NEWS RELEASE: Today is Election Day for the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 15, 2016
For more information contact:
Trish Robertson
(239) 252-8052
TrishRobertson@colliergov.net
Collier County, Fla. - March 15, 2016: Today, March 15, is Election Day and the last opportunity to vote in the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary. The polls will be open until 7:00 p.m. and voters who vote in person must do so at their assigned precinct. Voters in line by 7:00 p.m. will have an opportunity to vote.
Voters can find their assigned precinct on their voter information card or at www.CollierVotes.com under the "Find My Precinct" tab, which includes maps and photos of each precinct.
Voters must provide photo/signature ID at the polls. Approved forms of ID are: a current Florida Driver\'s License, DHSMV-issued Florida ID, US Passport, debit or credit card, military ID, student ID, retirement center ID, neighborhood association ID or public assistance ID. If the photo ID does not include a voter\'s signature, the voter will be required to provide an additional form of ID that includes the voter\'s signature. Voters without proper ID may vote a provisional ballot.
Completed Mail/Absentee ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of Elections office by 7:00 p.m. today. Completed ballots may be hand-delivered to the main office in the Collier Government Complex until 7:00 p.m. or to the North Collier Government Services Center (next to the Collier County Library Headquarters) until 6:00 p.m. Mail/Absentee ballots will not be accepted at polling sites or at any other location. Voters who received a Mail/Absentee ballot and decide to vote in person should bring their ballot to their precinct to be cancelled and may vote a regular ballot.
Only voters registered as Democrat and Republican can vote for presidential candidates and voters must have registered in Florida by Tuesday, February 16, in order to participate in this election. For more information, visit www.CollierVotes.com or call (239)252-VOTE.
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