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 BAYCOUNTY.ORG : VOTER INFORMATION : Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting
WHO CAN
VOTE BY ABSENTEE?
If you are a registered voter of Bay County, you
are entitled to vote by absentee ballot (F.S. 101.62). If you have
changed residence to another state and are ineligible to vote there, you can
vote for president and Vice President (F.S. 101.663).
REQUESTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT (F.S.101.62)
An absentee ballot may be requested for a specific election or for all
elections.(NEW) Absentee Ballot requests are good through two(2) regularly
scheduled general elections. The request can be made in person, by mail, by
telephone, or on this website. Only the voter or a designated member of his or
her immediate family or legal guardian can request an absentee ballot for the
voter. Immediate family means the voter's spouse, the parent, child,
grandparent, or sibling of the voter or of the voter's spouse, or legal
guardian.
A request from the voter must include the following
information:
- The name of the voter for whom the ballot is
requested.
- The voter's address (residence and mailing).
- The voter's date of birth.
- The voter's Drivers License (if available).
- The voter's signature (written request only).
If the voter has designated an immediate family
member or legal guardian to request his/her absentee ballot, that designee must
provide the above information in addition to the following:
- The requester's name.
- The requester's address.
- The requester's Drivers License (if available).
- The requester's relationship to the voter.
- The requester's signature (written requests only).
You must read and follow all instructions included
with the absentee ballot and on our
Absentee Ballot Instructions page. We've also provided a list of
frequently asked questions and answers and detailed information below.
PICKING UP AN ABSENTEE BALLOT
A
qualified voter may also designate in writing another person to pick up his or
her ballot (F.S. 101.62(b)4). Designees may pick up ballots on election day, or
up to five days prior to the day of the election. Designees may pick up two (2)
absentee ballots only per election, other than his or her own, except for
ballots picked up for members of his or her immediate family. The designee must
provide picture identification approved by the Department of State, the written
authorization from the voter, and complete an affidavit.
VOTING ABSENTEE IN PERSON (F.S. 101.657)
A qualified voter may vote his or her absentee ballot in person at the
Supervisor of Elections Office as soon as the ballots are available. The voter
must present a Florida Drivers License, a Florida Identification Card, or some
other form of picture identification approved by the Department of State, as
well as signature identification.
VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT (F.S. 101.661 & 101.64)
The voter must personally vote the ballot (unless assistance is required). The
voter must sign the return envelope.
RETURNING YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT (F.S. 101.67)
Voted absentee ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of Elections Office in
person or by mail and must be received no later than 7 p.m. election day for the
ballot to be counted. A VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AT A
POLLING PLACE!
MILITARY OVERSEAS VOTING
INFORMATION
You may obtain the Standard Form 76 (SF76), Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA) forms from your unit administration office or unit Voting
Assistance Office (VAO). Spouses and dependents are considered to be of the
same category of absentee voter as military members and generally should
follow the same rules. Complete this form and send it to the Supervisor of
Elections Office, 205 Mosley Drive, Lynn Haven, FL 32444-5639. You can also
request an absentee ballot through any of the methods listed on this web
site. U.S. Embassies and Consulates
can assist in completing, witnessing, and mailing FPCA forms, absentee
ballots and other election materials. Federal portions of general election
and presidential preference primary ballots voted by persons outside the
U.S. are counted if dated by the voter next to his or her signature no later
than election day and received by the Supervisor of Elections within 10 days
of the election. Additional military election information is available from:
THE DIRECTOR
FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Office of Secretary of Defense
1155 Defense Program
Washington, D.C. 20331-1155
Toll Free: 1-800-438-8683
MILITARY OVERSEAS ONLINE
INFORMATION
Website: http://www.fvap.gov
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