Vote-by-mail (absentee) ballots are now available for the August 23, 2022 Primary Election, Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner announced. Voters may request their ballot online at SarasotaVotes.gov/VotebyMail or by calling 941.861.8618. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to a voter is 5 p.m., Saturday, August 13. Under Florida law, all registered voters are eligible to vote by mail. Voted ballots may be returned by mail or in person but must be received in the elections office by 7 p.m. election night to be counted. The cost to return a ballot by mail is one Forever stamp or $.60 postage. Turner said voted ballots may be dropped off in person at secure ballot intake stations, located inside elections offices in Sarasota, Venice and North Port as follows: Now through Friday, Aug 12, weekdays (M-F), 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, Aug 13 – Monday, Aug 22, daily (including weekends), 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug 23 (election day), 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sarasota County elections offices are located at: Terrace Bldg., 2001 Adams Lane, Sarasota; R.L. Anderson Admin Bldg., 4000 Tamiami Trail S., Rm. 114, Venice; Biscayne Plaza, 13640 Tamiami Trail, North Port; Ballots may also be dropped off during early voting (Aug 13 - 21, including weekends, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) to a ballot intake station located inside the following early voting sites: Terrace Bldg., 2001 Adams Lane, Sarasota; R.L. Anderson Admin Bldg., 4000 Tamiami Trail S., Rm. 114, Venice; Biscayne Plaza, 13640 Tamiami Trail, North Port; North Sarasota Public Library, 2801 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota; Fruitville Public Library, 100 Apex Road, Sarasota; The Devyn Event Center, 7113 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Turner urges voters to follow the instructions included with vote-by-mail ballots to ensure their ballots are counted. Voters should complete and sign the Voter’s Certificate on the ballot return envelope and the voter’s signature should match the signature on record. Voters may track their vote-by-mail ballots and sign up to receive vote-by-mail ballot status notifications at SarasotaVotes.gov/VotebyMail. Voters with questions may contact the Vote-by-Mail team by calling 941.861.8618.

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