Early voting for the November 3 general election opened Monday across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, giving registered voters two weeks to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n
Voting will be available daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday, November 1, at designated locations throughout the three counties.<\/p>\n
In Miami-Dade County, the Office of the Supervisor of Elections has opened 28 early-voting locations. Broward County has 30 locations, while Palm Beach County has 28.<\/p>\n
Registered voters may cast their ballots at any early-voting location within their county of registration, allowing them to choose a site that is convenient for their work or travel schedules.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia encouraged voters to review their sample ballots, research candidates and ballot questions, and plan their visits before arriving at the polls.<\/p>\n
Voters should bring current and valid government-issued identification containing their name, photograph and signature. A voter information card is not required.<\/p>\n
In Broward County, Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott also encouraged residents to take advantage of the extended voting period, which includes both weekends.<\/p>\n
Palm Beach County offers an optional appointment program that allows voters to schedule a 15-minute time slot at an early-voting location. Appointments are not required, and voters can check locations and wait times online.<\/p>\n
Voters who have received vote-by-mail ballots may also return completed ballots at designated secure ballot intake stations during early-voting hours. Palm Beach County voters can drop off their ballots at any early-voting location, while Broward County has secure ballot intake stations at all 30 early-voting sites.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade voters may return completed vote-by-mail ballots at secure intake stations at any of the county’s 28 early-voting locations during operating hours.<\/p>\n
The deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to a voter is Thursday, October 22, at 5 p.m. in Broward and Palm Beach counties.<\/p>\n
Completed vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the relevant elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. Voters should check their county’s instructions for ballot-return deadlines and approved drop-off locations.<\/p>\n
On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in Broward County must vote at their assigned precinct.<\/p>\n
Voters can find early-voting locations, review sample ballots and access additional election information through the respective elections offices: Miami-Dade County<\/a>, Broward County<\/a> and Palm Beach County<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Early voting for the November 3 general election opened Monday across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, giving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-431998","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\/431998","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=431998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}