Early Voting opens Thursday in Lake County: What you need to know

Early voting for the 2022 Primary Election begins Thursday in Lake County.

Voters will have 10 days to cast their ballots early at one of a dozen locations around the county.

Here's what you need to know about voting early in Lake County.

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Twelve locations are open for early voting.

Early voting runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 11-20. Here's where you can cast your ballot.

• Supervisor of Elections Office: 1898 East Burleigh Blvd., Tavares

• Venetian Center: 1 Dozier Court, Leesburg

• Eustis Service Center: 201 W. Ward Ave., Eustis

• Lake County Agriculture Center: 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares

• W.T. Bland Public Library: 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora

• Lady Lake Community Building: 237 W. Guava St., Lady Lake

• Cagan Crossings Library: 16729 Cagan Oaks, Clermont

• Clermont Arts and Recreation Center: 3700 South U.S. 27, Clermont

• Cooper Memorial Library: 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont

• Minneola City Hall: 800 North U.S. 27, Minneola

• Southside Umatilla Community Center: 17107 Ball Park Road, Umatilla

• Sorrento Early Voting Site: 31340 County Road 437, Sorrento

On the ballot: School Board positions, hospital district seats, statewide contests

Florida has closed primary elections. That means that voters affiliated with parties may only vote for candidates of the same party. So, ballots for Republicans, Democrats and voters registered as NPA — No Party Affiliation — look different.

For instance, on the Democrats' ballot, voters can pick from one of four candidates to run against U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the Republican incumbent, in the general election. Rubio's seat was uncontested by another candidate in his own party, so that race isn't on Republicans' primary ballots.

The winner of the Democratic primary will move on to face Rubio in the general election.

The one exception is in the case of a universal primary contest. If only candidates of a certain party run for a seat, then all voters have their say in the race.

On all primary election ballots in Lake County, voters will see contests for two nonpartisan Lake County School Board seats, as well as a universal primary for a seat on the North Lake County Hospital District Board, because only two Republicans filed to run for that seat. The results of the primary will decide that race.

In the school board races, the top two vote earners will move on to face each other in the general election, unless one earns 50% of the vote, plus one.

Democrats will see a contest for U.S. senator, governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general and commissioner of agriculture.

Meanwhile, Republicans will see contests for representative in Congress and commissioner of agriculture.

Don't forget your ID.

You're required to present a valid photo ID with a signature to vote.

That includes:

• A Florida driver's license or ID card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

• A United States passport

• A debit or credit card

• Military or student IDs

• Retirement community or neighborhood association ID

• Public assistance identification, like a Social Security card

• A health ID issued by US Department of Veterans Affairs

• A concealed weapons permit

• An employee ID issued by any governmental entity

Can't early vote? The primary election is set for Aug. 23.

If you can't vote early, you can always vote on Election Day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 23 for the primary election. For more information, visit LakeVotes.com.

This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Early Voting for Florida Primary Election opens Aug. 11 in Lake County