Duval County Supervisor of Elections weighs in on legislation that would limit access to voting by mail
Duval Countyโs Supervisor of Elections is talking to News4JAX about proposed legislation that would limit access to Floridianโs voting by mail. Senate Bill 1752 would create new eligibility requirements for voters by imposing a strict set of conditions for every Florida resident.
Your Voice Matters: How are vote-by-mail ballots handled at Duval County Supervisor of Elections office?
News4JAX is looking at the integrity of the election process in Duval County. Itโs still four weeks before election day โ but some voters are already sending in their completed vote-by-mail ballots.
FDLE, election officials hold election training exercise
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the stateโs election supervisors held a training exercise Wednesday morning to prepare for a wide range of scenarios heading into Election Day. In a statement released through a spokesperson, Secretary of State Laurel Lee confirmed that elections officials and FDLE, among other law enforcement agencies, discussed potential disruptions to the November election. โParticipants provided input regarding scenarios that Supervisors of Elections may experience leading up to and during Election Day, including acts of violence, mail disruptions, and polling place disturbances,โ Lee said. The goal of the exercise was to anticipate and come up with solutions for those scenarios. โThese meetings are important so that we and our partners are prepared and ready for any situations we may face that could affect Floridaโs election process,โ the secretary of state said.
โI donโt trust the mail': Jacksonville voters flock to cast ballots early in person
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Itโs less than 36 days until election day and ballots are already pouring into the Supervisor of Elections Office in Duval County. On Friday, News4Jax reported voters donโt have to wait to cast their ballots. โWell, I voted like this because I donโt trust the mail. And I donโt really trust standing in line on the third because they might just slam the doors on us,โ Summers said. โI donโt trust the mail because of all of the hoopla,โ Hardwick said.
Activists want vote-by-mail ballots sent to all eligible Duval County voters
They said that should lead SOE Mike Hogan to encourage more voters to vote-by-mail by sending vote-by-mail applications to all eligible voters. Typically, Florida voters must request a vote-by-mail ballot. RELATED: With record number planning to vote by mail: What you need to knowThey said data from the August primary showed Duval County lagged behind comparable Florida counties in vote-by-mail participation and in 2018 Duval County had the fifth lowest vote-by-mail participation rate of any Florida county and by far the lowest rate for a mid-to-large county. The advocates said they donโt want voters to have to choose between exercising their right to vote and protecting their health. Late July, there were 264,000 fliers sent to people who typically do not vote by mail to tell them how they can participate.
Changes coming to sample ballots after reports of precinct confusion
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. After some Duval County voters raised concerns Tuesday about notification of precinct changes, a staff member in the Supervisor of Elections Office told News4Jax that precincts will be more prominently listed on Novembers sample ballots to avoid any future confusion. Voters can also quickly find their precinct on the Supervisor of Elections website by typing their address into the form on this page: https://www.duvalelections.com/Voter-Information/Precinct-Finder. Duval County Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan said requests are already rolling in from voters who want mail ballots for the General Election in November. In the Florida Primary, nearly 58,000 voters in Duval County cast ballots by mail. For the primary, mail-in ballots had to be delivered to the Supervisor of Elections Office by 7 p.m. Tuesday to count.