Palm Beach County election officials sent out nearly 105,000 mail-in ballots on Thursday, marking the start of preparations for Florida’s primary election on August 18. In West Palm Beach, crews loaded pallets of ballots into USPS service trucks, with each ballot sorted by ZIP code and marked for quick processing by the postal service. “So everything that’s in there has been very specifically put in in a certain order, they say, with appropriate tags on them, and they’ll go out today,” Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link said. Sartory Link explained that some voters could receive their ballots as early as Saturday, signaling the beginning of a busy election season. “Vote by mail is, you know, it’s exciting because it really is the beginning of the season. Right. Because it’s the first one that happens,” Sartory Link said. Once voters mail back their ballots, they can track them online through the county’s voter dashboard. The system provides updates on when a ballot was mailed and flags any issues, such as missing or mismatched signatures. “It’ll also let them know whether or not there’s been a problem with their signature, either they forgot to sign it or it didn’t match. And the last thing it’ll do is tell them it’s been counted,” Sartory Link said. Voters can still request mail-in ballots as preparations continue for the upcoming primary election.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
Palm Beach County election officials sent out nearly 105,000 mail-in ballots on Thursday, marking the start of preparations for Florida’s primary election on August 18.
In West Palm Beach, crews loaded pallets of ballots into USPS service trucks, with each ballot sorted by ZIP code and marked for quick processing by the postal service.
“So everything that’s in there has been very specifically put in in a certain order, they say, with appropriate tags on them, and they’ll go out today,” Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link said.
Sartory Link explained that some voters could receive their ballots as early as Saturday, signaling the beginning of a busy election season.
“Vote by mail is, you know, it’s exciting because it really is the beginning of the season. Right. Because it’s the first one that happens,” Sartory Link said.
Once voters mail back their ballots, they can track them online through the county’s voter dashboard. The system provides updates on when a ballot was mailed and flags any issues, such as missing or mismatched signatures.
“It’ll also let them know whether or not there’s been a problem with their signature, either they forgot to sign it or it didn’t match. And the last thing it’ll do is tell them it’s been counted,” Sartory Link said.
Voters can still request mail-in ballots as preparations continue for the upcoming primary election.
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