Voting in Tuesday's Primary? Here's what you need to know
MIAMI - As voters began casting their ballots across South Florida on Tuesday for Florida's Primary, poll workers were in place with tested equipment, and polling places ready to go.
"I had my list ready to go so it was like ten minutes," said Gaby Marucci, who was voting for the first time in Dade County.
"It's important that you're aware of what's going on, especially for the judges and making sure we're setting ourselves up for success," said John Rankin-Williams, Broward County voter.
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As of Tuesday morning, the state Division of Elections reported that about 1.62 million ballots had been cast by mail.
Nearly 614,000 were cast in in-person early voting, which ended during the weekend.
Registered Democrats cast 1.03 million of the ballots by mail and in early voting, while registered Republicans cast about 918,000, with the remainder cast by unaffiliated or third-party voters.
Democrats led Republicans in voting by mail, while members of the GOP outnumbered Democrats in early voting.
Polling places will be open until 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the highest-profile race the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried.
Florida is a closed primary state and that means only voters who are registered members of a political party may vote for their respective party's candidates.
The winners of the primaries head to a general election in November.
Miami Dade County Supervisor of Elections, Christina White, says being prepared will help you save time.
"If you go to our website, you can print your sample ballot and you can do your research and get prepared so that when you enter the privacy booth you already know what to expect on the ballot," said White.
In Miami-Dade, 1,044 precincts will open at 7 a.m. as voters begin to cast their ballots.
Click here for a complete list of polling places in Miami-Dade.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voters must go to their assigned voting location and bring a valid and current identification that contains a photo and their signature.
Election results will be available on the Elections Department homepage. Results will be available beginning at 7:15 p.m.
The first reporting will be early voting and vote-by-mail ballots received prior to Election Day, followed by Election Day precinct results.
Vote-by-mail ballots received on Election Day will be the final votes processed.
In person - on Election Day, August 23, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. - A voter may only drop off their vote-by-mail ballot:
Miami-Dade Elections Department, 2700 NW 87 Ave., Miami, FL 33172.
Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1 St., outside east entrance, Miami, FL 33128
Florida law does not allow a voter to turn in their vote-by-mail ballot at their assigned precinct on Election Day.
For more information, visit www.iamelectionready.org or call 311.
If you live in Miami-Dade, click here for important information you need to know. For Broward, click here.
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