Wakulla County Ready For Election Day

By: James Buechele - Email

Posted: Tue 1:20 AM, Nov 06, 2012

With one of the largest ballots in the nation, Florida residents will need extra time in choosing officials and how they vote on certain referendums.

Wakulla County is no exception. In order to avoid long lines the supervisor of elections office sent out ballots like all other counties in the mail to inform the public what they have in store for them when they hit the polls.

In the eight days of early voting this year in Wakulla County, 5,547 voters already cast their ballots. Compare that to the last presidential campaign in 2008 when 5,521 voted. That's an increase of 26 votes from four years ago.

Supervisor of Elections Henry Wells says voters can bring the sample ballot to the polling locations to help speed up the voting process.

"They just take the time to transfer their desires to the ballot, the official ballot, and it won't take as long," said Wells. "If they go in there to read everything we're lookin' at I'd say 30, 35 minutes."

Be sure to watch Eyewitness news at 11 on election night for all Florida and Georgia county returns in our area. Also wctv.tv will have results that you can click on by county.

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Obama and Democrat Candidates

7:00 pm
Suggested $5 Donation; attendees will be asked to participate in a final hour of phone banking
The Moon, 1105 East Lafayette Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Al Lawson, Candidate for US Congress FL District 2

7:00 pm - midnight
The Mint at 215 West College Avenue at Kleman Plaza

Akin Akinyemi, Leon County Commissioner At-Large Candidate

7:00 pm
Sharkey's Coffee and Bistro in the High Point Tower Lobby (106 E. College Ave, Tallahassee, Florida 32301)

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, District 9 Florida House of Representatives

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The party will host live music, food, and refreshments.
Ketcham Group Realty located at the corner of Thomasville Rd. and Beard Street in Midtown

Bill Proctor, Leon County District 1 Commissioner

7:30 pm
Food vendors will be on site
Southside Arts Complex located at 2525 South Monroe Street

Republican Party of Florida

7:00 pm
420 E. Jefferson Street in Tallahassee

Mary Ann Lindley, Candidate Leon County Commission, At Large, Group 1

7:00 pm
Cabo’s Island Grill & Bar (a.k.a. Cabo’s Taco’s on Apalachee Parkway)

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