Vote by mail

The groups pushing it say the video provides “steps for how all Florida voters, especially seniors and other vulnerable populations, can safely and securely register and vote by mail.”

Florida-based voting rights groups are calling the state’s primary election a success. More than 3 million Floridians, or roughly 27.5 percent of registered voters, cast ballots, many through vote-by-mail. Election observers are hoping for a repeat of the relatively problem-free election in November.

It’s Election Day! Many candidates will find out tonight if they will sit in the seat they’ve been campaigning for. However, sometimes the election day results of don’t give a clear winner leading to another election. Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley spoke about how that process works and how this year’s primary election is going.

Voting rights groups are urging voters to cast their ballots through the mail because of concerns about the coronavirus. But they caution, in order for those votes to count, ballots have to get to the election supervisor’s office by election day. And policy changes at the post office are raising concerns about a mail slowdown. WFSU checks into how long it really takes something to go through the mail.

With millions of Floridians seeking to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic, postal officials have warned Secretary of State Laurel Lee that the state is at risk of having ballots go uncounted in the November presidential election.

Florida's statewide primary election is less than three weeks away. More primary voters than ever are voting by mail as a result of a high-profile outreach effort prompted by the outbreak of the coronavirus.

As Florida’s primary election draws near, voting rights advocates urge people to cast their ballots before election day.

The state will help promote voting by mail under a settlement reached Monday between Florida and a group of voter rights organizations. The case stemmed from concerns that the coronavirus could make voting more difficult this year.

The Florida Legislature passed a bill that makes changes to the elections system in the state. It extends the time voters can request a vote-by-mail…

Florida’s elections once again made headlines last year amid several hotly-contested races. Now the state house and senate are pushing bills to change the…