Florida Democrats are more engaged than ever. Democrats have won five special elections in a row, flipping seats in every corner of the state. This past August we had the highest primary turnout since 1978 and just last week we announced that our volunteers have contacted 8,000,000 voters this year!
We are well on our way to flipping Florida blue -- and setting ourselves up to save our state and our country from the divisive rhetoric of Donald Trump and his biggest supporters Governor Rick Scott and Rep. Ron DeSantis. Re-electing Bill Nelson (Twitter, Facebook) will be key for Democrats to reclaim a majority in the Senate. We have the chance to make history in Florida, to elect the first African American to the Governor's mansion, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (Twitter, Facebook), the first woman to serve as Commissioner of Agriculture, Nikki Fried (Facebook), and take back our state with quality Democrats from the school board to the Senate, but YOU have to vote.
Even if you've voted in the past, you have to sign up again to have your ballot sent to you. It's easy and all you have to do is visit votefromabroad.org fill out the form and send it in.
Thank you! With the past 4 statewide elections decided by an average of 80,000 votes -- YOUR vote could make all the difference. If you have any questions about voting please email the Voter Help Desk at [email protected].
Terrie Rizzo
Chairwoman, Florida Democratic Party
Your deadlines are coming up:
REGISTER to vote from abroad by Tuesday, October 9. The registration form will also request your ballot and must be sent by mail, postmarked by October 9. We recommend that you send your request form asap and request to have your ballot delivered to you by email.
REQUEST to receive your overseas absentee ballot by email/online or fax by Tuesday, November 6. To request to receive your ballot by mail, your form must be received by Wednesday, October 31. Your request form may be sent by email, fax or postal mail. We recommend sending your request form by email or fax and having your ballot delivered to you by email.
RETURN your ballot to your local election office by Tuesday, November 6, 7 pm local time by fax or mail. Your ballot returned by fax1 must be received by Election Day. Your ballot returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day and received by Friday, November 16 to be counted.
1 DoD Fax Service is for voters who need to send election materials to your election official by fax but do not have access to a fax machine. You can email them to [email protected] and FVAP (Federal Voting Assistance Program) will fax your election materials for you.
All overseas voters may vote in elections for federal offices (US House and US Senate races). Overseas voters who indicate they “intend to return” may also vote in Florida state elections.