For Immediate Release:
 August 05, 2008

Media Contact:
Marie Bertot
mbertot@miamidade.gov
 305-375-2274



This Election, Vote from Home or Abroad

Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot for Upcoming Primary Election is August 20, 2008


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- Voting for the August 26, 2008 Primary Election has begun! The Miami-Dade Elections Department has already mailed more than 80,000 absentee ballots. For those voters who wish to vote absentee, the deadline to submit a request is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20th and it’s never been easier. Voters can do so by mail or in person.

"Our hope is that every registered voter will exercise their right to vote. There is no reason not to, whether a voter is serving our country in Iraq, vacationing abroad, or simply prefers to vote from the comfort of his or her home," said Supervisor of Elections, Lester Sola, "Everyone has a convenient opportunity to vote."

To request an absentee ballot by mail, voters can visit the Miami-Dade Elections Department website and click on "Absentee Voting." An absentee ballot request form can be printed. Voters must follow the instructions for submission.

Voters can also submit a written request that MUST include all of the following information:

  • Printed name of voter
  • Current address
  • Address where the ballot is to be mailed
  • Date of birth
  • Date of election(s) for which an absentee ballot is needed
  • Signature of voter

It should be addressed to:

Miami-Dade Elections Department
Attn: Absentee Ballot Section
P.O. Box 521250
Miami, Florida 33152-1250

If a voter prefers to request an absentee ballot in person, he/she must bring a picture ID to:

Elections Department Main Office
2700 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172

or

Elections Department Branch Office
Voter Information Center (VIC)
Stephen P. Clark Center
11 NW 1st Street
Miami, Florida 33128
(located on the 1st Floor, West Lobby)

For more information, go to www.miamidade.gov/elections or call 3-1-1.
 

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ELECTIONS
2700 NW 87th Ave.
Miami, Florida 33172
305-499-VOTE (8683)