Twenty ballots were destroyed after a fire inside a mailbox Thursday, Oct. 24, in Phoenix, Arizona.
At least two ballot boxes were set on fire Monday, Oct. 28, in the Portland, Oregon, area, according to CNN.
More than 2 million ballots have been received by the Florida Division of Elections, with 1.4 million yet to arrive, as of Monday morning.
➤ More than 4.5 million have voted so far in Florida
Here’s how to track your vote-by-mail ballot and confirm it was received and counted and not lost or destroyed.
When was the Florida deadline to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot?
The deadline to request a ballot in Florida if you wanted to vote by mail was Oct. 24.
If you missed the deadline and you’re an active voter, you can either vote early or vote on Election Day, Nov. 5.
➤ Are you a registered voter? How to check your voter status
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election was Oct. 7. If you’re not an “active” voter, you won’t be able to vote in this election.
How many people have voted by mail so far in Florida?
As of 8:12 a.m. Oct. 28, 2,090,681 vote-by-mail ballots have been received. Here’s the breakdown:
How many Florida ballots were mailed, but not yet received?
As of 8:12 a.m. Oct. 28, 1,425,881 vote-by-mail ballots requested have not yet been received. Here’s the breakdown:
How to track your ballot in Florida to make sure your vote was received and counted
Every county Elections Office has a way to track your vote-by-mail ballot to make sure it was received and counted. To check your ballot, go to your county’s website, and type in your name and date of birth.
When is early voting in Florida?
The state requires early voting from Oct. 25 through Nov. 2, but each county’s Supervisor of Elections may choose to offer more early voting days, starting up to five days earlier or lasting one day longer. Many started early voting on Monday, Oct. 21 and some will continue early voting through Nov. 3.
Here is how to find early voting locations and times in your county.
More than 4.5 million have voted so far in Florida
More than 4.5 million voters in Florida have mailed in their ballots or voted early, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Division of Elections. That compares to the 3.3 million total as of Friday morning.
When is the 2024 presidential election?
The general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To vote on Election Day, you must vote in your assigned precinct.
When are early voting and vote-by-mail ballots counted in Florida?
Florida law allows ballots to be processed as soon as they are received and counted as after the county has completed public testing of the automatic tabulating equipment. The results are kept secret and releasing them early is a felony.
Florida usually cuts off its early voting two days before Election Day, to give county officials more time to tabulate them. By default, early voting ends Saturday, Nov. 2, although each county may opt to extend it to Sunday, Nov. 3.
Early voting locations, dates, times for your Florida county
The state requires early voting from Oct. 25 through Nov. 2, but each county’s Supervisor of Elections may choose to offer more early voting day. Many started early voting on Monday, Oct. 21, and some won’t stop until Sunday, Nov. 3.
Florida sample ballot: Where can you see the candidates and races?
You can see a sample ballot on your county’s Supervisor of Elections’ website. The races on your ballot all depend on where you live.
To see your sample ballot, go to the elections website for your area and enter your address.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Florida voting: How to track your mail ballot
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