Request Registration/Absentee Ballot

The Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the second ensuing scheduled general elections.

You may be already registered to vote. To check, go to Florida's voter registration verification website. Even if you are registered to vote, you still need to complete the form to receive an absentee ballot.

Open Voter Registration/Absentee Ballot Request

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What do I fill in?

Only the following blocks are required:

Block 1: Select the category that describes you.

Block 2: To vote in party primary elections, you must enter your political party affiliation. All qualified voters, regardless of party affiliation, may vote in primary elections for candidates for nonpartisan offices, for judicial retention, for issues included on the ballot, and for offices whose candidates all have the same party affiliation and whose winner will not face opposition in the general election. Political party affiliation is not required if only requesting absentee ballots for general elections.

Block 3: Name (Last, First, Middle)

Block 4: Requested but not required. Enter the choice that best describes you from the following list: AI = American Indian or Alaskan Native; AP = Asian or Pacific Islander not Native Hawaiian; B = Black, not of Hispanic Origin; H = Hispanic; M = Multi-racial; NH = Native Hawaiian; W = White, not of Hispanic Origin; O = Other.

Date of Birth

Your valid Florida Driver's License or Florida Identification Card Number. If you do not have do not have a Florida Driver’s License or State ID, provide the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you have not been issued any of these identification numbers, write "none."

Block 5: Recommended but not required. Provide your contact information to allow your local election official to follow up if more information is required.

Block 6: Florida allows you to receive the ballot by mail, email or fax. Please rank your preference of how you would like to receive your absentee ballot. Provide your email address or fax number in Block 5. If you do not make a selection, then your local election official will mail your ballot to you.

Block 7: Complete street address of your Florida voting residence. A post office box is not sufficient. If your address includes a rural route, describe its location in Block 9. This address must be within the county where you claim legal voting residence.

Block 8: Complete address where you want your ballot sent, usually where you live now.

Block 9: Requested but not required. Provide complete information on where you last registered and voted.

If you do not wish to receive ballots for all elections through the next two regularly scheduled general elections, you may request a ballot for a specific election held in the next election year OR a ballot for only the next scheduled election by noting your choice here.

Provide any information that may assist the local election official in accepting this application.

Affirmation: Sign and date. No notary or witness is required. If you are registering to vote, read the following oath before signing, "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information provided in this application is true."

Mail

You must mail your Voter Registration/Absentee Ballot Request to your local election official. Find your county or city in the list below to locate your election official.

Open Election Official Address List

Don't know your county? Go to the county finder.

Don't know your zip code? Go to the United States Postal Service website.

Optional: You may be able to use the Postage-Paid Envelope Template.

Open Postage-Paid Envelope Template

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The postage paid envelope may be used if mailed in the U.S. Postal System, which includes all U.S. Military post offices (APO/FPO) overseas or through the diplomatic pouch available at U.S. embassies/consulates. Affix appropriate postage if using international mail. Template must be printed on a number 10 or larger envelope.

If you're not already registered and choose to fax or email you MUST also sign and mail the original.

Fax

Florida allows you to submit the FPCA by fax if you are already registered. If you are not already registered, you must submit your FPCA by mail. It is recommended that you fax the form directly to your local election official (fax numbers can be found on Florida State Election website). You may also use our toll-free fax service:

Inside the U.S.? Fax to:
1-800-368-8683
(703)696-2148
DSN 426-2148

Outside the U.S.? Show me a list of toll-free fax numbers

Email

Florida allows you to submit the FPCA by email if you are already registered. If you are not already registered, you must submit your FPCA by mail. Email addresses can be found on Florida State Election website. You may also use our Electronic Transmission Service by sending the form as an attachment to ets@fvap.gov.

Open Fax/Email Coversheet

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• You may request an absentee ballot by phone, fax, or email by providing your name, date of birth, and address to the local election official. Contact information can be found at: http://elections.myflorida.com.
• Want to return your voted ballot by fax? Only overseas Uniformed Service members may return their voted ballots by fax. See Step 2 for instructions.
• If you have not received your absentee ballot in a timely manner use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot.
• In addition to mailing a regular ballot, Florida provides a State Write-In Absentee Ballot no earlier than 180 days before the general election to any voter living outside the U.S. unable to vote in the regular absentee voting process due to military or other contingencies. This ballot allows you to vote for local, State and Federal offices. To request it, write in Block 9: “Due to military or other contingencies that preclude normal mail delivery, I cannot vote an absentee ballot during the normal voting period. I request a special write-in absentee ballot.”