Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark announces that 18,500 absentee ballots for the March 13 County Referendum and Municipal Elections were mailed on Thursday, February 1 to those who have already requested them.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed is 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 7. Ballots may also be picked up from any Elections Office from now through Election Day.
Completed absentee ballots must be delivered to one of the three Supervisor of Elections offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day, March 13. Absentee ballots cannot be accepted at polling places.
"Sometimes it's difficult to get to your polling place on Election Day, but an absentee ballot can be mailed right to your home," Clark said. "Many voters prefer this convenience."
Floridians may vote by absentee ballots, early voting or at their precincts on Election Day. Early voting in Pinellas will be February 26-March 10 at the Supervisor of Elections Offices:
Election Service Center
Starkey Lakes Corporate Center
13001 Starkey Rd.
Largo, FL 33773
Pinellas County Courthouse
315 Court St., Room 117
Clearwater, FL 33756
County Building
501 First Ave., N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot in person, by mail or by calling (727) 464-6788. Absentee ballot request forms are also available online. A voter may designate another person to pick up his or her ballot beginning four days before an election; additional requirements apply. For more information on absentee voting or for an absentee ballot request form, visit www.votepinellas.com and click on Absentee Ballot Information under Absentee Ballots on the left navigation bar.
For comprehensive election information, call the Supervisor of Elections office at (727) 464-6108 or go to www.votepinellas.com.