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Financial Reporting

Candidates, Political Committees and Political Party Executive Committees are required to submit regular financial reports, following the deadlines specified by the Florida Division of Elections:

Bullet 2023 Reporting Dates for City of Tampa Candidates
Bullet 2023 Reporting Dates for Political Party Executive Committees
Bullet 2023 Reporting Dates 2024 Candidates & Political Committees

Local candidates, please make sure to review the Online Financial Report Manual. All reports filed with our office must be submitted electronically. Our filing system allows you to enter information without using any additional software. However, you may visit this page to see a list of approved software vendors that are compatible with our electronic filing system.

Candidate Petitions

Information on how to qualify by petition.

Poll Watchers

If you would like to designate poll watchers for an election, you must complete the Poll Watcher Designation Form (DS-DE 125) and return it via email (to ewhite@votehillsborough.gov), mail or in person, so that it is in our office by the deadline.

All poll watchers should review our Poll Watcher Guidelines before arriving at a voting location.

Election Dates and Deadlines

Make sure to share voter registration deadlines and election dates with your prospective constituents!

Precinct Information

Click on this link to see a list of all of our precincts, and then click on individual precinct locations to find statistics, addresses and photos for each precinct: Show a list of all precincts.

Campaign Signs

For information regarding where campaign signs can be posted in Hillsborough County and the three municipalities, please reference the Campaign Signs Information Sheet. Important note: the law requires anyone who is going to dig (break ground) to first call Sunshine 811. More details and information regarding sign installation can be found in this document.

No Solicitation Zones

150 ft. No Solicitation Zone Maps for every Early Voting site used in the 2022 Election can be found below.

Apollo Beach Community Center
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library
Bruton Memorial Library
C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library
Fred B. Karl County Center
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Public Library
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Keystone Recreation Center
Maureen P. Gauzza Regional Public Library
New Tampa Regional Public Library
North Tampa Branch Library
Northdale Recreation Center
Northwest Elections Office
Port Tampa Community Center
Providence West Community Center
Riverview Branch Library
Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center
Robert W Saunders, Sr. Public Library
Southeast Elections Office
Southshore Regional Public Library
SouthShore Regional Service Center
Temple Terrace Public Library
Town 'n Country Regional Public Library
University Area Community Center
USF Training Center (PTB-Training Room)
West Tampa Branch Library

Complaints & Appeals

If you think someone is violating election law, you should file a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission.

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CONTACT



Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone: (813) 744-5900 Toll Free: (888) 297-4362 Email: voter@votehillsborough.gov

Fred B. Karl County Center

601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 16th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: (813) 272-5850
Fax: (813) 272-7043

Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center

2514 North Falkenburg Rd.
Tampa, FL 33619
Tel: (813) 744-5900
Fax: (813) 744-5843

Northwest Regional Office

4575 Gunn Hwy.
Tampa, FL 33624
 
 

Southeast Regional Office

10020 South U.S. Hwy. 301
Riverview, FL 33578

Please note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Voter registration applications and other written communications to or from the Supervisor of Elections are public records and are available to the public and media upon request unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption. Email addresses are also public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, please do not email us. Instead, contact us by mail or phone, or visit us in person. To request public records, visit this page.. For questions about public records, email publicrecords@votehillsborough.gov or call (813) 744-5900.