Florida voters: Monday is the deadline to register for Aug. 18 primary

Remember: Florida is a closed-primary state, so you can only vote in partisan races if you're registered as a Republican or Democrat.

Yes, but: There are heaps of nonpartisan local races on the ballot that all voters can participate in.

• St. Petersburg voters will pick their top two candidates for mayor (or, in the unlikely event one candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, their next mayor).
• City Council seats are on the ballot for St. Pete, Clearwater and Oldsmar residents. So are School Board seats in both Pinellas and Hillsborough.

Plus: Four races in Pinellas and Hillsborough are considered universal primary elections, which occur when all the candidates in a race are from the same party, per the Tampa Bay Times.

• That opens the race to all voters.
• Those contests are: Florida Senate District 16, Florida House Districts 62 and 63, and Pinellas County Commission District 4.

The bottom line: Check your voter status via your county Supervisor of Elections: Pinellas, Hillsborough.