Students can now vote on campus; UNF is an early voting site in Duval County
September 18, 2018
Early voting will now be allowed at the University of North Florida and Edward Waters College as a prelude to the November general election, according to a news release by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections on Sept. 17.
With the addition of these two early voting sites, Duval County will have a total of 20 early voting sites that will be open to all eligible registered Duval County voters.
Duval County’s Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan, was presented with the idea to open early voting sites on college campuses, after a federal judge ruled on July 24, that the sites can be used.
After giving it thought and reviewing his current budget, Hogan’s office said the two college campuses can be used as early voting sites.
Early voting will start on Oct. 22 and end on Nov. 4. Hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at all early voting sites with the exception of 105 East Monroe Street, which is in downtown Jacksonville.
For more information about early voting, contact the Duval County Supervisor of Elections at 904-630-1414.
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Lexi Schumm • Oct 24, 2018 at 11:08 am
This previous response is incorrect. You can only vote at the early voting site if you are registered in this county. I just got back from the site attempting to vote, and they said I could not vote because I’m registered in a different county. To vote you will have to go home, unless you requested a vote by mail ballot in enough time.
Gregory Helmick • Oct 3, 2018 at 9:34 am
During early voting, you can vote on campus regardless of your precinct (or where you’re registered). If you wait until election day, you have to show up at your precinct. Early voting is easy and convenient; it’s great news that the UNF campus will be an early voting site.
The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 9. Anybody can register online in about five minutes here: . You can use the same link to make changes to your registration, or just to verify that you are registered correctly and ready to vote. Don’t forget to bring picture i.d. (UNF i.d., FL driver’s license, etc.) to the poll. Here is the FAQ from the Duval Supervisor of Elections Office: .
The non-partisan group League of Women’s Voters also has a helpful breakdown of the FL constitutional amendments on the ballot: . Regarding candidates, WJCT (the local PBS station) has fact sheets and other information at this link: . It’s all right to bring into the ballot the homework that you’ll have done in advance (researching and deciding what/whom you’re going to vote for, and writing out a little “crib sheet” in advance).
Kudos to _The Spinnaker_ for your reporting on this; hopefully you’ll continue to get information out to students before the deadline to register to vote.
Carolyn Kirkman • Sep 23, 2018 at 1:03 pm
I was asked to register to vote on campus but I’m already registered to vote in Brevard County where I live. What does this mean? Am I able to vote on campus or do I have to go home to vote or do a mail in ballot?