Less than 1,000 ballots cast in first weekend of early voting

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Less than 1,000 Palm Coast voters cast their ballots during the first weekend of early voting in the Palm Coast mayoral special election: 602 on Saturday, July 17 and 331 on Sunday, July 18.

WHEN AND WHERE TO VOTE

Early voting for Palm Coast's mayoral special election began July 17, and Election Day will be July 27. Here are the details.

Early voting

When: Saturday, July 17 through Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, including weekends.

Where: Early voters may vote at any of the following three locations: The Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Cast Parkway NW; the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE; The Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 2, Bunnell.

Election Day

When: Tuesday, July 27, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: Voters who are voting on Election Day must do so at their assigned polling place. Find your precinct at the Supervisor of Elections Office website at https://www.flaglerelections.com/For-Voters/Find-Your-Precinct

Voting by mail

July 17 was the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot.

Voters must sign the return envelope, which must be received by the Elections Office by 7 p.m. on July 27 to be counted.

Allow 10 days' delivery time for ballots to be returned to the Elections Office by mail.

Mail ballots may also be delivered in person from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday inside the Supervisor of Elections Office, or at. secure drop boxes at the entrance of the Elections Office during office hours starting on July 6, and at all early voting locations during early voting hours.

On Election Day itself, voted mail ballots may only be returned at the Elections Office itself.

"Palm Coast, please come out and vote!" Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart wrote in a public Facebook post the evening of July 17. "This is your city government; your voice should be heard! Who do you want for mayor? Don't let someone else make the choice for you."

Lenhart wrote that she'd been hoping for 1,000 per day during early voting.

"Take a few minutes to educate yourself and learn about the candidates, then show up!" she wrote. "This election is important."

The afternoon of Monday, July 19, the number of ballots cast during early voting rose to 1,532.

Another 7,554 people have voted by mail.

The Supervisor of Elections Office has mailed out about 21,000 vote-by-mail ballots, Lenhart said on Flagler Broadcasting's "Free For All Friday" radio program on July 16.

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A total of 933 Palm Coast residents voted in person during the first weekend. As of Monday afternoon, 1,532 had voted early and 7,554 had voted by mail.

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A total of 933 Palm Coast residents voted in person during the first weekend. As of Monday afternoon, 1,532 had voted early and 7,554 had voted by mail.

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