1. Postage for mailing absentee ballots:
(1) 1-page ballot (most voters): 97 cents
(2) 2-page ballot (applies only to voters in the three communities holding
Municipal elections on January 29 - Hypoluxo, Lake Worth, and Royal Palm Beach) - $1.14
Ballots can be hand-delivered to any Supervisor of Elections Office (see locations below) -- saves postage.
Ballots can be returned at any time from now through January 29 -- the earlier the better. Ballots must be received by the Main Supervisor of Elections Office before 7:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, January 29, or by 5:00 PM on January 29 if hand delivered to a satellite SOE Office.
Voted Absentee Ballots cannot be turned in at the polls! They must be mailed or hand-delivered to the Supervisor of Elections Office as detailed above.
2. Follow ballot instructions carefully. Especially important: please remember to sign where designated on the back of the envelope before mailing/delivering your ballot. Florida Statutes require the County Canvassing Board to reject as illegal any absentee ballot that is not signed.
3. If there are multiple absentee ballots in the household, be sure each is sent separately in its own signed envelope. Do not include multiple ballots in one envelope -- they will all be disqualified.
4. Deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed for the January 29 primary is Wed, January 23, 5:00 pm.
To request an absentee ballot, either:
(1) Complete the request form available at any Supervisor of Elections Office (see below) or
(2) Compete your request online by going to www.pbcelections.org - click on Absentee Ballot; or
(3) Call the SOE Office at 561-656-6200 to make your request.
For further info, contact Corinne Miller at ctm11@comcast.net or 561-391-1522.
5. If you change your mind & want to vote at the polls: if you've requested & received an absentee ballot and you later decide to vote at the polls, you must bring your absentee ballot with you so that it can be canceled before you vote at the polls.
6. League of Women Voters hotline -- 561-276-4898
Questions? For information about the proposed Property Tax Amendment, absentee ballots, early voting, or other election questions, the PBC League of Women Voters has established a Hotline staffed by trained League volunteers. Call the LWV Hotline anytime at 561-276-4898.
7. Supervisor of elections office locations & numbers:
(1) Main SOE office
240 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach 33415; Tel. (561) 656-6200; fax: (561) 656-6287
(2) Northeast County courthouse branch office
3188 PGA Blvd., Rm. #2401, Palm Beach Gardens 33410; Tel. (561) 624-6555; fax: (561) 624-6572
(3) Southeast PBC admistrative complex branch office
345 S. Congress Avenue, Rm. #103; Delray Beach 33445; Tel. (561) 276-1226; fax: (561) 276-1321
Be sure to vote -- by absentee ballot, early voting, or at the polls on January 29!