PRESS RELEASE: Mailing Vote-by-Mail ballots to MILITARY and OVERSEAS voters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 2, 2024
CONTACT: Alison Novoa | (561) 656-6264 | alison@votepalmbeach.gov

Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Begins Mailing Vote-by-Mail Ballots to Voters for March 19th Elections
Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) & Uniform Municipal Elections

PALM BEACH COUNTY – Today, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office mailed Vote-by-Mail ballots to military and overseas voters who requested a mail ballot and are eligible to vote in the March 19, 2024 Elections. The Elections Office will begin mailing mail ballots to stateside voters who requested a mail ballot and are eligible to vote in the March 19, 2024 Elections on February 9th.

The March 19, 2024 Elections include:

2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP)
The Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP) is part of the presidential nominating process for Florida’s two major political parties. Voters registered with those parties (DEM) or (REP) express their preference for the presidential candidate they would like to see representing their party on the General Election ballot in November.

This year, only the Republican Party is holding a PPP in Florida. Florida is a “closed primary” state; therefore, only voters registered with the Republican Party by February 20, 2024, are eligible to participate in the PPP.

2024 Uniform Municipal Elections
All voters living within the boundaries of the following municipalities and in
certain unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County voting on annexation
questions are eligible to participate in the election: Belle Glade • Boca Raton •
Delray Beach • Greenacres • Highland Beach • Hypoluxo • Juno Beach •
Jupiter Inlet Colony • Lake Park • Lake Worth Beach • Lantana • Loxahatchee
Groves • North Palm Beach • Ocean Ridge • Pahokee • Palm Beach • Palm
Beach Gardens • Riviera Beach • Royal Palm Beach • South Bay
• Tequesta • Wellington • West Palm Beach

Registered voters in Palm Beach County may request a Vote-by-Mail ballot online at VotePalmBeach.gov, call (561) 656-6208, or in person at any of our four (4) Elections Offices.

The deadline to request a Vote-by-Mail ballot is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Beginning March 9, 2024, through Election Day, a Vote-by-Mail ballot is NOT available for pick up at one of our offices unless an emergency prevents the voter from his or her ability to go to an Early Voting location or their Election Day polling location (See F.S. 101.62(3)(d)(5)).

Voters can mail their Vote-by-Mail ballot using pre-paid return postage, or drop it off in-person at one of our four (4) Elections Offices, at a secure ballot intake station, or at any Early Voting location during Early Voting hours.

All Vote-by-Mail ballots must be received by 7:00 p.m. at our Main Office on Election Day, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in order to be counted.

Voters can sign up for BallotTrax to get alerts via email, text (SMS), and/or voice message with updates about the status of their ballot or if there is an issue so that it can be corrected right away.

Important Dates and Deadlines
The deadline to register to vote or change your party is February 20, 2024.
The deadline to request a Vote-by-Mail ballot is 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2024.
Our Main Office must receive your Vote-by-Mail ballot by 7:00 p.m. on Election
Day, Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Early Voting is available from Saturday, March 9, 2024, through Sunday, March
17, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Election Day is Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m.

For more information about voting in the March 19, 2024 Elections and important deadlines, please explore our website or call (561) 656-6200.