{"id":38452,"date":"2023-11-06T17:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=38452"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:14:08","slug":"its-so-important-to-vote-on-nov-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/11\/06\/its-so-important-to-vote-on-nov-7\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s so important to vote on Nov 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lot-of-hand-are-holding-a-banner-with-text-your-vote-matters-on-of-picture-id1282736709-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35805\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:375px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lot-of-hand-are-holding-a-banner-with-text-your-vote-matters-on-of-picture-id1282736709-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lot-of-hand-are-holding-a-banner-with-text-your-vote-matters-on-of-picture-id1282736709-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lot-of-hand-are-holding-a-banner-with-text-your-vote-matters-on-of-picture-id1282736709-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lot-of-hand-are-holding-a-banner-with-text-your-vote-matters-on-of-picture-id1282736709.jpg 1400w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">62,583 voters in Lakeland (as of October 10 Registration Deadline)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 Lakeland Municipal election is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mail ballots requested =&nbsp;<strong>10,299<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mail ballots returned so far =&nbsp;<strong>5,596<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/votebymail.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34385\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/votebymail.bmp 320w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/votebymail-300x225.bmp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4703 mail ballots must be returned to the supervisor of elections by 7 pm Nov 7 to be counted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Past Overall Turnout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2021 =&nbsp;<strong>23.57%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2019 =&nbsp;<strong>15.36%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2017 =&nbsp;<strong>23.21%<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>62,583 voters in Lakeland (as of October 10 Registration Deadline) The 2023 Lakeland Municipal election is as follows: \u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mail ballots requested =&nbsp;10,299 \u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mail ballots returned so far =&nbsp;5,596 4703 mail&hellip; 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