Division of Elections
Announces Vote-by-Mail Ballot Deadlines for General Election
TALLAHASSEE— The Florida Division of
Elections announces the following vote-by-mail (formerly referred to as
absentee*) ballot mailing deadlines for the upcoming General Election to be
held on Tuesday, November 8, 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, September 24, 2016.
·
For
all non-UOCAVA voters, the window for Supervisors of Elections to mail ballots
is October 4 - 11, 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, November 2, 2016. The last day for
Supervisors of Elections to mail vote-by-mail ballots requested for the General
Election received after the initial deadlines listed above is Friday, November
4, 2016. A voter may pick up a vote-by-mail ballot from the office of their
Supervisor of Elections through 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 reports filed by the supervisors of elections. 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/.
