Polls run 7 to 7 Tuesday and mail ballots are due at the office by 7

Documents this story is built on

1. St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, media release, Oct. 14, 2026 , The Supervisor's release announcing the election calendar, archived by this paper Oct. 20 and copied into this story's directory. Source of the election date, of the vote-by-mail rule quoted here, that ballots must be returned to the Elections Office by 7 PM on Tuesday, November 3, to be counted, and that vote-by-mail ballots will not be accepted at Election Day polling places; of the office address, 4455 Avenue A, Suite 101, St. Augustine; of the office phone, 904-823-2238; and of the identification rule, that voters must present a current and valid photo and signature ID and that voter information cards are not a valid form of identification.
2. St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, 2026 General Election Preparation Report , The office's own preparation report, archived by this paper Oct. 21 and copied into this story's directory. Source of the precinct count and hours for election day, 42 precinct sites open one day for twelve hours, 7 AM to 7 PM.
3. St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, November 3, 2026 General Election Candidates , The office's qualified candidate list for this ballot, archived by this paper Oct. 21 and copied into this story's directory. Source of every contest and candidate named in the table: School Board District 4, Tammie McClafferty and Jillian Tozer; City of St. Augustine Commission Seat 5, Matt Brown and Julie Settle; City of St. Augustine Beach Commission Seat 3, Jacob Dascomb and Undine Celeste George; Anastasia Mosquito Control District Seat 2, Catherine Brandhorst, Tim Burton, Sandra Fein and Ed Slavin, and Seat 4, George Tom Anagnos, Gary Howell, Merrill Paul Roland and Jason Smith; St. Johns County Airport Authority Group 2, Jerry Dedge and John H. Wilson, and Group 3, Christopher Cannan, Sean Griswold and Sean Hess; St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach Commission Group 1, Lynda I. Kirker and Melanie Sunshine Neale, and Group 5, Clay M. Hansen and Tom Rivers; the statewide offices at the head of the ballot, United States Senator, Representative in Congress for Districts 5 and 6, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Agriculture, with State Representative Districts 18, 19 and 20; the merit retention questions for Justice Carlos G. Muniz of the Florida Supreme Court and Judges John M. Harris, Scott D. Makar and F. Rand Wallis of the Fifth District Court of Appeal; and several community development district seats. All candidates in the local races listed here qualified with no party affiliation.
4. St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, Resolution calling the land conservation bond referendum, Aug. 18, 2026 agenda backup , The resolution's agenda backup, archived by this paper Oct. 20 and copied into this story's directory. Source of the ballot title, ST. JOHNS COUNTY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR LAND CONSERVATION TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY, and of the question's terms, general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $100 million, maturing within 20 years.
5. St. Johns County, Proposed Property Tax Amendment 3 page , The county's own page, retrieved Nov. 2, 2026. Source of the statement that the Florida legislature voted to place a property tax constitutional amendment on the November 3, 2026 General Election ballot.