Division of Elections
Announces Vote-by-Mail Ballot Deadlines for Primary Election
TALLAHASSEE— The Florida Division
of Elections announces the following vote-by-mail (formerly referred to as
absentee*) ballot mailing deadlines for Florida’s upcoming Primary Election to
be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016:
·
For
absent stateside and overseas uniformed service members and overseas civilians
(also known as UOCAVA voters), the deadline for Supervisors of Elections to
send ballots is Saturday, July 16, 2016.
·
For
all non-UOCAVA voters, the window for Supervisors of Elections to mail ballots
is from July 26 to August 2, 2016.
Voters
who would like to request a vote-by-mail ballot should contact their county Supervisor of Elections
office. A request for a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed to a voter must be
received by the Supervisor of Elections before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24,
2016. The last day for Supervisors of Elections to mail vote-by-mail ballots
requested for the Primary Election received after the initial deadlines listed
above is August 26, 2016. A voter may pick up a vote-by-mail ballot from the
office of their Supervisor of Elections up to the day before the election or,
if an emergency exists, on the day of the election.
The
Division of Elections is providing daily vote-by-mail ballot statistics based
on county reports last filed by the supervisor of elections for that county. To
access these statistics, click here. For additional
information on 2016 elections dates, vote-by-mail ballots, or how to contact
Supervisors of Elections, please visit dos.myflorida.com/elections/.
