Voted by mail in Florida? Here’s how to track your ballot

ORLANDO, Fla. – Greater than 4 million vote-by-mail ballots had been despatched out in Florida for the November election and solely about half of them have been turned in, in keeping with the Florida Division of Elections.

When you haven’t mailed in your poll but, you might want to do it now.

All vote-by-mail ballots need to be in to county supervisor of elections workplaces by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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To show in your vote-by-mail poll, you possibly can:

• Ship your poll via the mail

• Drop it off at a county supervisor of elections workplace via Election Day

You may as well give up your vote-by-mail poll on Election Day at your common polling place after which vote with a daily poll, however ballot employees at polling precincts is not going to settle for the VBM poll as your poll on Election Day and also you gained’t be capable of flip in anybody else’s poll both (equivalent to a partner or member of the family’s).

Additionally, don’t neglect to make use of the envelope supplied by election officers and to signal the envelope. In any other case, your poll gained’t rely and you’ll have to repair it via the curing course of.

Now, in case you have mailed in or turned in your poll and also you wish to know if it has been accepted, your county supervisor of elections workplace may also help you monitor your poll.

All county elections workplaces use a program that may monitor when a poll was despatched out, when it was returned and when it was accepted and processed, or if there have been points with the poll.

Seven of Central Florida’s 10 counties use a program referred to as BallotTrax, which tracks the poll and likewise gives voters with notifications. They’re Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties.

Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties produce other methods of serving to voters monitor VBM ballots.

Observe your vote-by-mail poll by going to the county supervisor of elections web sites under:

Don’t see your county above? Take a look at this checklist on the Florida Division of Elections web site.

When you’ve despatched in your poll, you’ll want to keep watch over it and likewise look out for any calls or texts from election officers. If there’s a downside along with your poll, equivalent to a signature challenge, you may be contacted.

In case your signature is lacking or doesn’t match the one on file, you’ll need to submit a vote-by-mail poll remedy affidavit, together with a replica of your identification. That affidavit must be turned in to your county supervisor of elections workplace by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, or your poll is not going to be counted.

Have extra vote-by-mail questions? We’ve a information right here on ClickOrlando.com.

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