First vote-by-mail ballots for 2026 Florida primaries have already been returned

First vote-by-mail ballots for the 2026 Florida primaries have been returned, with 523,083 Democratic voters requesting VBM ballots compared to 391,149 Republican voters. Supervisors of elections must send ballots by Thursday, and 477 overseas ballots have already been returned. A 2021 law requires voters to request mail ballots annually, leading to challenges in voter education and retention.