NEWS RELEASE
January 23, 2025
Contact: Ashley McKnight-Taylor, Communications Director
(727) 453-7553 or ataylor@votepinellas.gov
Ballot Mailing Schedule for the March 10 Municipal Elections
Ballot mailings for the March 10, 2026 Municipal Elections are scheduled as follows:
- January 23 – Mail ballots to absent military and overseas voters who have requested ballots to date. State law requires ballots for absent military and overseas voters be mailed at least 45 days prior to an election (statutory deadline January 24).
- February 3 – Tentatively mail ballots to domestic voters who have requested ballots to date. State law requires domestic ballots be mailed between 40 and 33 days prior to an election (statutory deadline February 5).
Absent military and overseas voters include all active-duty military, their spouses and dependents currently absent from their places of residence, and civilians who are U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. Domestic voters are civilian voters residing within the United States and active-duty military voters residing in Pinellas County.
WHO CAN VOTE?
Those eligible to vote in this upcoming election include voters registered in the participating municipalities: Belleair Bluffs, Gulfport, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Kenneth City, Madeira Beach, Redington Shores, Safety Harbor, St. Pete Beach, Tarpon Springs, and Treasure Island.
HOW TO REQUEST A BALLOT
To request a mail ballot, visit VotePinellas.gov, or call (727) 464-VOTE (8683). The deadline to request that a ballot be mailed is February 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
HOW TO RETURN A BALLOT
Mail Ballots must be received at one of the Supervisor of Elections Offices by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Voters are advised to allow at least one week for their ballot to be returned by mail. Mail Ballots may also be returned to any Supervisor of Elections Office.
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