UPDATE: 2012 General Election Early Voting Totals (Oct. 31)

More than one-third of the early votes cast in the first five 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. 31, at 7:57 p.m., 32,467 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 35 percent of the 92,931 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. 30 (see chart below).

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

The last day to request delivery of a vote-by-mail ballot was Oct. 31.

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 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Totals Jimmie B. Keel Library 1,879 2,045 2,055 2,143 2,099 10,221 Jan Platt Library 2,016 1,633 1,826 1,864 1,862 9,201 Elections Service Center 1,600 1,139 1,547 1,487 1,413 7,186 SouthShore Library 1,556 1,112 1,556 1,494 1,345 7,063 Bloomingdale Library 1,327 1,448 1,221 1,564 1,341 6,901 New Tampa Library 1,763 1,186 1,362 1,167 1,074 6,552 Temple Terrace Library 1,073 1,238 1,242 1,423 1,453 6,429 Bruton Memorial Library (Plant City) 1,329 823 1,287 1,217 1,138 5,794 Town 'N Country Library 1,388 919 1,155 1,119 1,107 5,688 C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Library 1,266 1,163 1,049 1,171 977 5,626 Upper Tampa Bay 1,468 983 1,139 996 1,005 5,591 Riverview Branch Library 1,273 902 1,119 1,042 1,187 5,523 North Tampa Library 1,051 504 853 796 844 4,048 West Tampa Library 1,086 521 820 769 833 4,029 County Center 667 344 698 676 694 3,079 DAILY VOTE TOTAL 20,742 15,960 18,929 18,928 18,372 92,931 Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections