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Vote-by-mail deadlines to know in Florida ahead of 2020 Election
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Tuesday marks 63 days until Election Day in November, and over the last several weeks, there has been a lot of discussion regarding mail in voting.News 6 wanted to take a look at important dates in our Central Florida counties that are just around the corner, to make sure your vote counts.The Lake County Supervisor of Elections Alan Hays said in Florida the term “absentee ballot” was replaced by the term “vote-by-mail” in 2016.“The biggest difference is the spelling,” Hays said.Hays said, in Florida, if a person is not able to go to the polls or does not want to go vote in person for any reason, they can participate in what’s called “no excuse vote by mail.”“Here in Florida, the voter must request a vote-by-mail ballot,