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>>MELANIE LAWSON: BRANDON,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEARING
FROM THOSE CANDIDATES REMINDS
US EARLY VOTING SITES OPEN AT
10 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING HERE
IN DUVAL COUNTY AHEAD OF THE
FLORIDA PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
OFFICIALS EXPECT A LARGER THAN
AVERAGE TURNOUT AS VOTERS WILL
ALSO HELP, AS SHE JUST
MENTIONED, DECIDE THE
SHERIFF’S RACE SUPERVISOR OF
ELECTIONS. MIKE HOGAN JOINS US
THIS MORNING ON THE MORNING
SHOW. GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
MORNING MAIL. HOW ARE YOU? I’M
DOING WELL. I KNOW IT’S GOING
TO BE A BUSY NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS. POLLING LOCATIONS OPEN
AT 10 UNTIL AUGUST. THE 21ST.
SO THIS CERTAINLY IS A
CONVENIENT WAY TO MAKE SURE
YOUR VOTES COUNT.
>> IT ABSOLUTELY IS. AND ONE
OF THE BEAUTIES EARLY VOTING
OCCASIONALLY THERE’S A PROBLEM
WITH THE TO RECORD OF SOME
TYPE ON ELECTION DAY, THERE’S
NO SECOND CHANCES. WHEN YOU
VOTE THERE’S A PROBLEM. WE CAN
TAKE CARE AND USE TO GET
>> YOU’RE ABOUT TO EXCEPTED.
YEAH. WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW,
20 DIFFERENT POLLING LOCATIONS
AND YOU CAN GO TO ANY OF THOSE
WIN ON ELECTION DAY. YOU HAVE
TO GO TO YOUR SPECIFIC
PRECINCTS. SO KEEP THAT IN
MIND. THIS IS SUPER
CONVENIENT. I KNOW OUR
LIBRARIES ARE OPEN AND THAT
MAKES IT EASY. NOW YOUR MAILED
OUT NEW VOTER REGISTRATION
CARDS AND WE DON’T WANT PEOPLE
TO GET CONFUSE. THOSE WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED AS AN OFFICIAL
FORM OF ID. SO WHAT FORMS OR
WHAT DOCUMENTS SHOULD VOTERS
BRING?
>> WELL, AS STATE OF FLORIDA
HAS A LIST OF THEM. AND I’M
VERY HAPPY AS A LIST. I CAN
GET SOME OF THE IS FLORIDA
DRIVER’S LICENSE. OF COURSE, A
FLORIDA ID CARD, A DEBIT OR
CREDIT CARD AND IT’S GOT A
PICTURE AND A SIGNATURE
MILITARY ID STUDENT. I D IT A
WILL EXCEPT PASSPORTS. SO
SOMEBODY I MEAN, EVERYBODY IS
GOING TO HAVE SOME FORM
IDENTIFICATION THAT WE ACCEPT.
ALL RIGHT. SO MAKE SURE THAT
IT IF YOU DON’T, THAT YOU WANT
TO GET IT SO THAT YOU DO GET
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: NO BALLOT
DROP BOXES WILL ALSO BE
AVAILABLE IN EARLY VOTING
SITES IN TWENTY-TWENTY. THESE
BOXES WERE UNDER FIRE BECAUSE
OF SECURITY CONCERNS EVEN
THOUGH THERE REALLY WAS NO
EVIDENCE OF UNSCRUPULOUS
BEHAVIOR. SO DID YOU MAKE ANY
CHANGES ANYTHING NECESSARY OR
ANYTHING YOUR OFFICE IS DOING
TO NOT GET QUESTIONED ABOUT
SECURITY?
>> VOTERS WILL SEE EVERYTHING
IN THIS ELECTION THAT THEY SAW
IN 2020, ALL 20 OF OUR SITES.
EARLY VOTING SITES WILL HAVE A
A DROP BOX WILL BE OPEN DURING
THE HOURS OF THE VOTING. SO
THAT’S 10 TO 6 AND IT SHOULD
BE A VERY EASY.
>> ACCESS FOR ALL OF OUR
VOTERS AND YOU HAVE AN OPTION.
YOU CAN EITHER DO IT THAT WAY
OR YOU CAN ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY
BRING IT IN.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: YOU KNOW,
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS HAVE
NOTICED A NUMBER OF MAIL-IN
BALLOTS THAT CAN’T BE
PROCESSED BECAUSE A NUMBER OF
PROBLEMS WITH THOSE SIGNATURES
YOU GAVE US THAT STORY LAST
WEEK. WE LOOKED AT IT. I MEAN,
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS, A
LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS WHY
THIS HAPPENED. SO HOW CAN
VOTERS CORRECT THOSE ISSUES? I
KNOW YOU GUYS SAID THAT YOU
WOULD NOTIFY THEM IF THERE WAS
AN ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO DO
SOMETHING TO RESOLVE IT.
>> WELL, THE BEST THING TO DO
IS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
FORTUNATELY, SOME FOLKS IF USE
A BLACK VAN, IT READ. CHECK
MARKS ARE X MARKS. SO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU COLOR IN THE
OPEL. DON’T SIGN YOUR WIFE’S
BALLOT AND SEND IT IN WE’LL
HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER
BUT BY MAIL BALLOT GETS TO US.
PLEASE SIGN ALWAYS HAVE A LOT
OF FOLKS TO DO EVERYTHING,
RIGHT. BUT DON’T SIGN IT AS
THEIR IDENTIFICATION. AND GET
IT TO A CERTAINLY DON’T SIT ON
IT TOO LONG AS CLOSER YOU GET
TO ELECTION DAY THAT
POSSIBILITY OF US NOT
RECEIVING YOU, DON’T I?
EXCELLENT.
>> YEAH. AND SO YOU HOW ARE,
YOU KNOW, NOTIFY THOSE PEOPLE
THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE A
CHANGE.
>> WITH IF THEY HAVE GIVEN US
THEIR DRIVER STOCKING THIS DUE
TO THAT, GIVEN US THERE PHONE
NUMBER OR THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS.
WE CAN SEND IT DIRECTLY TO
THEM AND THEY CAN PROCESS THAT
ONLINE. IF NOT, WE HAVE TO
SEND IT IN THE MAIL.
>> OK, WHICH THEN BECOMES AN
ISSUE. SO LIKE YOU SAID, DO IT
RIGHT. AND THEN IS THERE A WAY
THAT YOU CAN CHECK TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED
AND THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE?
>> YES, OR OUR THEY CAN GO TO
MY STATUS. TOP. A STATUS ON
THE HOMEPAGE AND TRACK THEIR
BALLOT. KNOW IT’S BEEN SET AND
IF IT’S BEEN RECEIVED AND
COUNTED. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS
GREAT. EITHER WAY. MAYBE
THAT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO
DO TO MAKE SURE THAT IT’S
THERE. MY COVID, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> GOOD LUCK TO YOU. OVER THE