Voters Vote by Mail
Who Can Vote by Mail?
If you are an eligible voter of Taylor County, you are entitled to vote by mail (F.S. 101.62). The voter must personally vote the ballot unless assistance is requested by the voter.
Requesting a Vote-By-Mail Ballot (F.S.101.62)
A Vote-by-Mail ballot may be requested for a specific election or for all Taylor County elections through the end of the calendar year of the next regularly scheduled General Election.
The request can be made:
- In person: 433 N. US Highway 19, Perry, FL 32347
- By telephone: (850) 838-3515
- By mail: P O Box 1060, Perry, FL 32348 (Must include completed Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form DS-DE160)
- By fax: (850) 838-3516 (Must include completed Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form DS-DE160)
- By email: [email protected] (Must include completed Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form DS-DE160)
- Request a mail ballot online
Only the voter or a designated member of his or her immediate family or legal guardian can request a Vote-By-Mail ballot for the voter. Immediate family means the voter’s spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling or the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the designee’s spouse.
If the ballot is requested to be mailed to an address other than the voter’s address on file in the Florida Voter Registration System, the request must be in writing, signed; and the request must be on the Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form (DS-DE160).
A request from the voter must include the following information:
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The name of the voter for whom the ballot is requested
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The voter’s address (residence and mailing)
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The voter’s date of birth
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The voter’s Driver’s License #, the voter’s Florida Identification Card #, or the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security #, whichever can be verified in the Supervisor’s records
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The voter’s signature (written request only)
If the voter has designated an immediate family member or legal guardian to request his/her vote by mail ballot, that designee must provide the above information in addition to the following:
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The requester’s name
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The requester’s address
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The requester’s Driver’s License #, the requester’s Florida Identification Card #, or the last four digits of the requester’s Social Security #
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The requester’s relationship to the voter
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The requester’s signature (written requests only)
Submitting Your Mail Ballot (F.S. 101.67)
3 Ways to Return Your Ballot
- Return your ballot through the USPS – remember to give your ballot at least 7 days mailing time, to be received in a timely manner.
- Hand-deliver your ballot back to the elections office located at 433 N. US Highway 19, Perry, FL 32347 during normal office hours.
- Take advantage of our secure ballot intake station located inside your Supervisor of Elections office, during normal office hours and during early voting hours.
Contact us at (850) 838-3515 for additional information about designated secure ballot intake station locations and/or additional options for the return of your voted ballot.
Deadline to Return Vote-by-Mail Ballots
All mail ballots must be received in your Supervisor of Elections Office no later than 7:00 pm on election night.
