TAMPA, Fla. — As Election Day kicks off in Hillsborough County, the Supervisor of Elections office says it saw a drop in voter participation in early voting.
With in-person early voting and the mail-in vote, just over 34 percent of eligible voters have cast a ballot.
What You Need To Know
- As Election Day arrives, Hillsborough County notes drop in early voting numbers
- Just over 34 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot before Election Day
- That could mean a busy day at neighborhood polling locations Tuesday
- LIVE UPDATES: Election Day in the Bay area
Total voter turnout in the 2018 midterm election was more than 61 percent.
That could mean a busy day at neighborhood polling locations, as there may be a surge of more traditional Election Day voting post-pandemic.
“We usually have a rush first thing in the morning when the site opens, lunchtime and then in the afternoon at 5 o’clock it picks up again,” said Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer. “So I would urge people pay attention to that. Maybe try the 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock range to get out there and get your vote in."
If you are voting today, there are 10 forms of acceptable ID at the polls, but the easiest and quickest is using your state issued drivers license of Florida ID card.
Polls close at 7 p.m., however anyone in line by then will be allowed to cast a ballot.
Anyone still holding a mail-in ballot has until 7 p.m. tonight to hand deliver it to their counties Supervisor of Elections Office Service Center.
For more information on voting in your Bay area county, click the Spectrum Bay News 9 Voter Guide below:
