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Early Voting
More Than 80,000 Cast Votes During Early Voting
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Turnout At Black Precints Low So Far
More than 80,000 voters have cast ballots during the first seven (7) days of Early Voting. The Early Voting pe- riod began on Monday, Au- gust 13th and will conclude on Sunday, August 26th. Voters can cast ballots between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., at any of the designated sites.
The 2018 Primary Elec- tion will take place on Tues- day, August 28th.
According to the Hills- borough County Supervisor of Elections Office, as of Sun- day, August 19th, 66,562 per- sons had voted by mail. An additional 15,318 registered voters had visited one of the 19 early voting sites.
The Early Voting site lo- cations are:
Bloomingdale Public Library, 1906 Blooming- dale Avenue, Valrico, 33596;
Bruton Memorial Li- brary, 302 W. McLendon Street, Plant City, 33563;
Cyrus Greene Com- munity Center, 2101 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Tampa, 33610;
Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library (formerly Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library), 11211 Coun- tryway Blvd., Tampa, 33626;
Robert L. Gilder Elec- tions Service Center, 2514 N. Falkenburg, Road, Tampa, 33619.;
Fred B. Karl County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Lobby, Tampa, 33602;
Jimmie B. Keel Re-
gional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Avenue, Tampa, 33618;
Keystone Recreation Center, 17928 Gunn High- way, Odessa, FL, 33556;
New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa, 33647;
Northdale Recreation Center, 15550 Spring Pine Dr., Tampa, 33624;
North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 North Blvd., Tampa, 33604;
Jan Kaminis Platt Re- gional Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Avenue, Tampa,
33611;
Port Tampa Commu- nity Center, 4702 W. McCoy Street, Tampa, 33616;
Riverview Branch Li- brary, 10509 Riverview Drive, Riverview, 33578;
SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin, 33573;
Temple Terrace Pub- lic Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace, 33617;
Town N’ Country Re- gional Library, 7606 Paula Drive, Tampa, 33615;
Valrico Recreation Center, 707 S. Miller Road, Valrico, 33594; and
West Tampa Branch Library, 2312 W. Union Street, Tampa, 33607
What To Bring
Voters will be required to provide one or two forms of identification. Acceptable identification includes: Florida Driver License; Florida ID Card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; U. S. Passport; Debit or Credit Card; Military ID; Student ID; Retirement Cen- ter ID; Neighborhood Asso- ciation ID; Public Assistance ID; or Veteran Health ID (is- sued by VA).
You may also use your Concealed Weapon License (issued pursuant to s. 790.06); or Government Employee ID.
If your photo ID does not include your signa- ture, you will be asked to
provide another ID that has your signature.
Individuals without proper identification may still vote a provisional ballot, which will later be evaluated by a canvassing board for el- igibility.
Individuals who choose to wait until Elec- tion Day on Tuesday, Au- gust 28th, will be required to vote at his or her assigned precinct.
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