Request Your Vote-By-Mail Ballot

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IMPORTANT: A voter requesting a Vote-by-Mail ballot to be mailed to an address other than the one on file, must complete the Statewide Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Form and returned the completed form via mail to: P.O. Box 29001 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302, by fax to: 954-357-7070 or by email to: votebymailrequest@browardvotes.gov.

A Vote-by-Mail ballot is not forwardable by the U.S. postal service and a ballot returned undeliverable cancels a request for future elections and must be renewed. Notify us immediately if your mailing address has changed or if you plan to be out of town. By law, special accommodation is available for military and overseas voters and voters with disabilities.

Under current Florida Laws, Vote-by-Mail requests are valid through the end of the calendar year of the next regularly scheduled general election. Voters who wish to receive a Vote-by-Mail ballot for 2025 through 2026 elections are required to complete a new Vote-by-Mail ballot request starting January 1, 2025.

VOTE-BY-MAIL IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

2025 Municipal Elections

  • The deadline to request a Vote-by-Mail ballot is February 27, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
  • The Supervisor of Elections must receive your Vote-by-Mail ballot by 7:00 p.m. on March 11, 2025

Note: Voters can mail their Vote-by-Mail ballot using pre-paid return postage or drop it off at a secure ballot intake station located at our elections’ offices, Click Here for drop-off locations and hours.

IMPORTANT: Remember to sign the Voter's Certificate on the return envelope before returning your ballot to the Supervisor of Elections Office. Click here for information on how to return your Vote-by-Mail Ballot.

TRACKING YOUR BALLOT

Voters can continue to check their mail ballot status on the "Get Status Notification" button located on the main page, but now have the added option to sign up.

 

Vote By Mail

The supervisor shall mail vote-by-mail ballots within 2 business days after receiving a request for such a ballot, but no later than the 10th day before election day. The deadline to submit a request for a ballot to be mailed is 5 p.m. on the 12th day before an upcoming election.

Please note, Vote-By-Mail ballots cannot be forwarded. If you want your Vote-By-Mail ballot sent to an address that's different from the one on file with the Elections Office, you must send a signed written request which contains the following information:

 

  • Full name of voter
  • Date of birth
  • Florida driver license number, Florida identification number or last four digits of your social security number
  • Residence address
  • Mailing address
  • Voter registration number (optional)
  • Date of the election or elections for which a vote-by-mail is needed
  • Signature of voter (written requests only)

ONLINE: Mail Ballot Request Service Below

PHONE: (954) 357-7055

FAX: (954) 357-7070

IN PERSON: At any of our offices. Click here to contact us.

MAIL: P.O. Box 29001 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302

EMAIL: Written signed requests may be sent as an attachment via email by clicking here.

To track the status of your vote-by-mail ballot, you may click here.


 


Information you provide using this service is exempt from public disclosure except that it is available upon request to canvassing boards, election officials, political parties, political committees, committees of continuous existence, and candidates facing opposition in an upcoming election (s. 101.62(3), F.S.) The vote-by-mail request and address change service has been updated based on Senate Bill 90. To submit a request to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for an upcoming election, please provide all requested information. If you have additional questions or experience difficulty requesting a vote-by-mail ballot online, please call our office at 954-357-7055 for assistance.