Election season is upon us and so are the deadlines that come with it to participate. People who want to vote in the November election in Florida have until 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 to register.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voters will be faced with 6 constitutional amendment proposals on the ballot.
Harris dominated young Floridians, with 55 per cent of those polled supporting the Democratic nominee, compared to just 43 per cent supporting Trump. The former president leads significantly with the older crowd; more than half of those 65 and older — 53 per cent — expressed backing Trump compared to 44 per cent backing Harris.
Celso Alfonso, a candidate in his 80s who owned the salon where Artiles would get facials and his back waxed, was recruited by the former senator to help Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez win her seat representing the state’s 39th Senate District in South Dade.
The poll factors in undecided voters who are leaning towards one candidate. When leaners are not included in the results, Trump has a 3-point lead over Harris in Florida (50 percent to 47 percent). That's also within the survey's margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Michael Steele wrote in an opinion article on Friday that "late deciders" could swing Florida in Harris' favor.
DeSantis announced the order during a media availability in Anna Maria, one of the Gulf Coast communities where the massive storm caused widespread flooding. The order will allow elections supervisors to make changes in Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Taylor counties.
Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Floridians for the 2024 election.
Harrison said his hopes are also buoyed by the success of the state Democratic Party to field candidates in every congressional and state legislative district up for for grabs this fall. And by the U.S. Senate campaign being run by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
Only a few days left to register to vote, plus important vote-by-mail deadlines and early voting dates for voters to mark on their election calendar.
The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed for the election is 5 p.m. on Oct. 24. Vote-by-Mail ballots can be obtained in person at county election offices until Election Day. Applicants can fill out a request form online, in person at a county elections office or by phone to the office. Click here for county information.