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Vote-by-Mail (absentee voting) is available in Florida and no excuse is required. The last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot from your local Supervisor of Elections is no later than 5:00 pm, 12 days before the election. Your voted ballot must be mailed or delivered in person to your local Supervisor of Elections’ office no later than 7:00 pm on the day of the election.  

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ABSENTEE? 

In Florida, all registered voters are permitted to vote-by-mail. 

HOW DO I REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT? 

You may request a vote-by-mail ballot in person, by mail, email, fax or by phone from your county’s Supervisor of Elections. 

If you are requesting a vote-by-mail ballot for yourself, you must provide the following information: 

  • Your name 
  • Your address 
  • Your date of birth 
  • Your signature (written requests only) 

If an immediate family member or legal guardian is requesting a vote-by-mail ballot for you, they must provide the above information about you as well as the following: 

  • Their name 
  • Their address 
  • Their driver's license number (if available) 
  • Their relationship to you (the voter) 
  • Their signature (written requests only) 

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT? 

The last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot is 12 days before the election. You may request a vote-by-mail ballot in person, by mail, email, fax or by phone from your county’s Supervisor of Elections. 

Note: Voters may pick up a mail ballot in person. If a voter or designee waits until the mandatory Early Voting period or Election Day to pick up a mail ballot in person, the voter must affirm that an emergency exists that keeps them from being able to vote at a polling place by completing an affidavit. 

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT? 

Your voted ballot must be mailed or delivered in person to your local Supervisor of Elections’ office no later than 7:00 pm on the day of the election.  

WHEN ARE ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAILED OUT TO VOTERS WHO HAVE REQUESTED THEM? 

Ballots are mailed approximately five weeks prior to each election or 7 days after the county election office receives an application.  

HOW DO I COMPLETE MY ABSENTEE BALLOT? 

All vote-by-mail ballots contain voting instructions, be sure to follow these instructions to ensure your ballot is counted. You must personally vote your own ballot (unless assistance is required due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write). Each mail ballot packet will contain a ballot, a secrecy sleeve (with instructions), and a pre-addressed voter’s certificate return envelope that must be signed by you. 

If you returned your vote-by-mail ballot but forgot to sign the envelope, or if the signature has been flagged for review, your ballot may not count unless you complete and return the Vote-By-Mail Cure Affidavit form with a copy of your identification no later than 5 pm two (2) days after the election. Voters with signature issues are notified by mail, email, and telephone based on the information they have provided.  

Your voted ballot must be mailed or delivered in person to your local Supervisor of Elections’ office no later than 7:00 pm on the day of the election. 

HOW DO I RETURN MY ABSENTEE BALLOT IN PERSON? 

You can drop off your signed, voted ballot at your local Supervisor of Elections’ office during business hours. You can also bring your voted ballot to any early voting location during early voting hours. Another option is to exchange the voted ballot for an in-person ballot at any early voting location or at your assigned polling location on Election Day. 

CAN I TRACK MY MAILED ABSENTEE BALLOT AND/OR ABSENTEE APPLICATION? 

You can track the status of your ballot by mail application or ballot online here. If you have any issues with your state’s online tracker, please contact your local elections official

WHAT IF I REQUESTED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BUT WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON? 

Bring your absentee ballot and the pre-addressed outer return envelope to your polling place to be voided. If you don’t have your ballot or never received it, you will be able to cast a provisional ballot, and your vote will be counted once the county determines it never received an absentee ballot from you. 

HOW DO I REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AS AN OVERSEAS OR US MILITARY VOTER? 

Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation. 

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