{"id":48390,"date":"2024-08-02T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48390"},"modified":"2024-08-02T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:14:26","slug":"thursday-is-the-last-day-to-request-a-ballot-to-be-mailed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/02\/thursday-is-the-last-day-to-request-a-ballot-to-be-mailed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday is the Last Day to Request a Ballot to be Mailed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County voters have until Thursday, August 8th to submit a request for a ballot to be mailed for the August 20th Statewide Primary Election. Requests for mail ballots can be made by contacting the Elections Office at (863) 534-5888 or online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PolkElections.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"bab6b5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bab6b5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MotleyFool-TMOT-09a4adfd-vote-by-mail-ballot.webp?resize=660%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48391 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MotleyFool-TMOT-09a4adfd-vote-by-mail-ballot.webp?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MotleyFool-TMOT-09a4adfd-vote-by-mail-ballot.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo stamp is necessary to return the ballot as the return postage is pre-paid,\u201d said Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mail ballots may be returned by mail or dropped off at the Supervisor of Elections Office until 7 pm on Election Day. Ballots may also be dropped off at one of the ten convenient Early Voting sites during Early Voting hours of operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PolkElections.gov<\/a>&nbsp;or call the Elections Office at (863) 534-5888.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polk County voters have until Thursday, August 8th to submit a request for a ballot to be mailed for the August 20th Statewide Primary Election. 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