TAMPA, Fla. — Voters in Tampa who requested vote-by-mail ballots should start watching their mailboxes.

On Tuesday, the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections sent out 55,762 ballots for the City of Tampa Municipal Runoff Election.

The runoff election includes races for mayor and city council districts 1,3 and 5.

During the March election that led to the runoffs, nearly 23,000 voters cast a ballot by mail. That was about 47 percent of the total of votes.

"A rainy day like today is a good reminder of the convenience of Vote By Mail," said Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer. "And it's not too late to request a mail ballot."

Voters can request Vote By Mail by calling the elections office at (813) 744-5900 or visiting VoteHillsborough.org.

Vote By Mail requests expire after two General Elections.

The voter registration deadline for the runoff election is Monday, March 25, and only registered voters living in the City of Tampa may participate in this election.

The run-off Election Day is April 23.