BAN LAW WENT INTO EFFECT JULY. FIRST. THAT LAW IS THE SUBJECT OF AN ONGOING LAWSUIT FROM
ABORTION PROVIDERS IN FLORIDA.
BUT IT REMAINS IN EFFECT RIGHT
NOW.
>> VOTE 2022. TIME IS RUNNING
OUT FOR YOU TO CAST YOUR
BALLOT IN TONIGHT’S FLORIDA
PRIMARY ELECTION. IN CASE YOU
HAVEN’T DONE SO THE COUNTDOWN
IS ON. YOU STILL GOT ONE HOUR.
56 MINUTES TO GET OUT AND
VOTE. WE’VE GOT CREWS AT
VOTING PRECINCTS ACROSS THE
CITY MONITORING HOW ELECTION
DAY IS GOING. LET’S BEGIN,
THOUGH, WITH JIM PIGGOTT WAS
ON THE NORTH SIDE GYM.
>> I’M AT PRECINCT 7.10, AT
THE HIGHLANDS BRANCH LIBRARY.
WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT’S GOING
ON IN HERE. YOU CAN TAKE A
LOOK. THERE ARE PEOPLE INSIDE
VOTING. THIS HAS BEEN A STEADY
STREAM ALL DAY. I JUST CHECKED
NOT LONG AGO AND THERE’S ABOUT
235 PEOPLE THAT HAVE CAST A
BALLOT HERE. YOU KNOW,
NORMALLY I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
LONG LINES, BUT THEY SAY IT’S
BEEN STEADY, BUT I’M NOT
SEEING THE BIG LINES HERE
TODAY SO FAR. AND WE JUST DID
SOME CHECKING AS WELL. THERE’S
BEEN A 25% VOTER TURNOUT
COUNTY WIDE HERE. NO MAJOR
PROBLEMS TO REPORT. BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE, IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED
YET, LEAST YOU’RE ON THE NORTH
SIDE. NO LINES. YOU COULD
EASILY DO THAT. I WAS TALKING
TO VOTERS COMING OUT TODAY
JUST ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS. HERE’S WHAT THEY TOLD
ME. VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. IT’S
VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO
DO TO YES, AND IT DIDN’T GO
QUITE WELL. EASY.
>> VERY IMPORTANT. AND WHY
BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT GOING ON
THIS POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE AND
WE HAVE TO STAND UP TO IT
BECAUSE IF WE DON’T, THEN IT’S
GOING LOSE IT ALL. AND THE
BALLOT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE FOR
DEFINITELY. I MEAN, THE PEOPLE
COMING OUT, IT’S A IT’S A
QUICK AND
>> YOU YOU’VE GOT ABOUT LESS
THAN 2 HOURS TO VOTE. HE CAN
MAKE IT TO YOUR PRECINCT
TONIGHT. YOU CAN GO DOWNTOWN
TO THE SUPERVISORS OF
ELECTIONS OFFICE AND YOU CAN
CAST A ABSENTEE OR VOTE BY
MAIL BALLOT. THERE. BUT YOU
HAVE TO DO THAT RIGHT BEFORE 7
O’CLOCK BECAUSE THOSE DOORS
CLOSE AT 7 O’CLOCK, IF YOU’RE
IN LINE AT A PRECINCT 7
O’CLOCK, THEY WILL ALLOW YOU
TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE. AND I DO
WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING.
WE’RE AT THE HIGHLANDS RANCH
LIBRARY HERE THIS WAS AN EARLY
VOTING SITE. SO A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE BEEN COMING UP HERE
TRYING TO VOTE HERE. YOU CAN
DO IT. THIS IS PRECINCT 7.10.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE PRECINCT
ON YOUR VOTER ID CARD THAT
THEY SENT YOU. THAT’S THE ONLY
WAY YOU CAN REALLY DO THAT TO
VOTE AGAIN. NO MAJOR PROBLEMS
ABOUT 25% TURNOUT SO FAR
THEY’RE ANTICIPATING A 30%
TURNOUT. WE’RE LIVE ON THE
NORTH SIDE. JIM PIGGOTT
CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL STATION.
>> THANK YOU, JIM. AND IN
ARLINGTON, THERE’S A
CONSISTENT NUMBER OF VOTERS
GOING TO PRECINCTS 3. THAT’S
WHERE WE FIND NEWS. 4 JAX
REPORTER JENESE HARRIS. A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
GET THEIR BALLOT IN BEFORE
05:00PM. WE’VE SEEN A
CONSISTENT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
COMING AND GOING SPENDING
PROBABLY NO MORE.
>> THEN 10 MINUTES INSIDE. SO
IT’S MOVING VERY QUICKLY. BUT
THERE’S ALSO BEEN A CONSISTENT
AMOUNT OF CARS, AS YOU CAN SEE
DOWN HERE IN THE PARKING LOT.
