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Vote By Mail Ballots To Be Mailed Tuesday
On Tuesday, October 2nd, more than 200,000 ballots will be mailed to residents throughout the state. Voters have until October 31 to re- quest that a ballot be mailed to them.
The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections has already mailed 5,700 Gen- eral Election ballots to over- seas and absent military voters.
Voters who request a Vote By Mail ballot are encour- aged to update the signature they have on file with the elections office.
Signature updates can be made by filling out an up- dated voter registration ap- plication online or on paper. Online updates add the most recent signature on file with DHSMV to the voter record.
Craig Latimer, Hills- borough County Supervisor of Elections said, “The Gen- eral Election ballot is two double-sided pages, so we may see lines during in-per- son voting. Vote By Mail is
CRAIG LATIMER Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
the best way I know to avoid waiting in line to vote.”
Voters can request Vote By Mail by visiting VoteHills- borough.org or calling (813) 744-5900.
Vote By Mail ballots must be in the elections office by 7 p.m. on November 6, and the Postal Service recommends that voters mail ballots back at least one week before the deadline. Voters can also drop their ballot off at any of
the four Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections of- fices, (during office hours), or 20 Early Voting sites (dur- ing Early Voting hours).
By visiting the Hillsbor- ough County Supervisor of Elections Office website at www.VoteHillsborough.org, voters can look up their sam- ple ballot to see what races will be on their ballot.
Early Voting in Hillsbor- ough County begins on Octo- ber 22 and ends on Sunday, November 4, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6,from7a.m.to7p.m.
Voters must be registered to vote in Florida to vote in this election. If they aren’t al- ready registered, the voter registration deadline for this election is October 9. Voters who are already registered to vote in Florida can update their address any time before voting.
For more information visit the website at www.VoteHillsborough.og.
Judge To Host Third Annual Veterans Outreach Project
JUDGE DARYL MANNING
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
For the third consecutive year, a Hillsborough County judge will host an outreach event designed to provide as- sistance to the Veteran popu- lation. The event is designed to address minor legal con- cerns within the 13th Judicial Circuit.
The event will take place on Friday, November 9, 2018, at James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Primary Care VA Annex, 13515 Lake Terrace Lane, Tampa, 33637, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Anyone planning to at- tend the event must pre- register no later than Friday, October 19th. Reg- istration can take place by visiting www.hillsclerk.com.
Hillsborough County
Judge Daryl Manning
held the first “Veterans Out- reach Court” two years ago. The goal of the program is to
help Veterans with outstand- ing misdemeanor warrants, fines, court costs, or ordi- nance violations.
The purpose of the pro- gram is to help homeless and low-income Veterans by ad- dressing active misdemeanor warrants, fines, legal fees, court costs, and ordinance vi- olations.
Judge Manning said, “Hillsborough County has one of the largest Veteran populations in the state. The Veterans Outreach Court is a means to assist veterans to resolve outstanding legal matters. This assistance is not considered a handout, but a hand up to these Veterans that have sacrificed so much.”
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Judge Manning earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Carolina. He continued his education at St. John’s Uni- versity School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor- ate. He attended the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center, where he received his LL.M. degree.
Judge Manning was ap- pointed to his judgeship in September 2015. He previ- ously served as Judge Advo- cate for the U. S. Army and Assistant Attorney General in the Tampa Attorney Gen- eral’s Office.
Anyone wishing to obtain more information or who may have questions can con- tact the Hillsborough County Public Defender’s Office at (813) 277-1303.
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