Early voting starts in Orange County

Early voting started Monday, Aug. 5, at 22 locations across Orange County. There are two new sites for this election: the Heart of West Lakes Wellness Center, in Orlando, and Eatonville Town Hall.

With Orange County now home to more than 813,000 registered voters, the Supervisor of Elections Office has been working to expand access in areas that have been traditionally underserved while also maximizing the number of days for early voting.

Each of Orange County’s 22 early voting sites also has a secure ballot intake station where voters can safely drop off their vote-by-mail ballot.

“Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day between now and Saturday, Aug. 18, at all 22 of our early voting sites,” said Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean. “While we are moving forward with early voting, we are also working with Orange County to monitor the storm and ensure that everyone from our poll workers to our law-enforcement partners to voters remains safe.”

Voters must take their photo and signature identification. If the picture I.D. does not contain a signature, they will be asked to show an additional identification with their signature.

These are the 22 early-voting sites:

• Alafaya Library, 12000 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando

• Apopka Community Center, 519 S. Central Ave., Apopka

• Chickasaw Library, 870 N. Chickasaw Trail, Orlando

• Fairview Shores Library, 902 Lee Road, Suite 26, Orlando

• Hiawassee Library, 7391 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando

• Lift Orlando, 710 S. Tampa Ave., Orlando

• Marks Street Senior Recreation Complex, 99 E. Marks St., Orlando

• Meadow Woods Recreation Center, 1751 Rhode Island Woods Circle, Orlando

• Orange County National Golf Center, 16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden

• Orange County Supervisor of Elections, 119 W. Kaley St., Orlando

• Renaissance Senior Center, 3800 S. Econlockhatchee Trial, Orlando

• South Creek Library, 1702 Deerfield Blvd., Orlando

• Southeast Library, 5575 S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando

• Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

• Tibet-Butler Preserve, 8777 County Road 535, Orlando

• Town of Eatonville Town Hall, 307 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville

• UCF – Live Oak Event Center, 4115 Pyxis Lane, Orlando

• Valencia College – Lake Nona Campus, 12350 Narcoossee Road, Orlando

• Washington Park Library, 5151 Raleigh St., Suite A, Orlando

• West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee

• Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden

• Winter Park Library, 1052 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park.