EVERY TIME ONE CAR COMES IN,
ANOTHER ONE IS LEAVING. SO
IT’S A VERY FLUID, CONSISTENT
PROCESS. I ALSO SPOKE TO ONE
WOMAN WHO TOLD ME SHE TOO, SHE
VOTES AT THIS PRECINCT
PRECINCT NUMBER 2, 0, 3, SHE
SAID IT WAS AN EASY PROCESS.
SHE FELT GOOD ABOUT IT. BUT
SHE ALSO FELT REALLY GOOD
ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THE
VOTING PROCESS. SHE SAID SHE
FELT LIKE HER VOICE WAS HEARD.
>> TAKE A LISTEN. IT WAS
REALLY FUN. IT WAS REALLY
NICE. IT WAS EASY. GETTING TO
GET OUT. VERY GOOD. AND HOW DO
YOU FEEL ABOUT THE ELECTION? I
FEEL LIKE I HAVE A VOICE. I
FEEL LIKE HAPPY THAT FEEL LIKE
I WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND OF COURSE, WE WILL FIND
OUT TONIGHT WHAT EVERYONE IN
THIS AREA FEELS BASED UPON WHO
THEY VOTED FOR.
>> AND WHO NOW MOVES FORWARD
WITH A WIN. REPORTING IN
ARLINGTON. JENNY’S HERE IS
CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL STATION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANKS, WELL,
THINGS ARE GOING PRETTY
SMOOTHLY AT VOTING PRECINCTS
ACROSS THE CITY. NOW THAT
WASN’T THE CASE FOR ONE
PRECINCT. FIRST THING THIS
MORNING, ALL POLLS WE’RE
SUPPOSED TO OPEN AT 07:00AM,
BUT THE BENNIE FURLONG SENIOR
CENTER IN JACKSONVILLE BEACH
OPENING WAS DELAYED NEARLY AN
HOUR. OFFICIALS TELL US POLL
WORKERS WERE NOT ABLE TO
ACCESS ELECTION EQUIPMENT. THE
ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED, THOUGH IN
VOTING HAS BEEN GOING SMOOTHLY
THERE SINCE DESPITE THE DELAY,
POLLS WILL STILL CLOSE AT THE
BENNIE FURLONG SENIOR CENTER
AT 07:00PM THIS EVENING. AND
AS WE’VE SAID, THERE’S STILL
TIME TO GET OUT AND VOTE. IF
YOU HAVE A PLACE YOUR BALLOT
YET. WE’VE GOT SOME IMPORTANT
REMINDERS FOR YOU FIRST. MAKE
SURE YOU CHECK YOUR PRECINCT
IF YOU VOTE AT THE WRONG
PRECINCT, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT
COUNT IF YOU AREN’T SURE ABOUT
YOUR PRECINCT HEAD TO THE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
WEBSITE AND CLICK, WHERE DO I
VOTE ALSO MAKE SURE TO BRING
AN ID WITH YOU. A FLORIDA
DRIVER’S LICENSE, HIS BEST,
BUT A PASSPORT MILITARY ID OR
EVEN A VETERAN HEALTH CARD
WILL ALSO WORK. YOUR VOTER ID
CARD DOES NOT COUNT. AND WE
STOPPED BY HIGHLAND BRANCH
LIBRARY, A DESIGNATED POLLING
SITE ON THE NORTH SIDE. ONE
WOMAN TELLS US WHY SHE
BELIEVES VOTING IN THIS
ELECTION IS CRUCIAL.
>> WE ALL SHOULD COME OUT AND
VOTE BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. WE NEED TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THAT CITY. WE
NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE
BODY.
>> WE NEED TO VOTE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE PEOPLE.
>> IF YOU’RE STILL NOT SURE
WHO TO VOTE FOR WHERE YOU
STAND ON CERTAIN ISSUES, WE’RE
HERE TO HELP HEAD TO NEWS. 4
JAX DOT COM SLASH VOTERS GUIDE
FOR A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN ON
EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ON THE
BALLOT. AND ONCE YOU DO CAST
YOUR VOTE AND STEP OUT YOUR
PRECINCT, SNAP A PICTURE AND
THEN SHARE IT WITH US. WANT TO
SEE IT ON SNAPJAX. IT’S UNDER
THE ELECTION DAY CHANNEL IN
THE I VOTED CATEGORY. WANT TO
YOU DOING YOUR CIVIC DUTY LIKE
RON BRANTON NEAR AGAIN. POLLS
CLOSE AT 7 O’CLOCK. OUR
COVERAGE OF FLORIDA’S PRIMARY
BEGINS AT 08:00PM ON NEWS. 4
JAX DOT COM. AND ON OUR FREE
STREAMING DEVICE OR SERVICE.
THAT IS NEWS 4 JAX PLUS. AND