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MAIL BALLOT FACTS

  • Effective December 31, 2022, all mail ballot requests on file expired per Florida law. Please see the options listed below to check your mail ballot status and/or request a mail ballot.
  • Any registered voter may vote by mail.
  • Vote-by-Mail requests remain active through the calendar year of the next regularly scheduled general election (in other words, mail ballot requests are good for two years).
  • All requests for ballots to be mailed must be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 12th day prior to an election. (Effective July 1, 2023)
  • 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.
  • Voters may pick up mail ballots in person except during the mandatory early voting period through 7 p.m. on Election Day. By state law, mail ballots cannot be issued during this period unless an emergency prevents the voter from reaching an early voting site or assigned polling place. The voter or voter's designee must submit an affidavit regarding the emergency.
  • Convenient ballot return locations are available during designated dates and times throughout the county.
  • State law requires all Florida voters to vote a paper optical scan ballot whether voting by mail, at an early voting site, or at the polls on Election Day.
  • Voters will NOT receive a paper receipt after voting.
  • ALL accepted mail ballots are included in official final results, per Florida law.
  • A mail ballot is the same as an absentee ballot; however, voters do not need to be absent to vote by mail. Legislation passed in 2016 replaced the term “absentee ballot” with the term “vote-by-mail ballot” throughout Florida Statutes.


1. CHECK YOUR MAIL BALLOT STATUS


Aren't sure if you have a mail ballot request on file? Visit the Check My Ballot Ballot Status page to see the status of your mail ballot, view upcoming elections and sample ballots for those elections (when available), review your voting activity for the past 12 months and more. You can also call us at 727-464-VOTE (8683).

2. REQUEST A MAIL BALLOT FOR YOURSELF

You can request a mail ballot in multiple ways: Online at Request a Mail Ballot; email us at [email protected]; call us at 727-464-VOTE (8683); or visit one of our three offices. [F.S. 101.62(1)(a)] However you choose to request a mail ballot, you will need to provide the information below.

Voter Must Provide:

Name
Residential Address
Mail Address, if different
Date of Birth
Florida DL/ID number or last 4 digits of Social Security number (this must match what the Supervisor of Elections office has on file for you)
Daytime Phone Number


NOTE: Be sure to provide your current mailing address: 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.


3. REQUEST ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER VOTER

*IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
*Immediate family member refers to the following, as applicable: 1. voter's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, or the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the voter's spouse; 2. designee's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, or the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the designee's spouse.
 
You can request a mail ballot on behalf of another voter in the same way you would for yourself: Online at Request a Mail Ballot; email us at [email protected]; call us at 727-464-VOTE (8683); or visit one of our three offices. [F.S. 101.62(1)(a)] 

The request must include:
The voter's name, address, date of birth, and Florida driver license number/ID number or the last four digits of the Social Security Number (whichever may be verified in our records). If the voter's registration record does not already include the voter's Florida driver license number or Florida identification card number or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security Number, the number provided must be recorded in the voter's registration record. 
The request must ALSO include:
The requestor's name, address, Florida driver license number/ID number or the last four digits of the Social Security Number, if available, the requestor's relationship to the voter, and the requestor's signature (for written requests only). 

NOTE: Be sure to provide your current mailing address: 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.


4. PICK UP SOMEONE ELSE'S BALLOT

Voters may designate in writing a person to pick up their ballot. However, the supervisor may not deliver a mail ballot to a voter or a voter's designee during the mandatory early voting period up to 7 p.m. on Election Day. The designee may not pick up more than two mail ballots per election, other than the designee's own ballot, except that additional ballots may be picked up for members of the designee's immediate family (as defined above in No. 3).  

(Optional Request Form: DS DE 37 Affidavit to Pick-up Vote-by-Mail Ballot for a Voter)

Voter must sign an Authorization designating the person allowed to pick up the ballot.  Designee must provide picture ID and complete an office affidavit.

5. VOTE YOUR MAIL BALLOT

  • Completely fill in the oval using a black ink pen next to each of your selections on your ballot.
  • Put your ballot in the secrecy envelope.
  • Put the secrecy envelope in the return envelope. Enclose only your ballot in your envelope.
  • Seal the envelope and sign your name on the back where indicated. (Important: The signature on file at the time the supervisor of elections in the county in which your precinct is located receives your mail ballot is the signature that will be used to verify your signature on the voter's certificate envelope. If you need to update your signature on file, please complete and submit a Voter Registration Application to our office, checking the "Record Update/Change" box in the top line.)
  • Print the date next to your signature.
  • Using the postage paid certificate envelope, mail your ballot back to us or drop off your ballot at any Supervisor of Elections office or designated ballot return location.
  • If you make a mistake, call (727) 464-VOTE (8683) to request another ballot.
  • You may receive up to three ballots; however, only the first ballot received in our office will be counted.
  • If you have received a mail ballot, but you would prefer to vote at your precinct, take your mail ballot with you to your polling place. Poll workers will mark the mail ballot “cancelled,” 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 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.
  • Note that the later you return your ballot, the less time you will have to cure any signature deficiencies, which is authorized until 5 p.m. on the 2nd day after the election.

6. RETURN VOTED BALLOT

  • Completely fill in the oval using a black ink pen next to each of your selections on your ballot.
  • Ballots may be returned by mail or in person. 
  • Voted mail ballots cannot be accepted at polling places. 
  • Voters are advised to allow at least ONE WEEK for their ballots to be returned by mail to the Supervisor of Elections office.
  • ALL MAIL BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED AT ONE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS THREE OFFICES BY 7:00 PM ON ELECTION DAY. [F.S. 101.67(2) and 101.6103(2)]
  • You may deliver your ballot to any designated ballot return location throughout the county during the designated dates/times. Please see instructions in your ballot packet for details.

 

Please Note: The canvassing board begins tabulating ballots, pursuant to Florida Law, after the first Logic and Accuracy test. 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. 

 

Attention

Any person who distributes, orders, requests, collects, delivers, or otherwise physically  possesses more than two vote-by-mail ballots per election in addition to his or her own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member, except as provided in F.S. 101.6105-101.694, including supervised voting at assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities as authorized under s. 101.655, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in F.S. 775.082, 775.083, or 775.084.

 

 


FOR MAIL BALLOT INFORMATION


PHONE: (727) 464-VOTE (8683) / EMAIL: [email protected]

CHECK YOUR BALLOT STATUS ONLINE or CALL (727) 464-VOTE (8683).

CLICK HERE FOR Uniformed and Overseas Mail Voter Information
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Julie Marcus ● Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Email: [email protected] | Mail Ballots: [email protected] | Public Records Request: Submit Form

P:(727) 464-VOTE (8683) ● F:(727) 464-6239

Election Service Center

13001 Starkey Rd.
Largo, FL 33773
(Starkey Lakes Corporate Center)

Pinellas County Courthouse

315 Court Street, Room 117
Clearwater, FL 33756

County Building

501 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(Fifth Street North Entrance)

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