{"id":38622,"date":"2023-11-09T13:55:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=38622"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:55:57","slug":"lakeland-voter-turnout-was-light-with-only-15-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/11\/09\/lakeland-voter-turnout-was-light-with-only-15-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Voter turnout was light with only 15.1%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lakeland Voter turnout was light with only 15.1% of the city\u2019s 62,582 voters casting ballots \u2014 3,609 on Tuesday, 219 during early walk-in voting, and 5,626 by mail. Note early walk-in result information is combined into the mail ballot result totals for city elections which is 5,845.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There are 4 provisional ballots that the Lakeland Canvassing Board will review when they meet next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other media outlets have reported these numbers incorrectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mail ballots requested =\u00a010,299 mailed out 5626 returned, but 4673 were not returned and wasted over $3000 in postage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two candidates are vying for the seat on the City Commission representing Northwest Lakeland in the Dec. 5 runoff election. All registered voters throughout Lakeland can vote in this election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Nov. 7 city election, Guy LaLonde Jr. captured 47.8% of the citywide vote, and Samuel Simmons came in second at 30.9%. A third candidate, Lolita Berrien, received 21.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City commission races are non-partisan. Commissioners\u2019 pay for 2023-24 is $32,639 with an expense allowance of $1,800.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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