Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner will begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots for the March 17 presidential preference primary to overseas civilians and active-duty military personnel and their spouses and dependents, who are absent from Sarasota County. Turner said 1,011 ballots will go out to military and overseas voters. Following the initial mailing, requests for vote-by-mail ballots will be processed and ballots mailed daily.  The initial mailing of ballots to stateside voters is scheduled for early February. Requests for ballots to be mailed within the United States must be received by the elections office no later than 5 pm on the 10th day before the election (March 7) to allow sufficient time for the ballot to reach the voter and be returned to the elections office in time to be counted.  Voted ballots may be returned by mail or in person but must be received by the supervisor of elections no later than 7 pm on election day. Voters are urged to return their ballots promptly to avoid postal service delays.

A voter may submit a vote-by-mail request online at SarasotaVotes.com/VotebyMail or by calling 941-861-8618.

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