• Active Registered Voters: 7/22/25
  • Democrats: 11,692
  • Republicans: 26,272
  • Others: 9,262
  • Total: 47,226

Public Records Requests

Voter Data 

Under the Florida Constitution, nearly all government documents are public records and are open to inspection and copying. This includes most records related to voter registration and elections. 

Many documents are already publicly available through this website. Please read below for information on how to request other records.

This office has designated our Director of Operations as this agency's custodian of public records.  If you have any questions about a public records request or data, please contact: 

Submit a Public Records Request

Before you submit your request, please read our Public Records Request Policy for further information on what kind of records we can provide and how we will process your request.

Public records requests can be submitted through our NextRequest Public Records Request portal at https://putnamcountysoefl.nextrequest.com/.  By submitting requests online, requestors will be able to create a NextRequest account that allows them to access the status of their request at any time and communicate directly with the records custodian.

Requests can also be made vis:

Attn:
Christina Bridges, Director of Operations
Records Custodian
2509 Crill Ave., Suite 900
Palatka, FL  32177

Early Voting Activity Reports

Early Voting activity reports are available once Early Voting has started for an election and continue until the Early Voting period ends. The reports provide a daily listing of voters who have voted at each Early Voting site in the county. The reports are open to the public.

Please refer to the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections website to access the Early Voting activity reports for Putnam County and statewide activity.

Vote-by-Mail Ballot Activity Reports

Note: If you are a voter searching for information about your Vote-by-Mail ballot, please visit the Voter Information Lookup.

Vote-by-Mail ballot activity reports are available starting 60 days before an election through 15 days after Election Day. The reports provide a daily listing of voters who have requested a Vote-by-Mail ballot. The reports also provide updates when the ballot is mailed to the voter and returned to the Elections Office.

Under Florida law, these reports are only available to the following entities:

  • Canvassing boards
  • Election officials
  • Political parties or officials thereof
  • Candidates who have filed qualification papers and are opposed in an upcoming election
  • Registered political committees for political purposes only.

If you qualify under one of these provisions, you may request access to the Vote-by-Mail Ballot activity reports.

Voter Information as a Public Record

Most voter registration information is a public record including voters’ names, addresses, dates of birth, party affiliations, phone numbers, and email addresses. However, voters’ Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or state identification card numbers, and the source of voter registration applications cannot be released or disclosed to the public. Voter signatures can be viewed, but not copied.

Voters with high risk professions or who have been the victim of certain crimes can request that their information be protected from disclosure.

  • If you have been a victim of domestic violence or stalking, contact the Attorney General’s Office’s Bureau of Advocacy and Grants Management at (850) 414-3300 for instructions on how to become a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program.
  • If you have a high-risk profession, you can submit a written request to each agency that may have your information. Please complete the Public Records Exemption Request form to submit your request.
Public Records Request Policy
What Records Can I Request?

Florida has a broad public records law. Most documents are open to inspection and copying. This includes most records related to elections and voting. We will make our best effort to provide or direct you to existing records that are available. However, we are not required to create new records. We are also not required to compile or customize data to fulfill your request. 

Some information is confidential or exempt from disclosure. If you request a record that contains confidential or exempt information, we will redact any confidential or exempt part.

Confidential or exempt information includes:

  • Voters’ driver’s license, ID card, or Social Security numbers
  • Records for pre-registered voters
  • Information related to where a voter registered
  • Identifying information of persons with high-risk professions or victims of certain crimes
  • Information related to critical infrastructure
  • Records related to cybersecurity, network schematics, or hardware and software configurations
  • Trade secrets that are held by an agency
  • Voter signatures can only be viewed, not copied
  • Vote-by-Mail ballot request information can only be given to certain persons and organizations
How Can I Request Records?

Public records requests can be submitted through our NextRequest Public Records Request portal at https://putnamcountysoefl.nextrequest.com/.  By submitting requests online, requestors will be able to create a NextRequest account that allows them to access the status of their request at any time and communicate directly with the records custodian.

Requests can also be made vis:

Attn:
Christina Bridges, Director of Operations
Records Custodian
2509 Crill Ave., Suite 900
Palatka, FL  32177
Are There any Fees?

Records

If you want physical copies of records, we will charge you a fee for the copies:

  • $0.10 for each photocopy page
  • For other copies – the actual cost of duplication

If you request a very large volume of electronic records, we will charge you for the cost of a thumb drive or other storage device.

If you request that records be physically mailed to you, we will charge you for the cost of postage.

We will waive these fees if the total cost of physical copies or postage is less than $1.

Staff Time

The first hour of staff time spent preparing and working on your request is free. After the first hour, we will charge you a “special service charge” for the labor costs associated with fulfilling your request. This is based on salary and benefits of the lowest-paid employee who can work on your request and the time spent working on your request. This includes time spent locating, organizing, copying, and redacting the records you have requested, as well as time for a manager to review the records for confidential and exempt information. 

How Will You Process my Request?

We will acknowledge your request in a timely manner.  If there is a cost involved in fulfilling your request an estimate will be provided. This process may take longer during an election. We may ask you questions so that we can identify the records you seek.

No Cost 

If we estimate that there is no cost for your request, we will identify and copy the records you have requested. We will also redact any confidential or exempt information from the copies. Then, we will provide you with the copies of the records.

Cost

If we estimate that there is a cost for fulfilling your request, we will send you an estimate. You can agree to pay the cost, or we can work with you to narrow your request. You will have seven business days to respond, or we will consider the request abandoned and close the request.  Once we receive payment based on the estimate, we will begin work on fulfilling your request. 

Once we have completed the work, we will let you know of the final cost. It may be different from the estimate.

  • If the final cost is greater than your pre-payment, we will send you another invoice for the balance. Once you pay the balance, we will provide you with copies of the records.
How Will I Receive the Records?

If the records are electronic, we will email you a link to a download portal containing electronic copies of the files. If the files are too large for download, we will provide them to you on a thumb drive or other storage device.

If the records are physical, you can pick them up from our office or we will mail them to you.

If you want to physically inspect the records, we will work with you to schedule a time to review the records in our office.

Many records are on our website. If the records you have requested are there, we will provide you with the location of the files on our website.

Who Do I Contact with Questions?

If you have any questions about public records, please contact our Custodian of Public Records:

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