Vote-by-mail request deadline for Primary Election is August 8 at 5 p.m.

Press release from Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. — The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the 2024 Primary Election is 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 8.

This deadline is tomorrow.

Vote-by-mail ballots can be requested online, in-person, by phone, fax, mail or email. Until the deadline, vote-by-mail ballot requests will be processed as they are received.

Florida is a closed primary election state, meaning that only voters registered with a political party can vote for that party’s candidates in partisan races.

However, there is something on the ballot for everyone.

All registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, can vote on issues and nonpartisan races.

The deadline to declare or change parties for the Primary Election has passed; it was on July 22.

The Supervisor of Elections Office must receive domestic vote-by-mail ballots by 7 p.m. on Election Day (Tuesday, August 20). Voters who vote-by-mail are encouraged to mail their completed ballot at least one week before Election Day to give the ballot ample time to arrive at the Supervisor of Elections Office before the deadline. Voters should also verify that their voter information and signature are up-to-date before they return their ballot if they have moved, or their signature has changed.

Voters can deliver completed vote-by-mail ballots to the third floor of the Supervisor of Elections Office, located in Gainesville at 515 N. Main St. during normal business hours — 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Voters can also use the secure ballot intake station located outside of the office’s main entrance. The secure ballot intake station will be available at the Supervisor of Elections Office from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. until August 19 and on Election Day (August 20) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Additionally, secure ballot intake stations will be available at all eight early voting locations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the early voting period, which ends on August 17. For a list of early voting locations, visit VoteAlachua.gov