Monday was the first day of early voting for most of Central Florida ahead of the Nov. 3 General Election. Thousands of motivated voters turned out to the polls to cast a ballot after doors opened.
Why vote early?
James Kasik was one of the first voters in line at the Alafaya Library Branch in Orange County. He’s been voting in elections for half a century.
“I very rarely will vote on Election Day because it’s just way too tight as far as time goes,” he said. “You never can tell how many people are going to show up, and you’ll be standing out until like 9 o’clock at night.”
Kasik also likes the convenience of early voting, which is open on weekends and through the whole workweek. He stopped by after giving blood at a clinic up the road.
Like several early voters Monday morning, Kasik was concerned about the Trump administration…