PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The presidential election is right around the corner, and starting Monday, people can begin casting their votes at early voting locations across Florida.

What You Need To Know

  • Pinellas County has seven early voting locations

  • The recent hurricanes did not affect any early voting polling places

  • On election day, there will be 156 polling places in Pinellas County instead of 168 because of storm damage

For Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Julie Marcus, she visited the sites in the county to make sure everything is ready for incoming voters.

“I want folks to know that at every step of the way, we’re doing everything that we can to make sure that the process is fair and secure,” she said.  

From signs on the wall to the voting booths, Marcus checked for anything out of place.

This doesn’t happen at just one early voting location, but every one that’s available to early voters in the county.

“To know what we went through, Helene and Milton, and the impact that it has had on our community across Pinellas County, it really is amazing that we’ve been able to maintain our seven early voting locations,” she said.  

Helene and Milton have not changed early voting plans in Pinellas County, but the impact of the storms is still felt by those working this election.

On Election Day, when all polling places open, the plans did change.

“Election staff had their homes lost, poll workers throughout the community had their homes lost, we lost polling places,” she said.  

Originally, there were supposed to be 168 election day polling places in Pinellas County, but because of the damage to some of the spots, there will now be 156.

The seven early voting sites in Pinellas County will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Oct. 21 to Nov. 3.