Want to vote by mail in special congressional election and state Legislature primaries? Request your ballot right now.

Even though people may still legally request a mail ballot, it may be too late to receive one and get it back on time. In the Nov. 2 congressional primary, a total of 297 mail ballots were postmarked on or before Monday, Nov. 1, but didn’t arrive at the supervisors of elections office until after Election Day, Nov. 2. Under Florida law, they weren’t counted.