All vote-by-mail ballot requests have expired, voters need to update request
FORT LAUDERDALE - If you plan to vote by mail in this year's municipal elections or next year's general elections, you will need to request the ballots.
"Virtually everybody does not have a vote-by-mail request on file today.
All the of the requests had to be canceled at the end of 2022," said Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott.
Due to the passage of Senate Bill 90 in 2021, which revised certain sections of the state's election laws, voters now have to renew their request for a mail-in ballot after every General Election cycle for future elections.
That means Vote-By-Mail requests submitted before the November 8, 2022, General Election expired on December 31st, 2022. This affects a lot of people.
In Broward, in the 2020 presidential election, 475,526 people voted by mail.
As of Friday, there were only 2237 registered for vote-by-mail ballots.
In Miami-Dade in 2020, 511,577 people voted by mail. Today, just 4600 are registered.
If you want to renew that request, now's the time to do it. "Like January of an odd numbered year is the time that everybody has to request a vote by mail ballot again," Scott suggested.
Voters who update their request for a mail-in ballot now will be valid until December 31, 2024.
In Broward, voters can update their request for a Vote-By-Mail ballot here. They can also request a ballot by email, fax, phone, or mail.
In Broward, there will be municipal elections starting on March 14.
In Miami-Dade, Supervisor of Elections Christina White is notifying voters,
"We're going to be sending letters, calling, texting, emailing, doing everything we possibly can to target those voters that have expired," White said.
"My best advice is to go on our website right on our homepage there's a button for vote by mail to renew. All you have to do is click on it. It will take you less than 2 minutes to re-enroll. It's something I hope people are going to do today," White said.
Voters can update their request for a Vote-By-Mail ballot here. They call also request it by mail, email, fax, or by calling 305-499-8444
There are several upcoming municipal elections in Miami-Dade including Golden Beachon February 21st, Miami special election on February 27, and Hialeah Gardens general election on March 7th.
In Monroe County, voters can request a Vote-By-Mail ballot here.
Any registered voter can vote by mail. Vote-by-Mail ballots can be requested for a specific election or for all elections through December 2024. After the 2024 General Election, voters will need to make the request again.
