ORLANDO, Fla — Floridians from across the state will cast their ballots Tuesday in the 2024 general election. Read live updates below:
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Whether a voter lives in Pensacola, Ocala or Key West, everyone who heads to the voting booth (or submits their ballot by mail) in the Sunshine State this fall will have six questions they’ll have to answer.
2:30 p.m. update:
Two of the six proposed constitutional amendments – on marijuana and abortion -- are well known, with plenty of advertising from groups supporting and opposing them.
The four others have received comparatively little attention.
Here’s a guide to all six questions:
1:30 p.m. update:
Central Florida Supervisor of Elections offices will use a “slimmed down” website for Tuesday night’s election results.
This comes after heavy traffic during the August Primary, forced main sites to go down temporarily.
Elections websites restored following ‘cyber incident’ in most Florida counties
The Osceola County Supervisor of Elections posted on social media that their website will transition to “Election Night Mode” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Brevard County Supervisor posted, “At 6:30pm, a slimmed-down version of our current site will go live to provide faster response times for those looking for Election Night results, while still providing direct links to our most visited pages during this period. Despite its different appearance, I want to reassure voters that this Election Night Mode version is legitimate and secure.”
12:30 p.m. update:
The Osceola County Supervisor of Elections reported an issue with the Florida’s voter database Tuesday morning.
Shortly after 10 a.m., Mary Jane Arrington posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that Osceola County voters looking to make an address change could face delays.
Her post read, “The statewide database is down. If you are looking to make an address change at your polling location please note it may take longer than usual due to the interruption.”
State election officials released the following statement:
“Voting operations have not been impacted in any way. The county Supervisor of Elections’ websites are still operable for any voter to look up their registration status. The state’s courtesy website is encountering record-high traffic. Any voter having difficulty utilizing the state courtesy look-up web page should go to their county SOE webpage for the same service.”
11:30 a.m. update:
If you are unsure of which precinct you live and vote in, you can go to your state’s Department of Elections and enter your address to find out where you need to go on Election Day.
Here’s a link to Florida’s Department of Elections:
Florida polling place locator
10:30 a.m. update:
Lines began forming early at polling sites throughout Orange County, Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean told Channel 9.
Gilzean said he expected steady activity throughout the day and “historic numbers” like the county saw during Early Voting, which ended Sunday.
Read: Elections officials expect ‘historic numbers’ at Orange County polling sites Tuesday
The busiest times at local precincts are likely to be at opening, at lunchtime, and after people get off work this evening, according to officials.
Polls will be open until 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Watch Gilzean’s live Q&A with Channel 9 here:
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9:30 a.m. update:
Whether a voter lives in Pensacola, Ocala or Key West, everyone who heads to the voting booth (or submits their ballot by mail) in the Sunshine State this fall will have six questions they’ll have to answer.
Two of the six proposed constitutional amendments – on marijuana and abortion -- are well known, with plenty of advertising from groups supporting and opposing them.
Here’s a guide to all six questions:
Read: Florida’s six constitutional amendments on the November ballot, explained
8:30 a.m. update:
After many voters cast their ballots, they receive a variation of an “I Voted” sticker. That simple label could get you free stuff.
Here are some of the freebies you can get with your ‘I Voted’ stickers:
Read: Election 2024: Freebies you can get with your ‘I Voted’ stickers
7:30 a.m. update:
Polling locations in our area are up and running, but some election leaders are unsure about the Election Day turnout.
This is because well over 50% of registered voters in all of Central Florida have already voted.
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We have seen historic turnout for mail-in voting and early voting leading up to Election Day.
With so many enthusiastic voters turning out early, we could see lower-than-normal turnout at polling sites on Tuesday.
Regardless of the turnout, local election leaders say they are ready.
6:30 a.m. update:
Thousands of people around Central Florida are waking up Tuesday morning and preparing to cast their vote in the 2024 Primary Election.
Voters will decide on national candidates and other state and local races.
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Polling locations around Florida are set to open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Eyewitness News This Morning has live coverage of this important day and is breaking down what to expect as you head out to vote.