Eleven locations offered countywide, with hours set as 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily
In-person early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election will begin Monday, Oct. 19, and continue for two weeks, including weekends,
Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner has announced.
“In-person early voting is a convenient way to cast your ballot before election day,” Turner said in a news release. “For the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election,” he continued in the release, “there are 11 early voting sites to choose from. Importantly, during the early voting period, voters may vote at any of the 11 early voting sites,” Turner pointed out.
The hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day, concluding on Nov. 1, the news release says. The 11 sites will be available throughout the county, the release adds:
- Sarasota Elections Office — 2001 Adams Lane in downtown Sarasota.
- Venice Elections Office — 4000 S. Tamiami Trail in Venice.
- North Port Elections Office, which is a new location — 14277 S. Tamiami Trail in North Port.
- North Sarasota Library — 2801 Newtown Blvd. in Sarasota.
- Fruitville Library — 100 Apex Road in Sarasota.
- Colonial Oaks Park — 5300 Colonial Oaks Blvd. in Sarasota.
- Twin Lakes Park, which also is a new location — 5879 Hummingbird Ave. in Sarasota.
- Gulf Gate Library — 7112 Curtiss Ave. in Sarasota.
- Osprey Library — 337 N. Tamiami Trail in Osprey.
- Venice Library — 300 Nokomis Ave. S. in Venice.
- Shannon Staub Library — 4675 Career Lane in North Port.
In the release, Turner emphasized the extended hours of operation for the in-person early voting period. “Beginning Monday, October 19, early voting will run 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily,” he said. “That’s a total of 140 hours in which voters can elect to cast their ballot.”
Turner also noted that the Nov. 3 General Election “sample ballots have been mailed to voters and are also available online.” Voters may review their sample ballots by visiting SarasotaVotes.gov and take the ballots with them as a reference when they vote in person, the release says.
For more information, visit www.SarasotaVotes.gov or call 941-861-8619.