Absentee Voting (Mail Ballot)
Absentee (mail ballot) voting is a service offered by the Supervisor of Elections for registered voters who wish to vote in the comfort of their homes or those who may be away from St. Johns County. The deadline for requesting a ballot to be mailed is 5:00 P.M. on the sixth day prior to each election.
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Eligibility
Any qualified, registered St. Johns County voter may vote by absentee ballot.
Absentee ballots may be requested:
- In person
- By telephone
- By fax
- By mail
- By email
- Through our website
When requesting an absentee ballot, you must provide the following information:
- Name
- St. Johns county residence address
- Date of birth
- Location to send ballot
- Telephone number
- Signature (written requests only)
An absentee ballot may be requested by the voter’s legal guardian, spouse, or other immediate family (parent, child, grandparent, or sibling). If a member of the voter’s immediate family or legal guardian is making the request, the requester must provide the following additional information:
- Name
- Address
- Relationship to voter
- Driver’s license number (if available)
- Requester’s signature (written requests only)
Within five (5) days of an election, a voter may authorize a designee (in writing) to pick up an absentee ballot, that designee must provide the above information in addition to completing the Affidavit to Pick Up an Absentee Ballot for Voter form.
Return Absentee Ballots
All voted ballots must be in the Supervisor of Elections Office by 7:00 P.M. on Election Day, in order to be counted.
Voted absentee ballots cannot be turned in at the polls.
