If a voter cannot mail or personally return his or her vote by mail ballot, he or she may have someone else return it. No one may pick up more than two ballots for other voters, except for members of his or her immediate family as defined above. The designee must show photo identification before they may pick up the ballot. This designation must be in writing and must be signed. Nine days prior to Election Day, or on Election Day itself, if a voter is unable to pick up a ballot, he or she may designate another person to pick it up for him or her. Take home ballots are generally available three weeks before the date of the election, although it would be a good idea to contact the elections office at or 85 to be sure that the ballots have arrived before coming in to get one. See the Early Voting page for information about early voting. Instead of having vote by mail ballots mailed, voters may vote early or take home a ballot from the Supervisor of Elections office. Voters in this situation who request absentee ballots will be mailed a special certificate and a special envelope in which to remit a copy of their identification along with their ballot. If a voter is required to provide ID and they return their absentee ballot without a copy of their ID or without affirming that they are exempt from the requirement, their ballot will be rejected. If a voter has registered by mail and has no Florida driver's license, Florida identification card or social security number, and has not submitted a copy of their photo identification, they must show identification the first time they vote after registering. All voters are required to mark their own absentee ballots, unless they have a disability that prevents them from doing so. Be sure to indicate for which election(s) ballots are being requested. If there is a permanent address change for the voter's registration record, please indicate this when making the request, and give the new permanent address. Any mail that is sent to a voter by the elections office and that is returned as undeliverable by the US Postal Service will cause any pending absentee ballot requests for that voter to be cancelled. It is very important that voters notify us of any address changes after absentee ballot requests are made, because absentee ballots, with the exception of those ballots sent overseas or to members of the military, are not forwardable by the postal service. Requests may also be made by a voter's legal guardian.Īll mailed ballots must be sent to the mailing address on file with the elections office unless the voter is out of the county and will not return before the election, or if they are in the military, are overseas, are in a hospital or nursing home, are unable to occupy their home due to a emergency or natural disaster, or in a few other limited situations. (In addition to the required information, we request a phone number so that the voter can be reached in case of a problem processing his or her ballot request, and the requestor's voter registration number, if it is available.)īallot requests may not be made for anyone other than members of one's immediate family, which is defined as one's spouse, one's child, parent, grandparent, or sibling, or one's spouse's child, parent, grandparent, or sibling.
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