Mail ballots are being accepted until 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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“We’ve had poll workers that didn’t show up at the proper time, custodians that didn’t show up to open the place, and one trouble shooter who got into a auto accident”, Purcell said. A challenge to longtime U.S. Sen.
“About six polling places opened up late because either the poll workers or the facility workers did not show up on time to open the polls”, Bartholomew said. Without Gardner on the ballot, Republican David Stevens would be unopposed for the office.
Voters are casting ballots in Arizona’s primary election.
The 80-year-old who was his party’s 2008 presidential nominee easily defeated former state Sen. That would include Democrat Peter Gardner, who needs 500 write-in votes to qualify for the November 8 general election ballot.
Key races include the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate and contests for U.S. House nominations in congressional districts across the state.
Unlike the state’s presidential primary back in February, independents are allowed to request either a Republican, Democratic or Green Party ballot at the polls.
Detzner also noted that a polling place in Miami Beach had been shifted from the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens to City Hall because authorities are inspecting and spraying for mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus.
Bartholomew says troubleshooters stepped in to help open the affected polling places.
When the polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, almost 20 percent of Pinellas Countys registered voters had already cast a ballot via early voting or through the mail.
Mathis received 599 votes (45.52 percent) and Driggers received 403 votes (30.62 percent).
Voter turnout in the August primary election has typically covered between 18-21 percent over the last 10 years, a decline from previous years like 2002, where the voter turnout was as high at 29 percent.
The Florida Division of Elections also wants to remind you that while polls close at 7 p.m., Florida has two time zones.
The polls aren’t expected to be busy because a record-number of voters have already turned in their ballots through the mail.
After being notified about the issue, workers at the Supervisor of Elections Office spent the morning contacting every precinct to make sure the databases were updated and fail-safes were in place.
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Voters who go to the polls must show identification.
