Miami-Dade, Broward sending out vote-by-mail ballots ahead of Florida's primary election
MIAMI – The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away and vote-by-mail ballots are headed to voters.
Here's how it works, according to Christina White, Supervisor of Elections in Miami-Dade County.
"A person puts a request on file. We make sure that we get the correct ballot style for them, we have an automated system that is highly intelligent technology that puts everything into the envelope," she said.
After that, ballots head to the post office where they are sent to voters.
If voters have already put in a request for a vote-by-mail ballot, the ballot should be in the mailbox in the next couple of days. If you need to register for a mail-in ballot, you have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, to do so.
White advises voters to vote as soon as possible and put their ballots in the mail. If a ballot is not at headquarters on Election Day, it won't count — not even if it's postmarked.
White encourages people to sign their ballot inside the red box because that confirms its legitimacy.
In Florida, there are three options to cast a vote. You can vote by mail, you can early vote, or you can vote at your precinct on Election Day.
Something to keep in mind is that vote-by-mail ballots need to be back at election headquarters by 7 p.m. on August 20. You can track them online at miamidade.gov/elections. If there are mistakes you can fix them, but it has to be done before the deadline.
