About Voting by Mail

Online Request Form

A Vote by Mail ballot may be requested for a specific election or for all elections through the next regularly scheduled general election.  The request can be made in person, by mail, by telephone, or at www.PascoVotes.gov. Only the voter or a designated member of his or her immediate family or legal guardian can request a ballot for the voter. Immediate family means the voter's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or legal guardian. A request from the voter must include the following information:

• The voter's name.
• The voter's address.
• The voter's last 4 digits of SSN or the voter's Florida Driver License number/Florida ID number.
• The voter's date of birth.
• The voter's signature (written request only).

If the voter has designated an immediate family member or legal guardian to request a ballot, that designee must provide the following information:

• The name of the voter for whom the ballot is requested.
• The voter's address.
• The voter's date of birth.
• The voter's signature (written request only).
• The voter's last 4 digits of SSN or the voter's Florida Driver License number/Florida ID number.
• The requester's name.
• The requester's address.
• The requester's last 4 digits of SSN or Florida Driver License number/Florida ID number.
• The requester's relationship to voter.
• The requester's signature (written request only).

All requests for mailed ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the 12th day prior to the election.

***Notice***

Florida Law requires that if the ballot is requested to be mailed to an address other than the elector’s address on file in the Florida Voter Registration System, the request must be made in writing, signed by the elector, and delivered to the Supervisor of Elections office. (F.S.101.62) . You may request a Vote by Mail ballot in writing using one of these forms:  English PDF / Spanish PDF      

Vote by Mail ballots are mailed approximately 45 days prior to each election to those voters who have requested a ballot and are serving in the military or reside overseas. All other mail ballots are mailed approximately 40 days prior to each election. Ballots cannot be forwarded (excluding overseas and military addresses). Be sure the elections’ office has your correct mailing address.

You may check the status of your request at www.PascoVotes.gov.

A qualified voter may designate in writing another person to pick up a ballot for the voter. However, restrictions apply to obtaining carry-out ballots once Early Voting begins. The designee may only pick up two (2) Vote by Mail ballots 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, the written authorization from the voter, and complete an affidavit. Military and overseas voters have the option of requesting their ballot to be emailed to them.

Voters may pick up mail ballots in person through the day before Election Day. By state law, mail ballots cannot be issued once the mandatory Early Voting period begins except in the case of an emergency, to the extent that the voter will be unable to go to an Early Voting site or his or her assigned polling place. The voter or voter's designee must submit an affidavit regarding the emergency.

ELECTION DAY VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT DELIVERY AFFIDAVIT English PDF / Spanish PDF

The voter must personally vote the ballot (unless assistance is required due to blindness, disability or inability to read or write). The voter must sign or apply their legal mark to the return envelope.

When you return a Vote by Mail ballot, your signature is verified against the signature we have on file. If the signatures do not match, your ballot may not be counted. Voters may update their signature by completing a voter registration application (DS-DE 39). You must submit your new signature before your voted mail ballot is recieved by the elections' office.

STOP...have you moved to a new county?  If so, DO NOT return a voted ballot to Pasco County.  Instead, vote in your new county of residence!

Ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of Elections' Office by the voter, either in person or by mail.

If the voter is unable to mail or personally deliver the ballot, the voter may designate a person to return the ballot.

Voted ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections' Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. If you are returning your ballot by USPS, allow sufficient delivery days for return. A Vote by Mail ballot may be returned at any early voting location within Pasco County. A Vote by Mail ballot cannot be accepted at any Election Day polling place. However, a voter may surrender their mail ballot to the election worker and vote at their Election Day polling place.

If you returned your Vote by Mail ballot to your Supervisor of Elections, but forgot to sign the ballot, your ballot will not count unless you complete and return the signature cure affidavit for Vote by Mail ballot (DS-DE 139) no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd day after the election. Please follow the instructions on the form carefully, as failure to follow these instructions may cause your ballot to not be tabulated.

Vote by Mail Cure Affidavit (DS-DE 139)

Military personnel may apply for voter registration or request Vote by Mail ballots with a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) which may be obtained from the unit voting officer or is available on-line.

If already a registered voter, Vote by Mail ballots may be requested by email, phone, or in writing. All requests must be sent to the Supervisor of Elections’ office. Spouses and dependents are considered to be of the same category of Vote by Mail voter as military members and generally should follow the same rules.

Federal portions of general election and Presidential Preference Primary ballots voted by persons outside the U.S. are counted if postmarked no later than Election Day and received within 10 days of the election. Additional military election information is available from:

Toll-free 800-438-8683

• For election materials (including FPCA/FWAB printable forms) go to: http://www.fvap.gov/eo/overview/materials/forms
• For election official information (guides for processing voting materials / sending ballots / election official online training) go to: http://www.fvap.gov/eo
• For the Electronic Voting Assistance Guide go to: http://www.fvap.gov/vao/vag
• For fvap.gov homepage go to: http://www.fvap.gov/a

Per Florida Law:

• Voters must make a request through the Supervisor of Elections’ Office. Vote by Mail ballots are not automatically sent to voters.
• Voters must provide their Florida driver license number, Florida identification number, or the last four digits of their social security number when making a request.
• Vote by Mail ballots are not forwardable. All undeliverable ballots are returned to the elections’ office.
• All Vote by Mail ballots must be signed by the voter listed on the envelope. EACH signature is verified by our staff against the signature on their voter registration record. If there is not a match, the voter is contacted.
• Voters can track the status of their Vote by Mail ballot from printed to accepted at PascoVotes.gov.
• Vote by Mail requests and voted ballots returned are reported daily to the Florida State Division of Elections.
• The tabulation of Vote by Mail ballots is open to the public.

If you returned your Vote by Mail ballot to your Supervisor of Elections, but the signature on the voter's certificate did not match the signature on the Supervisor of Elections' file, your ballot will not count unless you complete and return the signature cure affidavit for Vote by Mail ballot (DS-DE 139) no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd day after the election. Please follow the instructions on the form carefully, as failure to follow these instructions may cause your ballot to not be tabulated.

Vote by Mail Cure Affidavit (DS-DE 139)