Voting In Hillsborough County: Everything You Need To Know

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — It's Election Day, and Patch will closely watch the polls as Hillsborough County voters choose members of the U.S. House, county commissioners, a sheriff, school board members and other officials.

Voters who haven't opted to vote early or vote by mail will head to their precincts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast their ballots.

Florida law states that on Election Day you may only vote in the polling place assigned to your current residential address. You can find your polling place here.

You should bring a Florida driver's license, Florida ID card (issued by DHSMV), U.S. passport, debit or credit card, military ID, student ID, retirement center ID, neighborhood association ID, public assistance ID, veteran health ID issued by the Veterans Administration, concealed weapon license or government employee ID. If you do not bring an ID, you may vote a provisional ballot.

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said the best times to vote are between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. But, whatever time you make it to your polling place, expect a wait. Because of coronavirus protocols, the number of people admitted into the polling place is limited and poll workers must frequently halt voting to disinfect high-touch areas.

If you have a vote-by-mail ballot, it must be dropped off at one of these Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections offices no later than 7 p.m. Tuesday:

• Fred B. Karl County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 16th Floor, Tampa
• Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center, 2514 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa
• Northwest Regional Office, 4575 Gunn Highway, Tampa
• Southeast Regional Office, 10020 S. U.S. 301, Riverview

Don't forget to sign your vote-by-mail envelope before returning it. And be consistent. Signatures are compared to those on file with the elections office.

Election returns will begin coming in shortly after the polls close at 7 p.m. You can check the unofficial election results here.

Here's what you'll find on the ballot:

President and Vice President

• Joseph R. Biden, President and Kamala D. Harris, Vice President - Democrat
• Donald J. Trump, President and Michael R. Pence, Vice President - Republican
• Jo Jorgensen, President and Jeremy F. "Spike" Cohen, Vice President – Libertarian

U.S. Congressional District 12

• Gus Michael Biliraks, R
• Kimberly Walker, D

U.S. Congressional District 14

• Christine Y. Quinn, R
• Kathy Castor, D

U.S. Congressional District 15

• Scott Franklin, R
• Alan Cohn, D

U.S. Congressional District 16

• Vern Buchanan, R
• Margaret Good, D

Hillsborough County State Attorney

• Mike Perotti, R
• Andrew Warren, D

State Senate District 19

• Darryl Ervin Rouson, D
• Christina Paylan, NPA

State Senate District 20

• Danny Burgess, R
• Kathy Lewis, D

State Senate District 21

• Jim Boyd, R
• Anthony "Tony" Eldon, D

State Representative District 57Hillsborough County

• Mike Beltran, R
• Scott "Mr. H." Hottenstein, D

State Representative District 58

• Lawrence McClure, R
• Cleo L. "CL" Townsend Jr., D

State Representative District 59

• Michael Owen, R
• Andrew Learned, D

State Representative District 60

• Jackie Toledo, R
• Julie Jenkins, D

State Representative District 62

• Angel S. Urbina Capo, R
• Susan L. Valdes, D
• Laurie Rodriguez-Person, NPA

State Representative District 64

• Traci Koster, R
• Jessica Harrington, D

Hillsborough County Sheriff

• Chad Chronister, R
• Gary Pruitt, D
• Ron McMullen, NPA

Property Appraiser

• D.C. Goutoufas, R
• Bob "Coach" Henriquez, D

Tax Collector

• TK Matthew, R
• Nancy G. Milan, D

Board of County Commissioners District 1

• Scott Levinson, R
• Harry Cohen, D

Board of County Commissioners District 3

• Maura Cruz Lanz, R
• Gwen Myers, D

Board of County Commissioners District 6

• Sandra L. Murman, R
• Patricia "Pat" Kemp, D

School Board District 1

• Nadia Combs
• Steve Cona

School Board District 3

• Mitch Thrower
• Jessica Vaughn

School Board District 5

• Tammy Shamburger
• Henry "Shake Washington

School Board District 7

• Lynn Gray
• Sally A. Harris

Temple Terrace City Council

• Meredith Abel
• