Nearly 7,000 Escambia Early Votes Cast In Past Week

October 25, 2010

Early voting in Escambia County has been busy, with nearly 7,000 people casting their ballots in Escambia County.

During the four hours of early voting on Sunday, 634 people cast their ballots at the four Escambia County voting locations. A total of 6,916 ballots were cast during the first of two early voting weeks, according to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford. Sunday’s turnout was a bit heavier than Saturday when 588 votes were cast, but the busiest day so far was last Friday when 1,206 voted early.

There are four early voting locations in Escambia County:.

  • 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, October 25th through Saturday, October 30th from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Early voters will cast paper ballots through digital scanners, and may choose any one of the four sites.

There are two early voting locations for Santa Rosa County residents:

  • Elections Office (behind McDonalds on U.S. 90, Milton), 6495 Caroline St., Suite F
  • South Service Center (one block east of the zoo on U.S. 98), 5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze.

Early voting in Santa Rosa County will held from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. through October 30.

Another option for voters is to cast an absentee ballot, which can be obtained by contacting the Escambia County 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, October 27. Voted ballots must be received in the Elections Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 2. Absentee voters may now follow the status of their ballot by clicking “Track My Ballot” on EscambiaVotes.com.

To obtain an absentee ballot in Santa Rosa County, contact the supervisor of elections by mail, phone (850-983-1900), e-mail (bodenstein@santarosa.fl.gov), fax (850-983-1829), or by using the online form at www.santa rosa.fl.gov/elections.

Comments

One Response to “Nearly 7,000 Escambia Early Votes Cast In Past Week”

  1. Jane on October 27th, 2010 9:19 am

    Everyone seems to dislike what is going on with our government. One to change that is to get out there and VOTE!

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