With the general election just two weeks away, early voting officially underway, and communities still reeling from Hurricane Milton’s impacts, we wanted to know how the voting process would be impacted.
WPTV News journalist Victor Jorges spoke with Martin County Supervisor of Elections Vicki Davis ahead of polls opening for early voting on Monday.
Davis said Martin County’s voting sites were not impacted due to the hurricane or tornadoes that hit the state before its landfall. However, she did say the voters displaced due to losing their homes have a few options to still vote.
“Unfortunately, Milton did take a toll on the Treasure Coast,” Davis said. “We do have voters that lost homes here in Martin County. If they are displaced, they just need to call us and we’ll make sure we get a vote by mail ballot to those voters. There’s still time.”
WPTVVoters in Martin County have until Thursday, Oct. 24 to request a new vote-by-mail ballot if they’ve been displaced.