Voters encouraged to request mail-in ballots now for November election

The non-partisan Common Cause group is encouraging voters to flatten the curve on mail-in ballots by getting requests in now and returning the ballots early.

THE NEW TREND IN FLORIDAVOTING.

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S MATT SCZESNY TAKES ALOOK AT HOW THIS COULD IMPACTHE NOVEMBER ELECTIO<<355“WE WANT TO ENCOURAGEFLORIDIANS TO FLATTEN THECURVE” LIZA MC-CLENAGHAN FROMCOMMON CAUSE FLORIDA ISTALKING ABOUT THE CURVE TO GETMAIL BALLOTS IN ON TIME - ANDSHE OFFERED THIS CHART SHOWINGHOW SOME MAIL IN BALLOTS MAYNOT MAKE IT IN TIME.

407“THESOONER YOU REQUEST YOUR MAILIN BALLOT WHICH YOU CAN DOTODAY FOR THE NOVEMBERELECTION THEY WILL STARTMAILING OUT THE WEEK OFSEPTEMBER 24” THE SOARINGPOPULARITY OF MAIL IN BALLOTSFROM TUESDAYPALM BEACH COUNTYSUPERVISOR THINKING ABOUTNOVEMBER.

132753“NEXTWEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE OURDEBRIEF ABOUT WHAT TO DO WENEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY WHATWILL MAKE IT BETTER AND WHATDID WE SEE BASED ON THIS TIMEAND OBVIOUSLY VOTE BY MAILWILL BE BIG PART OF THAT”APPROXIMATELY 7 OUT OF 10VOTERS TOOK A PASS ON VOTINGAT THE POLLS AND DECIDED ITWAS BETTER TO VOTE BY MAIL &AND A LARGE NUMBER OF THEMBYPASSED THE POST OFFICE ANDDELIVERED THE BALLOTSTHEMSELVES AT ELECTIONOFFICES.

132941“ILOOKING AT IN ADDITION TO OUR18 EARLY VOTING LOCATIONSWHERE YOU CAN DROP OFF, ILOOKING AT HAVING SOME POP-UPDROP BOXES MANNED BY A PERSONAND THERE TO HAVE ADDITIONALPLACES TO DROP OFF” THEY MAYNEED THEM - ALREADY THESUPERVISOR SAYS THERE ARE OVER370 THOSUAND REQUESTS FOR MAILIN BALLOTS FOR THE NOVEMBERELECTION.

IN WPB, MS, WPTVNC5.