When is early voting in Florida for the 2024 primary election? What to know, by county
A year's worth of election news has happened in the last few weeks, but the election is in fact getting closer. Mail-in ballots for the Aug. 20 primary election have started going out and early voting locations are already open in some locations, although Tropical Storm/Hurricane Debby shut a few down for a day.Here's what you need to know.When is the Florida Primary Election for 2024?The primary election in Florida is on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.What is early voting?There are often long lines at the polls every Election Day, especially in areas without enough polling locations, with voters sometimes waiting for hours to cast their ballots, and some people can't get to the polls on a Tuesday.To help alleviate that, early voting was established to let people to vote early at a more convenient time, with the same equipment used on Election Day.When does early voting in Florida start and end?Any election that includes a state or federal race is required to offer early voting, which must run...