Mail-in ballot total jumps

With Florida entering the final month before the Nov. 5 election, the number of voters casting mail-in ballots has started to accelerate.

Data posted Friday, Oct. 4, on the state Division of Elections website showed that 76,587 mail-in ballots had been received by elections supervisors, up from 42,573 a day prior.

The Friday total included 32,688 ballots cast by Democrats and 28,216 cast by Republicans. Also, 13,928 unaffiliated voters and 1,755 third-party voters had cast ballots, according to the data.

As of Monday, Oct. 7, 1,460 mail-in ballots had been received at the Monroe County Supervisor of Elections office. Monday was the last day to register to vote in the General Election on Nov. 5.


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