Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – On Tuesday, Oct. 1, over 230,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots for the November 5, 2024, General Election will be mailed to Broward County voters. Voters are encouraged to sign up for status notification regarding their Vote-by-Mail ballot by visiting BrowardVotes.gov. Once voters signed up, they will receive notifications when their ballot has been mailed, received and counted. Voters will also be alerted if there is an issue with their ballot.

Voters who want to vote by mail must request a ballot no later than October 24, 2024.

Joe Scott, Supervisor of Elections said, " Voting by mail is a smooth and seamless process and is one of the most convenient ways to vote. I encourage all eligible Broward County voters to take advantage of the opportunities our State offers to them in terms of how and where they choose to vote."

Vote-By-Mail ballots have pre-paid postage built into the return envelopes. Voters returning a Vote-By- Mail ballot by mail should provide as much time as possible for the USPS to deliver the ballot as ballots must be received – not post-marked – by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.

There will be over two dozen locations for ballot drop off during the dates and times of early voting. Once early voting ends, voters can deliver their ballots to any of the nine Supervisor of Elections offices until 7:00 p.m. on November 4th and 5th. Visit www.BrowardVotes.gov for locations.

Important Dates and Information for the General Election:

•Voter registration deadline is Monday, October 7, 2024.

•Early Voting takes place October 21st- November 3, 2024, from 7:00a.m. -7:00 p.m.

•Last Day to request Vote-By-Mail ballot is October 24, 2024

•Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

For information on how to register to vote, request a Vote-by-Mail ballot, update voter status, or other inquiries, please visit www.BrowardVotes.gov.