Early Voting Begins Monday

August 7, 2010

Early voting will begin Monday in Escambia County, according to Supervisor of Elections David Stafford.

There will be four early voting sites available for August 24 primary election:

  • Supervisor of Elections Main Office, 213 Palafox Place 2nd Floor
  • Supervisor of Elections Annex, 292 Muscogee Road, Cantonment
  • Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway
  • West Florida Genealogy Library (former Tryon Branch Library), 5740 North 9th Avenue

Early voting will be offered Monday, August 9th through Friday, August 13th from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, August 14th from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; Sunday, August 15th from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.; and Monday, August 16th through Saturday, August 21st from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Early voters will cast paper ballots through our digital scanners, and may choose any one of the four sites.

Another option for voters is to cast an absentee ballot, which can be obtained by contacting the Supervisor of Elections by mail, phone (850-595-3900), e-mail  (absentee@escambiavotes.com), fax (850-595-3914), or by using the online form at EscambiaVotes.com. Requests must include the voter’s date of birth and the address where the ballot should be mailed, and must be received no later than Wednesday, August 18th. Voted ballots must be received in the Elections Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Absentee voters may now follow the status of their ballot by clicking “Track My Ballot” on EscambiaVotes.com.

The third option for voters is to cast a paper ballot at their precinct on Election Day using digital scanners. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. A touchscreen is also
available at each polling place and early voting site for persons with disabilities.

All eligible voters in Escambia County are being mailed a sample ballot. A sample ballot, along with additional election information, may also be viewed at EscambiaVotes.com. Florida is a “closed primary” state, which means that voting in a party’s primary is limited to those voters registered in that party when registration closed for the election (July 26th).  However, all voters may vote in any non-partisan races (circuit judge, school board, Pensacola mayor) appearing on their primary ballot, regardless of party affiliation.

Comments

One Response to “Early Voting Begins Monday”

  1. PJM on August 7th, 2010 2:16 pm

    This is a great idea for all of those Escambia County voters who live in Cantonment and south. However, for those of us who live in Century, there is no place set up to vote early unless we want to drive to Cantonment or vote Absentee. I suppose this is another instance of the citizens of north Escambia County needing to remind the “Powers That Be” that we are still here!

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