Vote By Mail

Supervisors of elections throughout Florida have until Thursday to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters who have requested them in advance of the Aug. 18 primary elections.

If you can't make it in person during early voting or on Election Day, there's another way to cast your ballot: vote by mail.

Florida voters won't be affected by Monday's Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots. The court ruled 5-4 to uphold Mississippi's law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked and received within five days of Election Day.

With just over two months to go until the primary election, disability rights and senior advocates fear that many Florida voters won’t renew their ballot requests in time to vote from home.

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A mail-in ballot is an option to vote in the upcoming spring election, so make sure you know the deadline.

The 2021 law included requiring voters to request mail-in ballots each election cycle, rather than every four years as was previously allowed.

Black voters are turning out to early voting at low rates in Florida.

Did you run into any issues with the voting process? Let us know.

You should check the status of your mail-in ballot to make sure your vote will count this year. Check your local Supervisor of Elections website to make sure there are no issues with your signature.

After the first day of early, in-person voting, Republicans in many counties across Florida surpassed the sizable statewide lead in turnout that Democrats had been steadily building over the past month through mail ballots.

Mailing in your ballot this year will cost $1.01. Some counties pay the postage for you. Others don't.