Voter Rights and Mail-In Voting Guide for Marion County

• •Amendment 4 restores voting rights to individuals with felony convictions who have completed all terms of their sentence, excluding those convicted of murder or sexual offenses.
• •Individuals with felony convictions are not automatically re-registered; they must submit a new voter registration application.
• •Voter registration applications must be submitted at least 29 days before an election.
• •Vote-by-mail ballots are not sent automatically; voters must have an active request on file.
• •Requests for a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed must be received by the Election Center by 5 pm on the 12th day before an election.
• •All mail-in ballots must be received by the Election Center by 7 pm on election night to be counted.
• •Voters can request mail-in ballots online, by phone, in person, by email, by fax, or by mail.
• •Requests for mail-in ballots to be sent to an address other than the one on file must be in writing and include specific identification information.
• •The Supervisor of Elections registers voters based on their affirmation of qualifications, as required by F.S. 97.053(5)(a)8.

Residents with past felony convictions can determine their eligibility to register to vote, and all registered voters can learn the specific deadlines and methods for requesting mail-in ballots.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.