Ballots Mailed For August Primary, But About 50,000 Escambia Voters Not Eligible

July 14, 2020

Vote-by-mail ballots for the August 18 primary election are now in the mail to voters that requested them, according to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford.

Florida law establishes a window for mailing civilian ballots between 40 and 33 days prior to election day. Ballots for military and overseas voters were sent on July 2.

However, not all registered voters in Escambia County are eligible to receive a ballot in the primary election, as a result of Florida’s closed primary system and Escambia County’s single-member districts. This impacts nearly 50,000 of Escambia County’s 223,000 registered voters in the primary election.

All registered Republican voters are eligible in at least one contest due to the countywide primary for the U.S. House of Representatives nomination. Registered Democrats, No Party Affiliation voters, and minor party voters in some but not all precincts are eligible, depending on the district in which they are registered.

Registered Democratic voters in the following precincts do not have any contests in which they are eligible to vote in the primary, and as a result will not be issued a ballot:

  • 1, 3, 15, 24, 30, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 49, 50, 54, 58, 64, 67, 71, 72.1, 77, 82, 83, 94, 97, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110.1

Voters in the following precincts with No Party Affiliation or registered in a minor party do not have any contests in which they are eligible to vote in the primary, and as a result will not be issued a ballot:

  • 1, 3, 15, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 58, 60, 63, 64, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 80, 82, 83, 90, 91, 94, 97, 98, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 113

Any Florida voter can choose to vote by mail. If you have not already made a request and wish to receive your ballot in the mail, visit EscambiaVotes.com/vote-by-mail or call us at (850) 595-3900. The request deadline is August 8.

The deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation before the August 18 Primary Election is July 20. Visit EscambiaVotes.com/register-to-vote for more information. A sample ballot will be mailed to all registered voters prior to the start of early voting and will be posted at EscambiaVotes.com. Voters with questions about their eligibility should call (850) 595-3900 or visit EscambiaVotes.com/am-i-registered for more information.

Pictured: Escambia County vote-by-mail ballots were mailed Monday. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

5 Responses to “Ballots Mailed For August Primary, But About 50,000 Escambia Voters Not Eligible”

  1. Howie on July 18th, 2020 3:05 pm

    I don’t trust “vote by mail”. How would you know if the Elections Office received your ballot?

    Go to the precinct during early voting and make your vote count. Vote by mail there’s a possibility it won’t be counted due to being lost and shows up a day or two after the election. Besides it costs the County a lot of money to vote by mail. Save your County some money and show up at the polls.

    About working at the polls: No thank you for a 12+ hour day.

  2. John Mason-Smith on July 16th, 2020 5:11 pm

    Do you hate “Vote by mail”? Then volunteer to be a poll worker. Some are making the excuse that they can’t get enough poll workers to open the polling stations. Fun fact, in my county I will be checking IDs and handing out ballots for one weekend during the early voting and will get paid $260. for my time.

  3. EJZ on July 16th, 2020 10:14 am

    I received my ballot, filled it out, but the envelope was sealed. I had to tear it along the seal to get the ballot in. I don’t know if I should mail it in with the envelope tor. I’m waiting for an answer from Stafford’s office.

  4. BRING IT ON on July 15th, 2020 2:19 pm

    The only way I will vote is by going to my precinct and vote with ink and watch it be scanned otherwise you know what could happen.

  5. tg on July 14th, 2020 2:31 pm

    If you base these ballots on my mail delivery they could go anywhere.

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