INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Residents will be able to choose from four different polling locations during early voting for the primaries, including the latest addition at the Intergenerational Recreation Center.
“Early voting offers flexibility and convenience,” said Leslie Rossway Swan, Indian River County Supervisor of Elections.
Early voting begins Saturday, August 8 and runs through Saturday, August 15. The mail ballot request deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, August 6, officials said.
The polling locations are below:
Intergenerational Recreation Center – 1590 9th Street S.W. (new location)
Supervisor of Elections Office – 4375 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach
Indian River County Main Library – 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach
Sebastian City Hall Council Chambers – 1225 Main Street, Sebastian
Early voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with extended hours on Thursday, August 13 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“Voters are encouraged to take advantage of early voting to avoid lines on election day and to choose a time that is most convenient for them,” supervisor of elections officials said in a statement.
“Voters must bring a valid photo and signature ID to vote.” A list of acceptable IDs can be found on the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections’ website.
Primary Election Day is Aug. 18. Florida is a closed primary election state.
For the primaries, registered voters who are members of political parties may only vote for their respective party’s candidate in partisan races. The congressional race for the recently redrawn District 9, will be a closed primary for either party.
The congressional district was redrawn in May and encompasses all of Indian River County, which was previously under District 8.
All voters, regardless of party affiliation, are eligible to vote for the nonpartisan School Board District 2 race.
Voters can find their precinct-specific sample ballot that contains only the contests that will appear on their ballot, on the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections’ website.
Secure ballot intake stations – or drop boxes – will be available at all early voting sites during voting hours, for voters to deliver their completed vote-by-mail ballot. Officials will continuously monitor the drop boxes. At the end of each day, all ballots will be delivered back to the elections’ office.
“Voted mail ballots will not be accepted at election day polling places,” supervisor of elections officials said. “Voters will need to deliver their mail ballot to the supervisor of elections office on election day in order to be counted, or they may surrender their ballot at their polling place and vote in-person.”
