2012 General Election Early Voting Totals (1st 3 Days)

About one-third of the early votes cast in the first three days of early voting in Hillsborough County have been cast in the southeastern part of the county, according to figures released from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office.

As of Oct. 29, at 8:25 p.m., 17,911 early votes were cast collectively at the Bloomingdale Regional Library, Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center, SouthShore Library, Riverview Branch Library and Bruton Memorial Library, in Plant City. Those votes accounted for 32 percent of the 55,631 votes cast.

Early voting for the 2012 General Election started Oct. 27 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 3. Early voting is at 15 county locations, including two in the Greater Brandon area:

• Bloomingdale Regional Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico, 33596

• Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center / 2514 North Falkenburg Road., Tampa, 33619

Those two sites alone accounted for 15 percent of the early votes cast through Oct. 29 (see chart below).

Early voting is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., over-the-counter, vote-by-mail ballots are available at the four supervisor of elections offices:

• Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center, 2514 North Falkenburg Road, Tampa, 33619

• Fred B. Karl County Center (16th Floor), 601 East Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 33602

• Supervisor of Elections South Office, 10439 Gibsonton Drive, Riverview, 33578

• Supervisor of Elections Northwest Office, 12022 Anderson Road, Tampa, 33625

To cast an early vote, valid photo and signature identification is required. Examples of acceptable valid photo ID's include:

• Florida Driver's License
• Florida ID card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• Debit or credit card
• Military ID
• Student ID
• Retirement Center ID
• Neighborhood Association ID
• Public Assistance ID

For more information, call the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office at 813-744-5900. Visit online at VoteHillsborough.org. Email: voter@hcsoe.org.

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2012 GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY EARLY VOTING TOTALS

Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Total Jimmie B. Keel Library 1,879 2,045 2,055 5,979 Jan Platt Library 2,016 1,633 1,826 5,475 New Tampa Library 1,763 1,186 1,362 4,311 Elections Service Center 1,600 1,139 1,547 4,286 SouthShore Library 1,556 1,112 1,556 4,224 Bloomingdale Library 1,327 1,448 1,221 3,996 Upper Tampa Bay 1,468 983 1,139 3,590 Temple Terrace Library 1,073 1,238 1,242 3,553 C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Library 1,266 1,163 1,049 3,478 Town 'N Country Library 1,388 919 1,155 3,462 Bruton Memorial Library (Plant City) 1,329 823 1,287 3,439 Riverview Branch Library 1,273 902 1,119 3,294 West Tampa Library 1,086 521 820 2,427 North Tampa Library 1,051 504 853 2,408 County Center 667 344 698 1,709 DAILY VOTE TOTALS 20,742 15,960 18,929 55,631 Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections