Politics & Government

How and Where To Cast an Early Ballot: Watch This Video, Heed This Deadline

The deadline to cast an early vote in the 2012 Primary Election is fast approaching. Here's what you need to know to get the job done, including a list of locations and a how-to video produced by the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office.

 

With the 2012 Primary Election just days away, the deadline to cast an early vote is fast approaching. Will your votes be counted among the 15,148 early votes cast so far in Hillsborough County?

As of 6:13 p.m. Aug. 9, another 1,777 early votes were added to the total count of 15,148 early ballots, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office. Early voting for the 2012 Primary Election ends Saturday, Aug. 11.

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The 2012 Primary Election is Tuesday, Aug. 14.

More than one-third of all early ballots cast were done so at one of three of the county's 15 early voting locations. Registering the most votes were the Jimmie B. Keel, Bloomingdale Regional and Jan Platt libraries (see chart below).

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For early voting procedures and location addresses and hours, visit the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office online.

Early Voting Procedures

Unlike on Election Day, when a voter must vote in his or her designated polling place, a voter may cast a ballot at any early voting site in their home county.

Remember to bring a valid photo and signature ID when you go to vote.

Examples of acceptable valid photo ID include:

  • Florida Driver 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

EARLY VOTING LOCATION VOTES CAST PERCENT OF TOTAL Jimmie B. Keel Library 2,076 13.70% Bloomingdale Library 1,987 13.12% Jan Platt Library 1,726 11.39% SouthShore Library 1,172 7.74% Temple Terrace Library 1,096 7.24% Bruton Memorial (Plant City) 1,095 7.23% C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Library 852 5.62% Elections Service Center 820 5.41% New Tampa Library 744 4.91% Town 'N Country Library 705 4.65% Riverview Branch Library 664 4.38% Upper Tampa Bay 651 4.30% Fred B. Karl County Center 644 4.25% West Tampa Library 486 3.21% North Tampa Library 430 2.84% Daily Vote Total 15,148   Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections


 

 


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