dade County was 72.35% and turnout for Palm Beach County was 83.99%.

Again, the screenshot above from Florida Election Watch is showing ACTIVE registered voters.

Broward County SOE's website is using TOTAL number of eligible voters, both active and INACTIVE registered voters. An inactive voter is someone for whom undeliverable mail triggered an address confirmation final notice to which the voter did not respond within 30 days or which came back undeliverable. When that happens, the voter is designated as inactive. An inactive voter remains eligible to vote until he or she is removed from the official list of registered voters.

The SOE's website shows a lower turnout number of 64.87%, which is coming from all eligible voters.

Bottom line: If the right comparison is made for the 3-county area, we are right where we normally are (in the middle)!

Apply to a fun, free program about becoming a League leader

The Broward League is looking for members who want to join the 2025 Margaret McGrath Leadership Education Program. The program consists of five three-hour programs followed by lunch.

The primary mission of the program is to build a strong bench of local League leaders. Participants will lead a project, a committee or take a director or officer position in the League following the program.

How to apply for the 2025 class: Go to this link https://form.jotform.com/243064567310048 and tell us about yourself!

The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 22.

Learn more about the program here: 2025 League Leadership Program description

We'd like to meet you

Won't you stop by to say hello at the annual League 101 meet-and-greet social gathering on Sunday, Dec. 8? Join us from 1 to 3 p.m. at the West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd. in Plantation.

It's a wonderful opportunity to meet League members and learn about the work we do through our committees and action groups.

This event is free and open to the public so bring your friends. If you can join us, please use this link to register. The event is free but for purposes of food planning, we need your registration. If you have any questions, contact Linda Bloomfield at 954 987 6689 or Bloomerl@hotmail.com.

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