>>ZAC LASHWAY: YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE CHANCES TO VOTE TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF EARLY VOTING
IN MANY COUNTIES, INCLUDING
SAINT JOHN’S. JOINING US NOW
WITH HOW TURNOUT HAS BEEN SO
FAR THROUGHOUT SAINT
JOHNS COUNTY. HIS SUPERVISOR OF
ELECTIONS, VICKI OUT VICKI,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING
WITH US THIS MORNING.
>> YOU’RE WELCOME GOOD MORNING
INTERNET HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL IN
SAINT JOHNS COUNTY WHERE ABOUT
68%
VOTER TURNOUT. AND WE HAVE
TODAY ARE VERY LAST DAY OF
EARLY VOTING. AND ALL 10 OF OUR
LOCATIONS WILL BE OPEN TODAY
FROM 08:00AM TO 06:00PM.
HEY VICKY. >>ZAC LASHWAY: CAN YOU SPEAK AGAIN, I’M SORRY I’M HAVING I’M
HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU.
>> EARLY VOTING. >> IS GOING WELL. THIS IS THIS IS THE
WAY IT IS I’M HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME HEARING YOU SO
I’M SURE YOU’RE GIVING OUT
REALLY
GREAT INFORMATION.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: SO I SET THE
STAGE FOR US WHAT IS VOTER
TURNOUT BEEN LIKE SO FAR IN
SAINT JOHNS COUNTY.
>> IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN
PHENOMENAL IN SAINT JOHNS
COUNTY.
>> WE HAVE 68% VOTER TURNOUT.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
I WAS YOU KNOW I THINK DUVAL IS
CURRENTLY AT
54% BUT REALLY YEARS SAYING
SAINT JOHN’S IS BLOWING THAT
NUMBER RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER.
>> YEAH, IT IS AND AS WE HAVE 2 LOCATIONS AND SAINT JOHNS COUNTY AND I’M VERY HAPPY THAT
OUR
VOTERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THE EXPANSE OF THE LOCATIONS
THAT WE’VE ADDED
THIS YEAR.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: SO TALK ABOUT
THOSE LOCATIONS HOW MANY
PRECINCTS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW
DURING THIS EARLY VOTING
PERIOD.
>> OK SO WE’VE HAD
10 LOCATIONS AND THEN
THROUGHOUT SAINT JOHNS COUNTY,
THE MOST WE HAVE EVER HAD
WE NORMALLY HAVE
3, 7, DURING A GENERAL ELECTION
SO WE HAVE ADDED 3 ADDITIONAL
LOCATIONS AND OBVIOUSLY THAT IS
MAKING.
>> WHAT SOMEONE SAY A BIG
DIFFERENCE. WHAT ARE THE
HOURS OF. THOSE POLLING
PRECINCTS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
TODAY BEING AT TODAY IS THE
LAST DAY.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: TO CAST YOUR
BALLOT IN EARLY VOTING DURING
IN SAINT
JOHNS COUNTY.
>> YES, IT’S 08:00AM TO
06:00PM.
>> AND ALSO WANT TO REMIND OUR
VIEWERS THAT ARE BUILT BY MAIL
DROP
BOXES. THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE SITES TODAY IS THE
LAST DAY. THEY’LL BE AVAILABLE
ALSO SO WHEN EARLY VOTING ENDS
IN SAINT
JOHNS COUNTY. THE AVAILABILITY
OF THOSE DROP BOXES ALSO AUNT.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION DAY WITH SUCH A MAJOR TURNOUT
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
>> FOR US. IT
SMOOTHER ARE CALM ELECTION
DAY WITH.
>> LESS PEOPLE GOING TO
THE POLLS. BUT THE TRENDS IN
SAINT JOHNS COUNTY FROM PAST
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
>> SHOW THAT OUR VOTERS REALLY
LIKE TO VOTE AHEAD OF ELECTION
DAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY HOW
MANY PRECINCTS WILL BE OPEN ON
NOVEMBER, 3RD AND WHAT ARE THE
HOURS. ON THAT DAY.
>> WE HAVE IN SAINT JOHNS
COUNTY 39 POLLING PLACES THAT
WILL
BE OPEN OF COURSE 07:00AM TO
07:00PM AT
ALL LOCATIONS.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: LET’S TALK ABOUT
HOW LONG YOU’VE BEEN A
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS HAVE
YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS
THROUGHOUT YOUR TENURE.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN THE OFFICE FOR 32 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE PAST
9 YEARS.
>> AND ACTUALLY NO I HAVE NOT A
LOT OF IT HAS TO DO
WITH COVID AND THE CHALLENGES
THAT HAS
BROUGHT US AND THEN THE OTHER
THING IS THE POLITICAL
LANDSCAPE TODAY AND THE
INTEREST IN THE ELECTION.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: AND MY LAST
QUESTION FOR YOU THIS MORNING
VICKY IS
FOR THOSE WANTING TO GO OUT
EITHER TODAY TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LAST DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN
SAINT JOHNS COUNTY OR EVEN ON
ELECTION DAY WHAT DO VOTERS
NEED TO NOW TO TURN OUT TO THE
POLLS.
>> OKAY SO THEY NEED TO KNOW
THAT THEY NEED TO BE PREPARED
WHEN THEY GO TO VOTE SAINT
JOHNS COUNTY VOTERS HAVE A
TWO-PAGE BALLOT. IT’S TWO-SIDED
THE AMENDMENTS, LOTS OF JUDGES,
VOTERS NEED TO TAKE TIME STUDY
THEIR SAMPLE BALLOT. AND BE
PREPARED WHEN THEY GO TO VOTE
ALSO ON
ELECTION DAY. IF THEY DON’T
KNOW WHERE THEIR POLLING
PLACES PLEASE USE THE TOOLS
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT
THOUGH AS J C DOT COM OR GIVE
THE OFFICE
A CALL VERIFY YOUR POLLING
PLACE BEFORE YOU
HEAD OUT AND IF YOU KNEW IT
MOVED A NEED TO UPDATE YOUR
ADDRESS YOU CAN DO THAT BY
PHONE AND THEN
WE CAN REROUTE YOU TO THE
CORRECT POLLING PLACE
ON ELECTION DAY THAT’S GOING TO
BE A REAL TIME SAVER FOR VOTERS
AND OF COURSE WE WANT THEM TO
VOTE OFFICIALLY TO MINIMIZE
THEIR TIME IN THE POLLING PLACE
AND OF COURSE WHEN YOU SHOW UP
TO THE POLLING PLACE BRING WITH
YOU. PHOTO
I D RIGHT OCCASION ANYTHING
ELSE TODAY. THEY NEED TO BRING
WITH THEM.
>> SAMPLE BALLOT. SMART PHOTO
I D.
SPECIALLY ANY VOTERS THAT STILL
AFTER TODAY HAVE THEIR VOTE BY
MAIL BALLOTS IN HAND. THE
ONLY LOCATION THEY’LL BE ABLE
TO DROP IT OFF IS HERE AT THE
ELECTIONS OFFICE IN SAINT
AUGUSTINE AND VOTERS HAVE
WAITED.
I SUGGEST THAT THEY JUST GO
VOTE