{"id":365008,"date":"2026-08-07T04:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365008\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:40:10","slug":"early-voting-for-the-august-18th-election-begins-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365008\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Voting for the August 18th Election Begins This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <img width=\"533\" height=\"312\" alt=\"early voting in Broward County\" data-main-img=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  nitro-lazy- nitro-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ilemhoc.nitrocdn.com\/RdexduylChzgoGyePeVyjbeTEATLKnZj\/assets\/images\/optimized\/rev-ceee91c\/sflcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Early-voting-Depositphotos_585241194_XL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image nitro-lazy\" decoding=\"async\" nitro-lazy-empty=\"\" id=\"NzA3OjYzNw==-1\" data-nitro-empty-id=\"NzA3OjYzNw==-1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNTMzIDMxMiIgd2lkdGg9IjUzMyIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMTIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PC9zdmc+\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"early voting in Broward County\" width=\"533\" height=\"312\"  nitro-lazy- nitro-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ilemhoc.nitrocdn.com\/RdexduylChzgoGyePeVyjbeTEATLKnZj\/assets\/images\/optimized\/rev-ceee91c\/sflcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Early-voting-Depositphotos_585241194_XL.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102923 nitro-lazy\" decoding=\"async\" nitro-lazy-empty=\"\" id=\"NzExOjQ4Ng==-1\" data-nitro-empty-id=\"NzExOjQ4Ng==-1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNTMzIDMxMiIgd2lkdGg9IjUzMyIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMTIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PC9zdmc+\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 Broward County voters can begin casting ballots Saturday, Aug. 8, when early voting opens for the Aug. 18, 2026, primary election.<\/p>\n<p> Early voting schedule <\/p>\n<p>Dates: Saturday, Aug. 8, through Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026<br \/>Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily<br \/>Locations: 21 early voting sites throughout Broward County<\/p>\n<p>Voters may cast their ballot at any early voting location in Broward County, regardless of where they live. A complete list of locations is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/browardvotes.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/primary-election-08182026-drop-box-schedule_0_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BrowardVotes.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> What voters need to know  Florida is a closed-primary state. Voters will receive the ballot for the political party in which they are registered. All registered voters may vote in nonpartisan contests and any universal primary contests appearing on their ballot. Voters must present current and valid photo identification with a signature. Accessible <a href=\"https:\/\/sflcn.com\/broward-supervisor-of-elections-appoints-new-logistics-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">voting equipment<\/a> will be available at every early voting location. Secure ballot intake stations, also known as drop boxes, will be available at all 21 early voting sites during early voting hours and at each permanent branch office. Voters can review their sample ballot and confirm their voter information before voting early at <a href=\"https:\/\/browardvotes.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BrowardVotes.gov.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly voting gives voters the flexibility to cast their ballot at the time and location most convenient for them,\u201d Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage voters to make a plan, vote early and bring a friend or family member with them to one of the county\u2019s 21 early voting locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u00a0Key dates  Early voting: 8-16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballot return deadline: 6, 2026, by 7 p.m. Election Day: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p>For early voting locations, acceptable forms of identification and additional election information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/browardvotes.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BrowardVotes.gov<\/a>, call 954-357-VOTE (8683) or follow @BrowardVotes on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 Broward County voters can begin casting ballots Saturday, Aug. 8, when early voting opens&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-365008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}