How does voting by mail work?

1. Register to vote in Florida

• If you have a Florida driver license or State of Florida ID card, you can register online at RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov
• If you do not have a Florida ID, check out our guide for detailed information and resources about how to register to vote in Florida.

2. Request a vote-by-mail ballot from your county Supervisor of Elections:

• Request your vote-by-mail ballot by phone, online, in writing, or in person. You will need to provide your name, home address, date of birth, and Florida driver license/ID card number or the last four digits of your Social Security number.
• ANY registered Florida voter can vote by mail. No excuse is needed.
• If you need your ballot sent to a temporary address or an address that the Supervisor of Elections does not already have on file for you, you must submit a signed written request using the Statewide Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Form. Complete the top section of the form and indicate where you would like your ballot to be mailed, then sign the form and submit it to your county Supervisor of Elections via mail or email.
• Request your vote-by-mail ballot at least 12 days before Election Day. If you miss this deadline, you will have to go pick up your ballot from the county elections office and an emergency excuse affidavit may be required.
• Voters who need help requesting their vote-by mail ballot can designate a member of their immediate family or their legal guardian to request it on their behalf. To request a vote-by-mail ballot for someone who directly instructed you to do so, complete both sections of this request form.
• Voters with disabilities can also request accessible vote by mail to receive a mail ballot that they can fill out with their preferred assistive technology.

3. Vote your mail ballot:

• Read the materials that come with your ballot and follow all instructions.
• Remember to sign the back of the mail ballot return envelope.
• Include your phone number and/or email on the envelope so that the Supervisor of Elections can contact you easily if there is a problem.

4. Return your vote-by-mail ballot by 7:00pm on Election Day:

• If you mail it, do so at least 10 days before Election Day so that it gets there in time. A postmark date is not enough.
• You can choose to drop your ballot off at any Supervisor of Elections office in your county, at any Early Voting location in your county during voting hours, or in an official secure ballot intake station (call or check the Supervisor of Elections website for locations).
• You can ask someone else to drop your ballot off for you. However, voters can only drop off ballots for immediate family members and up to 2 additional people per election.
• You cannot drop off your mail ballot at your regular polling location on Election Day, but you can exchange it and vote in person instead.

5. Track your mail ballot online to ensure your vote-by-mail request was processed, to see when your ballot is mailed to you, and to ensure your ballot is received on time and accepted by the Supervisor of Elections office.

If you request a vote-by-mail ballot, you can still choose to vote in person instead during Early Voting or at your assigned precinct on Election Day!