Mail Ballot Voting in Marion County
MAIL BALLOTS…
Any qualified registered Voter in Marion County is entitled to vote a Mail Ballot. The ballot may be requested in person, by mail, or by phone. ONLY the Voter or a designated member of the family may request an Mail Ballot.
REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT…
The person
making the request must disclose the following information:
· Voter's name
for whom ballot is requested.
· Voter’s address.
· Voter’s date of
birth.
· Voter’s Signature (written requests).
If the Voter has designated
a guardian or immediate family member to request an Absentee Ballot, that
designee must provide the above information in addition to:
· Requester’s
name.
· Requester’s address.
· Requester’s driver’s license number, if
available.
· Requester’s relationship to voter.
· Requester’s signature
(written requests).
A request for a Ballot to be mailed to a Voter must be received by the Supervisor of Elections office no later than 5 p.m. on the 6th day before the election. The Voter must personally vote the ballot (unless assistance is required) and sign the return envelope.
POWER OF ATTORNEY MAY NOT SIGN FOR VOTER.
A qualified Mail Ballot Voter may designate in writing another person to pick up their ballot five (5) days prior to the day of the election. The designee may only pick up two (2) ballots per election other than his or her own or members of their immediate family. The designee must provide picture identification, written authorization from the Voter and complete an affidavit.
Make sure the Supervisor of Elections office has your correct mailing address. MAIL BALLOTS CANNOT BE FORWARDED.
Mail Ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of Elections office no later than 7:00pm Election Day. After the Supervisor of Elections office has received a Mail Ballot, NO CHANGES MAY BE MADE! (FS 101.048, 101.62, and 101.69)
You can check the status of your Mail Ballot by clicking on the link below.
Voter Look Up
A VOTED MAIL BALLOT WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED AT A POLLING LOCATION.
A Mail Ballot may be requested Online, in person, by mail, by telephone, by facsimile, and by email. Please go to our Contact page for contact information. When requesting a Mail Ballot, we will need the Voter's legal name, date of birth, registration number, and the address the Ballot is to be mailed to.
THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN ON ELECTION
DAY FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this facility. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. FS 668.6076