There are various national, statewide and local races on the ballots in Manatee County. There’s also constitutional amendments and local referendums. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m., but vote-by-mail ballots can be requested via mail until Oct. 21 and early voting centers start Oct. 21.

Several polling places in Manatee County were directly impacted by Hurricane Milton, elections officials said Friday.

Five polling locations were impacted by both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, according to county election officials.

With the U.S. presidential election three weeks away, Manatee County voters are getting ready to go to the polls. Early voting runs from Oct. 21 to Nov. 2. Voters can cast ballots from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day at any of the eight early voting location in the county.

More than half of the country offers voters a chance to cast their ballot before Election Day on Nov. 5, but each state decides when to start.

This year's presidential election is the first in which NJ residents can cast an early vote since the state approved the voting option in 2021.

The early voting window officially opened up on Wednesday for the 2024 general election and those showing up at the Polk County Auditor’s Office voted in record numbers. 1,375 people voted in the office on the first day of early in-person voting in the state,

Early voting starts in Nevada on Saturday and there's dozens of locations you can drop off your mail-in ballot or cast your ballot in person.The early voting p