How to Request Voter Data from Highlands County

• •Voter registration data is public record and available upon request.
• •Electronic delivery of data via email or FTP is free of charge.
• •Data burned to a CD costs $10 per disc.
• •Printed paper or labels cost $0.15 per page with a $5.00 minimum order fee.
• •Requests for data are processed in the order they are received and paid.
• •Standard processing time for data requests is five business days, though this may increase during peak periods.
• •Absentee/Vote-by-Mail ballot information is confidential under Florida Statute 101.62(3) and 119.07(1).
• •Access to absentee ballot data is restricted to the voter, canvassing boards, election officials, political parties, qualified opposing candidates, and registered political committees.
• •Absentee data is released according to a published mailing schedule and is filtered by district and party affiliation.
• •Email addresses sent to the office are considered public records under Florida Statute 668.6076.

Residents, candidates, and political committees can access public voter registration records for a fee, while access to specific absentee ballot information is restricted by Florida law to authorized parties only.

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