Early Voting

Early voting started in Lee County Oct. 19 and already more than 53% of registered voters have cast ballots for the general election.WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle about early voting and projected voter turnout.

Earlier this month the Florida Gulf Coast University Library Archives and Special Collections’ hosted a virtual panel discussion in conjunction with their current digital exhibition titled, “Fight for the Ballot: Voting Rights in the 20th Century.”The panel discussion called, “The Right to Vote – Under Attack Again!” was moderated by WGCU’s John Davis and included legal and voting rights experts C. Ronald Ellington, Howard Simon and Jennifer Scuteri all discussing voter suppression, gerrymandering and the impact of elections.With just over a week until the Nov. 3 General Election, we present that panel discussion.

Early voting started in Hendry County on Monday and already more than 25% of registered voters have cast ballots for the general election.WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Hendry County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Hoots about early voting and projected voter turnout.

Early voting started in Collier County on Monday and already more than 40% of registered voters have cast ballots for the general election. WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Collier’s Supervisor of Elections Jennifer Edwards, about early voting and projected voter turnout.

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election can begin as early as Oct. 19 in Florida. WGCU made a list of early voting locations throughout Southwest Florida.

State Health officials reported 6,229 new cases of COVID-19, Sunday increasing the statewide total to 532,806 cases. The Florida Department of Health also reported 77 new coronavirus-related deaths, Aug. 9, for a total of 8,315 fatalities. Sunday’s numbers compare to 8,502 confirmed cases and 187 new deaths reported Saturday.Despite Sunday's relatively low number of new coronavirus-related fatalities reported, the daily average number of deaths over the past seven days stands at 158 deaths.

Early voting for the Florida Presidential Preference Primary begins March 2 in many counties.The election allows Democrats and Republicans to vote for…