Florida

coeur_de_lion

(3,799 posts) Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:17 AM Oct 2020

My vote has not been counted

Dropped my mail-in ballot 10/19, first day of early voting.

It is marked received but hasn’t been counted. I emailed supervisor of elections and no response. Should I go down there?

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My vote has not been counted (Original Post) coeur_de_lion Oct 2020 OP

Mine hasn't been counted, ether. J_William_Ryan Oct 2020 #1

Does FL count/tabulate absentee votes early, or simply receive & prepare ballots... CottonBear Oct 2020 #2

Certain counties (like Palm Beach) won't show that a vote has been counted until Election Day In It to Win It Oct 2020 #3

Palm Beach rso Oct 2020 #7

Broward County counts before election day Aviation Pro Oct 2020 #9

I'm in Broward also. Seeing that ballot is a sigh of relief. In It to Win It Oct 2020 #13

Superb Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #4

I'd try to contact them by phone ... Yonnie3 Oct 2020 #5

The OP said they acknowledged that his ballot was received. I am in California still_one Oct 2020 #6

This!👆 SheltieLover Oct 2020 #8

Some states aren't allowed to count the ballots until election day. gab13by13 Oct 2020 #10

Palm Beach County does not count until election day. Mine was also received. n/t monmouth4 Oct 2020 #11

My county counts before election day coeur_de_lion Oct 2020 #12

I'm in Palm Beach county -- Track your ballot with this link. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #14

My county evidently counts before Election Day. hay rick Oct 2020 #15

FINALLY COUNTED coeur_de_lion Oct 2020 #16

Excellent news! Roland99 Oct 2020 #17

J_William_Ryan

(2,124 posts)

1. Mine hasn't been counted, ether.

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:20 AM

Oct 2020

Let's give it another day or two.

CottonBear

(21,613 posts)

2. Does FL count/tabulate absentee votes early, or simply receive & prepare ballots...

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:20 AM

Oct 2020

for tabulation on Election Day?

In It to Win It

(9,588 posts)

3. Certain counties (like Palm Beach) won't show that a vote has been counted until Election Day

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:23 AM

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rso

(2,454 posts)

7. Palm Beach

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:33 AM

Oct 2020

Yep, it depends on the County. I’m also in Palm Beach.

Aviation Pro

(13,450 posts)

9. Broward County counts before election day

Reply to rso (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:54 AM

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Mine and my wife's are accounted for.

Onward to victory, Florida.

In It to Win It

(9,588 posts)

13. I'm in Broward also. Seeing that ballot is a sigh of relief.

Reply to Aviation Pro (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 09:51 AM

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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

4. Superb

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:24 AM

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Yonnie3

(18,111 posts)

5. I'd try to contact them by phone ...

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:27 AM

Oct 2020

repeatedly before risking Coronavirus exposure.

They may be more responsive that way. Some entities are terrible at email.

still_one

(96,520 posts)

6. The OP said they acknowledged that his ballot was received. I am in California

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:31 AM

Oct 2020

and the acknowledged that my ballot was received and will be definitely be counted. I just checked the status, and in California they said it was counted:

Election: November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election

Ballot Mailing Date: 10/5/2020
Ballot Returned Date: 10/13/2020
Ballot Counted: Yes

I don't know how Florida does it

SheltieLover

(59,599 posts)

8. This!👆

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:41 AM

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gab13by13

(25,224 posts)

10. Some states aren't allowed to count the ballots until election day.

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 08:58 AM

Oct 2020

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I voted in Pa. and the county election office has my ballot but I don't think they are allowed to count it?

monmouth4

(10,136 posts)

11. Palm Beach County does not count until election day. Mine was also received. n/t

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 09:07 AM

Oct 2020

coeur_de_lion

(3,799 posts)

12. My county counts before election day

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 09:26 AM

Oct 2020

But they have not counted mine. If it still is not counted tonight I am going there tomorrow.

Earthshine2

(4,044 posts)

14. I'm in Palm Beach county -- Track your ballot with this link.

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 10:22 AM

Oct 2020

www.pbcelections.org/Voters/My-Status

The ballot tracker screen shows that mine is received as valid, and therefore will be counted.

According to an email I received from the Supervisor of Elections ...

If the word "RECEIVED" is shown in blue, your ballot will be counted. If it shown in red, there is a problem.

Could they have done this better? Absolutely.

Is it working? Seems to be.

hay rick

(8,209 posts)

15. My county evidently counts before Election Day.

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 06:17 PM

Oct 2020

I checked today and it now shows up as counted. The SOE received my ballot on October 1 and it was listed as received for the first three+ weeks. The canvassing board started meeting on Monday.

coeur_de_lion

(3,799 posts)

16. FINALLY COUNTED

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 06:34 PM

Oct 2020

I checked both mine and my husband's and they have been counted.

Whew!

Roland99

(53,345 posts)

17. Excellent news!

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 07:55 AM

Oct 2020

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