Pasco Mails 47,000+ Vote-by-Mail Ballots for Nov. 3 Election: Deadlines Wesley Chapel Voters Need Now

Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley says more than 47,000 vote-by-mail ballots for the November 3, 2026 General Election went out to voters on Thursday, Sept. 24, with ballots for uniformed service members and overseas citizens mailed earlier, on Sept. 18. For Wesley Chapel households, that starts the clock on a set of hard deadlines for requesting, filling out and returning a ballot before Election Day.

The announcement covers every registered voter in the county, including Wesley Chapel, Wiregrass, Meadow Pointe, Seven Oaks and the Epperson and Watergrass area. Anyone who already asked for a mail ballot should start watching the mailbox.

How to return your ballot

A completed ballot has to reach the elections office by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. Corley's office is urging voters not to cut it close with regular mail, since a ballot postmarked on time but arriving late doesn't count. There are three ways to get it there:

• Mail it back through the U.S. Postal Service, allowing time for first-class delivery.
• Hand-deliver it to one of Pasco's three Supervisor of Elections offices, including the Land O' Lakes office at 4111 Land O' Lakes Blvd, Suite 105.
• Drop it off at an early voting site once early voting opens Oct. 24.

One thing a ballot cannot do: show up at a regular polling place on Election Day itself. The elections office says voted mail ballots are not accepted at the polls on Nov. 3, only at the three offices or at early voting locations during the early voting window.

Haven't requested a ballot yet?

Voters who never asked for a mail ballot can still get one. Requests can be made online at PascoVotes.gov, by phone through the elections office, or in writing using the state's DS-DS 160 form. Every request has to include the voter's Florida driver's license number, Florida ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number, along with a date of birth and Pasco County residence address. Written requests also need the voter's signature.

The cutoff to have a ballot mailed out is 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. After that, a voted mail ballot can no longer make the round trip through the mail in time, though voters can still pick one up in person at an elections office or vote in person once early voting or Election Day arrives. Requests can only come from the voter themselves, an immediate family member, or a legal guardian.

Early voting close to home

Once early voting starts Oct. 24, Wesley Chapel voters have local options rather than driving across the county. Sites serving this area have included the New River Library on State Road 54, the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus on Sports Coast Way, and Wesley Chapel District Park on Boyette Road. Hours and the full list of sites are posted on PascoVotes.gov as the date gets closer.

Corley's office has not yet released final wait-time or turnout figures for early voting or Election Day itself. Those numbers typically start posting on PascoVotes.gov once early voting is underway.

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