Vote-by-mail (Absentee) Ballots for August 20 Primary Election in the Mail to Domestic Voters

July 12, 2024—The elections office is mailing more than 81,700 vote-by-mail (absentee) ballots to domestic voters for the August 20 Primary Election according to Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner.

Turner said the ballots are in the mail to registered Sarasota County voters who have a vote-by-mail request on file with the elections office. This mailing follows the vote-by-mail ballots sent last week to registered military and overseas voters with requests on file.

“Voting by mail is one of the three ways to vote in Florida, along with in-person early voting and election day voting,” Turner said. “To receive a mail ballot, a voter must submit a request each general election cycle. If you are unsure if you have a current vote-by-mail request, visit SarasotaVotes.gov to check your voter status.”

Turner reminds voters that they have until 5 p.m. Thursday, August 8 to request a ballot be mailed to them for the coming election.

A voter may request a vote-by-mail ballot in one of the following ways:

Online at SarasotaVotes.gov/VotebyMail
In person at any of three elections offices in Sarasota, Venice or North Port
By phone to 941.861.8618

“Voted ballots may be returned by mail or in person to the supervisor of elections but must be received in the elections office no later than 7 p.m. on election night to be counted,” Turner said. “Voters who cast their ballots by mail must sign the certificate on the ballot return envelope and their signature should match the signature on file in the statewide voter registration database.”

A voter may update his or her signature any time by submitting a Florida Voter Registration Application to the elections office.

For more information, visit SarasotaVotes.gov or call 941.861.8618.