A Vote-by-Mail ballot may be requested for specific elections, or for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the next scheduled general election. A Vote-by-Mail ballot request for a voter may only be made by the voter, the voter's legal guardian, an immediate family member of the voter or the voter's spouse, or by a designee for a voter with a disability.
"Immediate family" is defined as:
- Child
- Grandchild
- Grandparent
- Parent
- Sibling
- Spouse
- Spouse's grandparent
- Spouse's parent
- Spouse's child
- Spouse's sibling
A request from the voter must include their:
- Name
- Address
- Date of birth
- Signature (written request only)
- Florida driver's license, Florida ID card number, or the last four digits of their Social Security — Number whichever may be verified in the voter's record
Per Florida Statute 101.62, all written requests must be made using Form DS-DE 160 (Statewide Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Form). This includes requests by fax or email.
If a voter requests that a ballot be mailed to an address not on file in the voter's Registration record, the request must be made in writing using the Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form and signed by the voter.
A person may make a Vote-by-Mail ballot request for an immediate family member in person or by phone to an address already on file in the voter's Registration record without a signature. The person making the request must provide their:
- Name
- Address
- Relationship to the voter
- Driver's license number, or ID card number, or the last four of their social security number (if available)
Along with the voter's:
- Name
- Date of birth
- Address
- Florida driver's license number, or Florida ID card number, or the last four digits of the voter's social security number, whichever may be verified in the voter's record
To request a Vote-by-Mail ballot for yourself or an immediate family member, call our office or click here to fill out the web request form.