Changing or Adding Your Mailing Address for Vote by Mail

IMPORTANT FACTS:
  • The Post Office does not forward your Vote-by-Mail ballot. It will be returned to the Supervisor of Elections (SOE) as undeliverable and will cancel your Vote-by-Mail request.
  •  Vote-by-Mail ballots are mailed approximately 35 days before each election. If you do not received your ballot, you should request a new mailing address for your ballot.
  • If you have an alternate mailing address on file with the SOE, you can designate that address as the address to which you want your Vote-by-Mail ballot to be sent – see Step One below.
  • If you do not have an alternate address on file, you must submit a request with your signature – see Step Two below.
  • Address changes must be received by the SOE office no later than ten (10) days before the election for which you are requesting the ballot.
STEP ONE:  VERIFY YOUR MAILING ADDRESS(ES):

If you think you have an alternate mailing address on file, you can verify it on the SOE website.

  • Go to the Vote-by-Mail Ballot Status page on the Lee Elections web site.
  • You will need to fill in your name, birth date and check that you are not a robot, then click on Submit.
  • The Voter Information section will show if you are eligible to vote and if you are enrolled in Vote by Mail. It will also show your Party Affiliation and Precinct.
  • The Contact Information section will show your Residence Address (your registered voting address) and your Mailing Address – please check that those are correct.
  • Scroll down to Current Elections. Under Ballot 1 Status, the Ballot Destination shows the address to which your Vote-by-Mail ballot will be mailed.
  • If you are not at the Ballot Destination address when your Vote-by-Mail ballot is mailed, your status will be shown as Ballot 1 Returned Undeliverable. Your ballot will be returned to the SOE and you will be removed from Vote by Mail unless you correct your mailing address.
  • If the address you want your ballot mailed to is shown under Contact Information, call the SOE office and request your Vote-by-Mail ballot be mailed to that address.

If you do not see the address you want your ballot mailed to, you should request a new Vote-by-Mail ballot – see Step Two.

STEP TWO: REQUEST A NEW MAILING ADDRESS:

If the address you want your Vote-by-Mail ballot mailed to is not on file, you will have to request a new Vote-by-Mail ballot.

  • Go to the Request a Vote-by-Mail Ballot page on the Lee Elections website and click on Proceed.
  • Select the Vote-by-Mail Request Form in English or Spanish.
  • Fill in the blanks on the VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT REQUEST form, being careful to input both your registered voting address (the “Residence Address”) and the Mailing Address you want your Vote-by-Mail ballot sent to.
  • Select which address to use for the Primary Election and the General Election.
  • Once you have completed the form, PRINT and SIGN the form. Sign it carefully — the signature must match your signature on file with the SOE.
  • Return the form to the Lee Elections office so they receive it no later than ten (10) days before the election for which you are requesting the ballot:
      1. Scan (or take a picture on your phone) and email to votebymail@lee.vote
      2. Fax: 239-533-6322
      3. Mail: Supervisor of Elections

P.O. Box 2545
Fort Myers, Fl  33902

      1. In-Person: Find the office closest to you: lee.vote/contact-us
      • Wait a few days, then check the web site to see your updated mailing address, following the instructions listed in Step One.
      • Call the SOE office if you don’t see the new Mailing Address listed under Ballot Destination.

GOT A QUESTION?  Call the SOE office 239-533-8683