{"id":51433,"date":"2024-10-29T15:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=51433"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:38:44","slug":"november-5-th-general-election-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/10\/29\/november-5-th-general-election-update\/","title":{"rendered":"November 5 th General Election Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1\">Nearly One-Third of Polk Voters Have Already Cast Ballots<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7596\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vote-Graphic-03-scaled.jpg?w=2220&amp;ssl=1 2220w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early walk-in voting is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Sunday; the elections supervisor predicts a 72% final Polk voter turnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total Precincts 172<br>Total Eligible Voters as of Registration Deadline (October 7)<br>Democrat 138,268<br>Republican 188,560<br>Other 133,423<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turnout thru October 28, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">                         Total Democrat Republican Other<br>Ballots Mailed 105,469   42,107   40,045     23,317<br>Ballots Returned 66,493  26,859     26,736   12,898<br>          Voted Early 73,617  20,018   39,459    14,140<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample Ballot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/Events\/2024-General-Election\">Click Here to View Sample Ballots<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vote by Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ballots must be received no later than 7 pm on November 5th<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mail to P.O. Box 7, Auburndale, FL 33823 or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Return in person to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Election Headquarters, 250 S Broadway Avenue, Bartow\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Election Operations Center, 70 Florida Citrus Boulevard, Winter Haven<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Deadline to Request a Ballot to be Mailed was<\/em> <em>Thursday, October 24th&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Early Voting&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>October 21st thru November 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Daily 7 am \u2013 7 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/Events\/2024-General-Election\">Click Here for Locations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Election Day&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>All polling locations are open from 7 am to 7 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/Voter-Services\/Where-Do-I-Vote\">Click Here for Precinct Look-Up<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Protected Zone&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>In accordance with Florida Statute 102.031(4)(a) no one may solicit voters inside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the polling place or within 150 feet of the entrance to any polling place or early<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; voting site.&nbsp; The clerk or supervisor shall designate the no-solicitation zone and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mark the boundaries.&nbsp; Solicitation includes seeking any vote, fact, opinion or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; contribution, distributing any political or campaign material, and conducting a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 poll, except exit polls.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Election Results<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Available after 7 pm Election Night at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/\">PolkElections.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Statewide results at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/floridaelectionwatch.gov\/\">https:\/\/floridaelectionwatch.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly One-Third of Polk Voters Have Already Cast Ballots Early walk-in voting is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Sunday; the elections supervisor predicts a 72% final&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":10376,"url":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/vote.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[10191],"class_list":["post-51433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-november-5-th-general-election-update"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51434,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51433\/revisions\/51434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}