Election Machines Tested In Miami-Dade, Broward
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - With close to 370-thousand "Vote by Mail" ballot requests, Broward County election workers are gearing up for the August 18th Florida Primary Election.
Wednesday morning, they held a mock election to test the accuracy of the voting equipment in Lauderhill. The process is designed to test the reliability of the machines to read a ballot correctly.
Broward Supervisor of Elections Peter Antonacci said they're expecting a predominantly mail-in election due to COVID-19 concerns.
"We have about 370,000 ballot requests in hand and about 75,000 ballots received already," he said. "we expect to receive a heap of ballots from voters that will learn to enjoy voting from their kitchen table."
The last day to request a "Vote by Mail" ballot is August 8th.
In Miami-Dade, election workers held similar testing at the department's main office in Doral.
The county's Supervisor of Elections, Christina White, said more than 450-thousand voters have already requested "Vote by Mail" ballots. She insisted they're prepared to handle it.
If you receive a ballot in the mail, you can change your mind and vote in person.
In Miami-Dade, early voting for the Primary Election begins August 3 through August 16.
- Click here to view the schedule, times, and locations in Miami-Dade
In Broward County, early voting takes place August 8 through August 16.
- Click here to view schedule, times, and locations in Broward County.
In Monroe County, early voting takes place August 3 through August 15.
- Click here to view schedule, times, and locations in Monroe County.
- For more voting information in Miami-Dade, click here.
- For more voting information in Broward, click here.
- For more voting information in Monroe, click here.
- For more voting information in Florida, click here.