{"id":48569,"date":"2024-08-06T18:14:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T22:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48569"},"modified":"2024-08-06T18:14:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T22:14:50","slug":"universal-primary-contests-open-to-all-polk-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/06\/universal-primary-contests-open-to-all-polk-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Primary Contests Open to All Polk Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0The August 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Primary Election ballot will feature several Universal Primary races, according to Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards. All voters, regardless of party affiliation, will have the opportunity to vote in the Republican primary contests for Public Defender, Property Appraiser, and County Commission District 5.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"e6dbdd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/download-2-jpeg.webp?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48570 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6dbdd; width:507px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Florida law, if all candidates for an office have the same party affiliation, and the winner of the Primary Election will not face opposition in the General Election, all registered voters are eligible to vote in that race.\u00a0 No Democratic, Independent, or write-in candidates are qualified to run in the contests listed above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The candidate who wins the August 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Primary Election will be elected to the offices of Public Defender, Property Appraiser, and County Commission District 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PolkElections.gov<\/a>&nbsp;or call the Elections Office at (863) 534-5888.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The August 20th\u00a0Primary Election ballot will feature several Universal Primary races, according to Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards. 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