DORAL, Fla. – It’s Election Day in several areas of South Florida but voter turnout has not been very high.
Some arrived at their precincts before dawn and some dropped off their ballots late in the afternoon, but overall, it appeared most registered voters did not come out.
“We always tell our voters that every election is important, and in fact your local elections are probably even more important,” said Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor Christina White.
The weather may have been a factor, with many areas of Miami-Dade and Broward saturated from a day of drizzling and rain.
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The elections are still important, as picking mayors, commissioners, council members in Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Homestead, and a member of congress for Florida District 20, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
Vote-by-mail has again been popular in South Florida.
As of late afternoon, early voting numbers in Miami-Dade were just over 15 percent and in Broward between 14 and 15 percent.