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Early Voting To Begin August 3rd In Hillsborough County
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Monday, August 3rd, until Sunday, August 16th, Early Voting will begin in Hillsborough County. The polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The polls will be open on Election Day, Tuesday, August 18, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Voters have until Au- gust 8 to request that a ballot be mailed to them, but the office encourages voters to make their Vote By Mail request as soon as possible.
Craig Latimer, Hills- borough County Supervisor of Elections said, “We are dealing with very uncertain times right now, but if you request a Vote By Mail ballot, you won’t have to worry
about leaving home to vote. We’ll deliver the election to you.”
Voters can request Vote By Mail by visiting VoteHillsborough.org or calling (813) 744-5900.
Vote By Mail ballots must be back in the elec- tions office by 7 p.m. on August 18.
Hillsborough voters can mail the ballot back, no postage necessary, or drop it off at any of the four Hills- borough County Supervisor of Elections offices (during office hours) or 24 Early Vot- ing sites (during Early Voting hours).
The office is setting up outside tents at each drop-off location so voters can drive up and drop the ballot off without having to leave their cars.
tricts, Community Develop- ment Districts and Special Taxing Districts.
Candidates for federal, state and multi-county of- fices qualify with the State include candidates for U. S. Representative, State Attor- ney, Public Defender, State Senator, State Representa- tive, Supreme Court Justice, District Court of Appeal and Circuit Judge.
Qualified candidates who are unopposed will not ap- pear on the ballot and shall be declared nominated for office.
Some School Board and judge races could be decided during the Primary Election.
Key Dates: Deadline to request Vote By Mail —Au- gust 8; Primary Election Early Voting — August 3 - 16, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Primary
Election Day — August 18, 7a.m.–7p.m.;VoteBy Mail deadline in the Supervi- sor of Elections Office no later than 7 p.m., August 18.
FYI
CRAIG LATIMER Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
Voters will be called upon to elect local candidates who qualified with Hillsborough County for Clerk of Circuit Court, Sheriff, Property Ap- praiser, Tax Collector, Super- visor of Elections, County Commission, School Board, County Court Judge, Soil and Water Conservation Dis-
Apologies To Selena Ward
The Sentinel apologies to Ms. Selena Ward, who did not receive the ques- tionnaire emailed to School Board candidates.
In our recommenda- tions in the July 24, 2020 edition, we stated that she did not return the ques- tionnaire.
After checking our emails, no questionnaire was sent to Ms. Ward.
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