(WSVN) - Voters in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties voiced their choice on Monday as early voting began for the Republican presidential primary.
Voters cast their ballots at several polling locates in Hialeah, Miami Beach and Monroe County.
“I think it’s very important to chose your voice early and let it be known,” said Charles Hunnicutt, a voter.
For this election, voters are advised to check their party affiliation. Because Florida is a closed primary state, only registered Republicans will be able to vote for their preferred candidate.
Early voting will run through Sunday, March 17 in Miami-Dade and Saturday, March 16 in Monroe.
This coming Saturday, voters in Broward and Palm Beach counties may begin casting early ballots through March 17.
Christina White, the Miami-Dade supervisor of elections, spoke to 7News on how to prepare for this election season.
“In this particular test, which is called the logic and accuracy test, we do a 5% random sampling,” she said. “I like to call it the confidence test because it proves to us, the voters, the political parties and the candidates, that the ballot was coded as it should have been and that the voting units are capturing those votes accurately.”
White also shared some tips with voters before they cast their ballots.
“So the first thing is check your party affiliation and make a plan,” she said. “Voting has never been easier in the state of Florida. You have three options; to vote-by-mail, come to early voting or on election day. The law has changed recently, where you have to renew your vote-by-mail ballot request, so you’re going to want to check to make sure you have that request on file if you want to vote-by- mail, and if not, put it in as soon as possible. The deadline is March 7.”
“I believe there should be a lot of changes and every vote counts, so I need, everybody needs to get out and vote, and make sure they vote their choice,” Hunnicutt said. “If you don’t vote, you’re not going to be able to determine what’s best for this country.”
If voters decide to use a mail-in-ballot, they can drop them off their assigned polling locations.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Early voting in Miami-Dade County
Early voting in Broward County
Early voting in Palm Beach County
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