Your Mail: Sample Ballots Are Arriving

August 6, 2008

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford announced Tuesday that a sample ballot for the August 26, 2008, Primary Election is being mailed this week to all Escambia County voters eligible to vote in the election.

The sample ballot includes an image of the ballot, the voter’s polling location, instructions on marking the ballot, and information on early voting, absentee voting, and voting at the polls on Election Day. A sample ballot is also available at www.EscambiaVotes.com.

In 34 of the 90 precincts in Escambia County, voters registered as No Party Affiliation (NPA) or in a minor party will have no races or contests to vote on. Only voters registered as Democrat or Republican will receive a ballot. NPA and 3rd party voters in these precincts will receive a letter of explanation rather than a sample ballot. Every registered voter in District 5 (North Escambia) should receive a sample ballot in the mail this week.

Escambia County voters have three choices as to how to cast their ballot:

BY MAIL: Voters may vote by mail via an absentee ballot by contacting the Elections Office by mail, phone (850-595-3900), e-mail (absentee@escambiavotes.com), fax (850-595-3914), or using the online form at www.EscambiaVotes.com. Absentee requests must include the voter’s date of birth and address, and must be received no later than Wednesday, August 20th. Voted ballots must be received in the Elections Office by seven p.m. on Election Day.

EARLY VOTING: Beginning Monday, August 11th, voters may cast their ballot early at any one of four area locations: Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor; Elections Office
Cantonment Annex, 292 Muscogee Road; Tryon Branch Library, 5740 North 9th Avenue; Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. Early voting dates and times are as follows:

• Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15: 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, August 16: 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, August 17: 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
• Monday, August 18 through Saturday, August 23: 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

AT YOUR PRECINCT: The third option for voters is to cast their ballot at their precinct from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

For a sample Democratic District 5 ballot, click here.

For a sample Republican District 5 ballot, click here.

For a sample nonpartisan District 5 ballot, click here.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News