track your vote-by-mail ballot.
updates to mail-in voting procedures
With the passage of Senate Bill 90, there have been changes to the vote-by-mail application process. We are updating our vote-by-mail application forms and procedures in accordance with Senate Bill 90.
download the sb90 data sheet (english, pdf) download the sb90 data sheet (spanish, pdf)
general information
If you are unable or prefer not to vote early or at the polls on Election Day, you can request a vote-by-mail ballot. the vote-by-mail packet will include instructions on how to mark your ballot, sign the voter certificate, and return your ballot.
You can request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to you at any time. You can also ask an immediate family member or legal guardian to request a vote-by-mail ballot on your behalf. You or your designee may request a vote-by-mail ballot for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the next regularly scheduled general election (including those not yet scheduled at the time of your request). We must receive your request for a vote-by-mail ballot no later than 5 p.m. m. ten days before the elections.
In order for your vote to count, we must receive your signed and voted vote-by-mail ballot no later than 7 p.m. on election day – postmarks don’t count.
If you do not wish to return your completed ballot by mail, you may drop it off at our office at any time or during early voting hours at any early voting location. all early voting locations can be found on our early voting locations page.
You can also redeem it for a ballot in person at your assigned polling place on Election Day.
The first delivery of vote-by-mail ballots for local voters is 40-33 days before an election. the first delivery of vote-by-mail ballots for military and overseas voters is at least 45 days before an election. after the first mailing of vote-by-mail ballots, daily mailings will be made for subsequent requests.
request a vote-by-mail ballot
If you need your ballot mailed to a temporary address that is not on your record, you must submit your request in writing with your signature. Download the form below and send it by mail, fax or as an email attachment through our contact page.
request your vote-by-mail ballot:
- by phone – call us at 407-836-8683 or
- by fax, mail or email – download a vote-by-mail request form (English, pdf) download a vote- application form by mail (Spanish, pdf) or use our online vote-by-mail application form
- mail: p.o. box 562001, orlando, fl 32856-2001
- by email
- fax: 407-254-6577
- please ensure that any written request includes the following information:
- your name
- home address
- mailing address (if applicable)
- Florida ID or driver’s license number, or the last 4 digits of your social security number
- date of birth
- signature
- election(s) for which you are requesting a vote-by-mail ballot
track your ballot
Sign in to ballottrax to see the status of your vote-by-mail ballot, from when it’s printed to when it’s accepted.
election mail-in ballot collection
Starting nine days before an election, you may designate, in writing, someone to pick up your vote-by-mail ballot at our office. your vote-by-mail ballot can be picked up at our office up until the day before the election.
The designee must bring a vote-by-mail application form completed by the voter, and an affidavit to pick up the vote-by-mail ballot for a voter. the designated person must show photo ID and may pick up ballots for no more than two non-family members.
download a vote-by-mail application form (English, pdf) download a vote-by-mail application form (Spanish, pdf) download an affidavit to pick up a vote-by-mail ballot for a voter (english, pdf) , Division of Elections website) download an affidavit to pick up a vote-by-mail ballot for a voter (Spanish pdf, Division of Elections website)
if your vote-by-mail ballot is picked up or delivered on Election Day, you or your designee must complete the Election Day Vote-by-Mail Ballot Delivery Affidavit to affirm that you have an emergency that prevents you from being able to go to your assigned polling place to vote. if the designated person completes the affidavit, they must also submit the affidavit to pick up the vote-by-mail ballot for a voter.
Download Election Day Vote-by-Mail Ballot Delivery Affidavit (English pdf, Division of Elections website) Download Election Day Mail-in Ballot Delivery Affidavit (Spanish pdf, Elections Division website)
accessible vote-by-mail ballot program
If you are visually impaired or visually impaired, you have the option of marking your vote-by-mail ballot through omniballot.
omniballot is an accessible “web voting portal” that allows eligible voters to access, mark and print their ballots at home, on their home devices and printers. omniballot is not an online voting system, and has been reviewed and certified by the florida secretary of state, as well as reviewed by numerous federal, state, and independent cybersecurity labs.
For more information on how to participate in this program, please call us at 407-836-2070 or email us here.
signature updates
Your vote-by-mail ballot will not count if the signature on the return envelope does not match the signature on file. signatures often change due to age, injury, or illness.
To update your signature, complete a Florida Voter Registration Application (PDF, Division of Elections website). Download a Florida Voter Registration Application (Spanish PDF, Division of Elections website)
signature is missing or signature does not match
If you return a vote-by-mail ballot without a signature or with a mismatched signature, you can “correct” your ballot with an affidavit. You have until 5:00 p.m. two days after Election Day to file the affidavit, which will allow the ballot to be counted.
download the affidavit and voting by mail instructions (pdf in English and Spanish)