Early Voting Opens Saturday

BRADENTON – Early voting for the August 26 Primary Election begins this Saturday and closes a week later on Saturday, August 23. Early voting will be available at four locations. After polls close on August 23, voters will be limited to voting at their precinct on Election Day, Tuesday, August 26. Look for The Bradenton Times Early Voting Election Guide in your email on Saturday.

Vote by mail (aka absentee ballot) requests must be turned in by Wednesday, August 20 at 5 p.m. Click here to request a vote by mail ballot. Only registered voters can participate. Click here to check your voter status.

The deadline to register in time to participate in the Primary Election was July 28. New voters can still register for November's general election.

Registered voters can vote early at any of the following early voting locations in Manatee County:

Bradenton Area Convention Center
1 Haben Blvd
Palmetto, FL 34221

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

Rocky Bluff Library
6750 US Hwy 301
Ellenton, FL 34222

Supervisor of Elections Office
600 301 Blvd W
Bradenton, FL 34205