Broward Voters Make Presidential Preference Picks

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A slight hiccup at one polling location in Broward as voters go to the polls to cast ballots in the state's Presidential Preference Primary.

Nearly two hours after the polls opened in the county Pompano Beach Middle School, which is a voting precinct, was evacuated due to a bomb threat.

The students were taken to Chester Park nearby. Broward Elections officials said they have secured the voting machines and no one has been turned away.

The building was checked out and it was determined that it was a hoax.

Broward's Supervisor of Elections, Dr. Brenda Snipes, said she hopes Broward voters go to the polls Tuesday if they haven't cast their ballots already.

"It's really important. This is a critical election and there's enough candidates for somebody to represent every view that a voter may be looking for," said Snipes.

At the Coral Ridge Mall, voters like Lindsey Bornstein were in line before dawn to be the first to cast their ballots.

"This is my first time voting, I'm really excited, it was a little nerve wracking at first, I thought I was gonna mess up but it's really easy," said Bornstein who supports Hillary Clinton.

"I got here a little after 6:30 a.m. just to avoid what I thought would be a line but there was no line yet," said Cathy Moffit who voted for Marco Rubio.

Bornstein said she's been following the hotly contested campaigns on both sides which appears to be galvanizing voters.

"I think people are fed up with the way politics are going," said Bornstein.

"I believe we need a big change. We need a non-politician," said Gordon Latz, who supports Donald Trump.

"We need our economy back, we need the border, we need security, we need freedom to say whatever we want," said another Trump supporter Julie Hidle.

Most voters said what they were interested in most was a change for the future.

"Get off your butt and get out here (and vote), we got a chance to take our country back," said Rubio supporter Jack Conroy.

To vote, you'll need to bring a valid ID that has your name, photograph and signature.

You can bring the following IDs:

• Florida Driver's License
• Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• United States Passport
• Debit or credit card
• Military identification
• Student identification
• Retirement center identification
• Public assistance identification
• Neighborhood Association identification

If you do not have a valid ID, you may be asked to vote using a provisional ballot.

A voter information card is not necessary to vote. It does come in handy when it comes to finding out where you should go to vote. Some voter precincts have changed since the last primary election. Voters will need to vote at their assigned precinct.

Since Florida is a closed primary state, you have to be a registered Democrat or Republican to vote on Tuesday.

Related: Rubio Optimistic About Outcome Of Florida Primary

Related: Super Tuesday A Do-Or-Die For Some Candidates

Many voters decided to take advantage of early voting.

More than 157,000 people in Broward took advantage of the county's nine day early voting period and 75,000 absentee ballots were returned.

Click on the links for more information on voting in: Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe.

The polls will close at 7 p.m.