Elections

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The City Clerk is the local Elections Official for the City. Regular elections are scheduled the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year. The Mayor and Council are elected for two-year terms with the Mayor’s and a Council Member seat elected on odd years and the three remaining Council Members’ seats elected on even years. Elections are non-partisan and all seats are at large.

Each candidate seeking the office of Mayor or City Council Member shall be a qualified elector and shall have resided within the incorporated City limits for over one consecutive year immediately prior to the time for qualifying for office with the City Clerk. 

Due to a recent change in Florida law, all vote-by-mail requests expired on 12/31/2022. All registered voters who wish to vote by mail must submit a new request for all elections through the 2024 General Election. Request your vote-by-mail ballot here: voteseminole.gov/vote-by-mail

Next City Election - Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The City of Oviedo, Florida will hold a General Election on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

Seats up for election in 2023:

  • Mayor
  • Council Member, Group 1

2023 Qualifying Period: Monday, August 7, 2023 through NOON on Friday, August 11, 2023 during normal business hours in the City Clerk's Office.

Candidate packets are available for pick up beginning March in the City Clerk's Office.