TAMPA, Fla. — City of Tampa voters who have requested vote-by-mail ballots should should start monitoring their mailboxes, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office.

Officials say the Supervisor of Elections office sent out 14,875 vote-by-mail ballots Thursday afternoon for the upcoming city of Tampa municipal election.

Vote-by-mail ballots are only mailed to registered voters who have requested one, but Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said residents can still take advantage of the opportunity.

“It’s not too late to request a mail ballot, but I encourage voters to make their request as soon as possible," he said in a statement. "All vote-by-mail requests expired after the 2022 General Election."

Voters can call (813) 744-5900 or visit the Supervisor of Elections website to request a mailed ballot. They will need to provide their Florida driver license, Florida ID, or the last four digits of their Social Security number when making the request. 

Latimer also offered a few tips for those who want to vote by mail: 

• Don’t forget to sign the envelope before returning the ballot
• Drop your completed ballot in the mail — no postage necessary — or drop it off in-person at one of the early voting locations or one of the elections offices
• Track your ballot at VoteHillsborough.gov to see when it was mailed out and when your returned ballot was received by the elections office

City of Tampa voters can also confirm their information to make sure it's up-to-date and take a look at their sample ballot, so they know what races they will be voting on.

If you are not already registered, the deadline to sign up to vote is Feb. 6. Registered voters have until Feb. 25 to request that a ballot be mailed to them.

The municipal election is on March 7.