Vote-by-Mail (VBM)
Phone Bank Frequently Asked Questions
What if I didn’t receive my VBM ballot?
- If you haven’t moved and don’t have a temporary mail forward, contact the Putnam County Supervisor of Elections at (386) 329-0224 and they can assist you.
- If you have moved within Putnam County or have your mail temporarily forwarded, the postal service cannot forward your VBM ballot. Call the Putnam County Supervisor of Elections at (386) 329-0224 for guidance on updating your address.
- If you moved out of Putnam County, but are still within Florida, you may go online at RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov and click on “Register or Update” to update your address. You will need to request a VBM ballot from your local Supervisor of Elections no later than October 24, 2024 or consider Early Voting instead.
I don’t know who to vote for!
- Find a list of candidates endorsed or recommended by the Putnam County Democrats at www.putnamfl.blue and there are also recommendations for which Amendments to support.
How do I return my VBM ballot?
- Complete your ballot with a black or blue pen and carefully follow the instructions. Place your completed ballot in the security sleeve and then into the return envelope. Sign and date the outside of the envelope. Mailing will require TWO first-class stamps. Mail as soon as possible and no later than October 25, 2024. Your ballot must be RECEIVED at the elections office no later than 7PM on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Late arriving ballots are not allowed to be counted.
- OR, take your completed ballot in the SIGNED return mailing envelope to a secure ballot intake station located any ANY of the early voting sites below from October 21 to November 2nd between 8:30 and 5:30.
- Elections Office, 2509 Crill Ave. Suite 900, Palatka
- Interlachen Community Center, 135 S County Road 315
- South Putnam County Government Complex, 115 N Summit St, Crescent City
- On Election Day, November 5th, do NOT take your VBM ballot to your precinct. You may ONLY deliver your completed VBM ballot directly to the elections office at 2509 Crill Ave. Suite 900, Palatka, BY 7:00PM.
Some Vote-by-Mail tips:
- Only one ballot can be returned in each ballot mailing envelope. If two or more ballots are included in the same envelope, they may not be counted. Please use the return envelope provided and mail ONE ballot per envelope.
- If you receive a vote-by-mail ballot but decide to vote in person, you can take your mail ballot with you, surrender it to a poll worker, and vote a regular ballot. If you do not bring your mail ballot, you will still be allowed to vote in person, once it has been determined that the mail ballot was not already received by the elections office. If this cannot be determined, you may vote with a provisional ballot.
May I transport a VBM ballot for someone else to an early voting site or the elections office?
- You may transport ballots for others residing at your same address. You may not collect more than two ballots for neighbors or friends to transport to an early voting site or the elections office.