Early Voting, Vote By Mail And General Voting Dates And Locations

BLOOMINGDALE - RIVERVIEW, FL — The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections sent out more than 6,800 general election ballots to absent military and overseas voters on Friday, and it will send out more than 350,000 ballots to domestic voters starting September 24, elections officials said.

Voters have until October 24 to request that a ballot be mailed to them, and the request can be made at VoteHillsborough.org or call (813) 744-5900.

"During the Primary Election, vote by mail made up 68% of the vote, so we expected to see a record-breaking number of votes by mail requests, and we're prepared for this," said Craig Latimer, supervisor of elections. "We've also secured all the polling locations and poll workers needed for in-person voting."

The office said ballots must be received by the elections office, not postmarked, no later than 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Hillsborough County pays the return postage for voters who want to mail in their voter ballot. Voters can also drop their ballot off at secure drop-off boxes throughout the county:

• Oct. 1 through 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the four supervisor of elections offices
• Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 26 early voting locations, including the four elections offices
• Nov. 2 through 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the four supervisor of elections offices

Only registered voters can request a vote by mail ballot. The deadline to register to vote in the general election, if not already registered, is October 5.

Early voting in Hillsborough County is Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Election Day is November 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

More information,including the locations of the offices and early voting sites, is available at VoteHillsborough.org.