About 74 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 2016 general election, according to a WUFT News analysis of the election results from each of Florida’s 67 county supervisors of elections. In 2012, it was 72 percent, according to the Florida Department of State.
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The law, which comes thanks to a federal judge's October ruling, says that elections officials are now required to mail affidavits to vote-by-mail voters whose signatures do not match what it is on record with their supervisor of elections.
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Some North Central Florida residents have experienced forms of vandalism and violence following the November election. WUFT News is compiling the reported incidents and will update this list if and when more occur.
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Residents of North Central Florida are up in arms over the construction of both the Sabal Trail and the Dakota Access Pipelines.
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Polls have closed throughout North Central Florida after Floridians cast their ballots in record numbers for this historic election.
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Who won and lost local and state races in Alachua and Marion Counties and how the proposed state constitution amendments faired.
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Nearly half of all North Central Florida voters cast their ballots before Tuesday. Of the 607,292 voters in 13 North Central Florida counties who registered by Sept. 30, 272,029 — about 45 percent — either voted by mail or voted early as of this morning, according to data from the …
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Polls are open in Florida from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. throughout the state for Election Day. If you don't know where to go to cast your ballot, enter your address into the map to find your voting precinct.
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Republicans have a slight statewide lead over Democrats in ballots cast thus far: about 1,509,903 to 1,501,075.
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Early voting for Florida began Monday, and residents in many counties are able to vote early until Saturday, Nov. 5.
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