Early Voting

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The Southern Poverty Law Center warned the nearest early voting site to heavily Black South St. Petersburg is in Gulfport. The elections office said all voters are within 5 miles of a site, and can also mail ballots.

Here is a breakdown of voting numbers for the 2026 primary elections across Florida, including mail-in ballots and early voting.

Voting in the Aug. 18 primary surged over the weekend as the in-person early voting option became available statewide.

Black voters are turning out to early voting at low rates in Florida.

Democrats have said they expected higher than usual turnout by women from both parties due to the abortion amendment.

As the race to the White House comes to a close, citizens across the U.S. are eagerly awaiting the moment the winner is announced. WUSF news director Mary Shedden joins Matthew Peddie to discuss when you can expect 2024 election results.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with WUSF’s Stephanie Colombini about the legal wrangling over Amendment 4 and then we heard from former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Charles Wells. We also talked about voter turnout and how to appeal to non-party voters with the chairs of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican Party of Florida. Next, we turned to PolitiFact to check some recent claims around Amendment 4.

Early voting for the 2024 elections begins Oct. 21. Here is a county-by-county list of where you can vote.

Matthew Peddie speaks with Craig Latimer, supervisor of elections in Hillsborough County, on the impact of Hurricanes Milton and Helene on voting in the greater Tampa Bay region.

Supervisors of elections are working with voters to help them cast their ballots and "make their voices heard."

It's ahead of the Aug. 20 Florida primary and runs through next weekend.