{"id":51520,"date":"2024-11-01T13:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=51520"},"modified":"2024-11-01T13:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T17:44:37","slug":"voted-mail-ballots-can-be-dropped-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/11\/01\/voted-mail-ballots-can-be-dropped-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Voted Mail Ballots Can Be Dropped Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 100,000 Polk County voters have been receiving their Vote-by-Mail ballots in the mail. Voted Mail Ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of Elections Office by 7 pm on November 5<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards reminds voters: \u201cYou cannot drop your voted mail ballot off at your polling location on election day, but you can surrender it and vote a new one at your polling location.\u201d<\/p>\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=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/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?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35805\" style=\"width:448px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/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?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/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?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/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?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/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?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mail Ballots can be dropped off at Election Headquarters, 250 South Broadway Avenue in Bartow, or at the Election Operations Center, 70 Florida Citrus Boulevard in Winter Haven until 5 pm on Monday, November 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0or until 7pm on November 5<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/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>Over 100,000 Polk County voters have been receiving their Vote-by-Mail ballots in the mail. 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