Florida officials say thousands of mailed ballots were not counted because they were delivered too late to state election offices. The Department of State said the 6,670 ballots were mailed ahead of the November 6th election but were not counted because they did not arrive by Election Day. Under Florida law, ballots mailed inside the United States must reach election offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Overseas ballots are counted if they are received up to 10 days after the election.