All Florida mail ballot requests expired after the November 2022 Election. All Florida voters are required to reapply for a mail ballot every two years, after each general election.
In May 2021, the Florida Legislature passed S.B.90, which made all Vote by Mail requests in the state expire at the end of 2022. The new law requires voters to request a Vote by Mail ballot every general election cycle. Essentially, the mailing lists for Vote by Mail were wiped clean and If you plan to vote by mail in any municipal, primary, or general election in 2024, including the presidential election, you will need to renew your mail ballot request, if you haven’t done so since 2022. Since an election cycle is essentially two years, every two years a voter must again request to Vote by Mail.
First, check your Vote by Mail ballot status online to ensure you registered to have one mailed, at: Check My Mail Ballot Status (votepinellas.gov). The online system will note whether a ballot has been sent to you.
If you have not received your ballot, you can call 727-464-VOTE (8683) or pick up a ballot in person at one of the three offices of the Supervisor of Elections.
If you did not receive a mail ballot, but the Supervisor of Elections records show that a ballot was mailed to you, you will need to complete a Replacement Ballot Oath. Mail ballots cannot be picked up in person during the early voting period (August 10-18), so if early voting has begun you may consider voting at an early voting location.
Yes. State law requires that all Florida voters be provided the same paper ballot that can be optically scanned regardless of whether voting by mail, at an early voting site, or at the polls on Election Day. Your ballot is specifically designed for you, reflecting the information on your voter registration file, such as district and precinct. So it will be exactly the same no matter if you vote by mail, vote during the early voting period or vote on election day at your local polling place.
You may vote early or on Election Day as long as you have not already submitted your mail ballot.
If you remember, take your mail ballot with you to your polling place. Poll workers will mark the mail ballot “canceled,” and you’ll be allowed to vote a regular ballot at the polling place. If you do not take your ballot to the polls, a poll worker will confirm that your ballot was NOT received by the Supervisor of Elections before issuing a regular ballot to you. If elections staff cannot confirm that your ballot has NOT been received, you may vote a provisional ballot, and the canvassing board will later determine the validity of the ballot.
No. Your ballot must be received at the Supervisor of Elections Office or a designated secure drop box, no later than 7:00 pm (local time) on Election Day, regardless of postmark. The USPS advises you to allow one week if you are returning your ballot by U.S. mail.
Note that the later you return your ballot, the less time you may have to “cure” your ballot should there be questions about its validity. (See question #11 for more information about curing your ballot).
Ballot tabulation begins, according to Florida Law, after election officials have completed the first “Logic and Accuracy test” of all voting equipment. The first Logic and Accuracy test is generally 21 days prior to the election. Ballots continue being processed as they arrive through Election Day. The first results released on Election Day are partial mail ballot results. The remainder of the mail ballots are processed during Election Night.
If you have already submitted your ballot and just want to change your mind, there is no available option to make a change. If you have marked your ballot but want to change it before you submit it, you can call (727) 464-VOTE (8683) o request another ballot.
Consider if you have the time to receive, or pick up, another ballot and then resubmit via USPS or a secure drop box location. Another option is to vote during the early voting period (August 10-18) as long as you have not already submitted your ballot.
It would be okay if he is only transporting yours in addition to his parents and his own. But if he is collecting ballots from the whole neighborhood, steer clear and mail or deliver it yourself.
Under Florida law it is a third degree felony to physically deliver more than two mail ballots per election in addition to your own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member.
No. If you bring your mail ballot to your polling place, you will not be able to submit it; your only option will be to exchange your mail ballot for an in-person ballot. The most secure delivery is for you to drop your ballot at a Supervisor of Elections office or one of the other secure drop box locations, which are monitored by election workers and secured every evening. (Read More)
Not all secure drop box locations are opened on Election Day, Click here for information about drop box locations and hours.
Ballots are not forwardable. A request for a ballot to be mailed to an address other than the voter's address on file with the Supervisor of Elections must be made in writing and signed by the voter. Click here for a link to the form ( aqui para español). You must mail or hand deliver the request to a Supervisor of Elections Office Click here for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections locations and hours.
Florida law requires a Vote by Mail ballot envelope be signed by the voter in order to be counted, unless other provisions are made. Your signature on the envelope will be compared with the signature in your voter file to verify your identity. (Read More)
If you need to update your signature on file, you must complete and submit a paper voter registration application. Click here for a link to the form (aqui para español). You must mail or hand deliver the request to a Supervisor of Elections Office Click here for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections locations and hours.
You must mail or hand deliver the request to a Supervisor of Elections Office Click here for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections locations and hours.
The phone number or email address you put on the back of the envelope is used by election workers to attempt to reach you if there is a need to “cure” your ballot. So, if your signature is illegible, or notably different from your file, they will contact you using the contact information on the envelope rather than opening the envelope with your ballot inside. If you need to cure your ballot, you will have until 5:00 p.m. on the second day after Election Day to complete and submit a Vote by Mail Cure Affidavit and a copy of your ID. More detailed instructions are found at: Mail Ballot Cure Affidavit Instructions and Form (votepinellas.gov)