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Vote By Mail is the most convenient way to vote. We even include I Voted By Mail stickers in every envelope, so you can let your friends know you voted! You’ll receive your ballot in the mail, and can take your time making your voting decisions. For many years now, about a third of our voters have found Vote By Mail to be an easy, reliable method of voting. Here’s why you can have confidence in Vote By Mail.
By law, we make special accommodations for military and overseas voters. You can find information about that here.
Any registered voter can vote by mail, formerly known as absentee voting, Floridians no longer need an excuse to choose this option. Whether you plan to be in town or out of town on Election Day, we’ll get your ballot where you need it. just be sure to let us know if your mailing address changes. We keep the most recent mailing address on file for all of our correspondence with you. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to you is no later than 5 p.m. the tenth day before the elections.
To apply to vote by mail for yourself, you must provide:
- your name and address
- your date of birth
- your mailing address, if different from your home address (ballots cannot be forwarded. be sure to provide your mailing address.)
- your florida driver’s license number, florida identification number, or the last four digits of your social security number, whichever can be verified from our records
- your signature (if the request is written)
You can request a vote-by-mail ballot for yourself or an immediate family member. Immediate family members include your spouse and your or your spouse’s parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings.
To request someone else’s vote-by-mail, you must provide:
- the name of the voter for whom the ballot is requested
- the address of the voter
- the date of birth of the voter
- the driver of voter’s florida license number, voter’s florida identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter’s social security number, whichever can be verified from our records
- applicant’s name
- the applicant’s address
- the applicant’s driver’s license number, identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant’s social security number, if available
- the applicant’s signature (if the application is in writing)
Your vote-by-mail ballot will include instructions on the proper way to mark and return your ballot. Please read those instructions carefully. If you are filling out your vote-by-mail ballot and make a mistake, please let us know. Whether voting by mail or at the polls, voters can receive up to two replacement ballots before their ballot is cast. Once the ballot has been mailed to our office, dropped into a ballot box, or inserted into a ballot scanning machine, your ballot has been cast and no replacements can be issued.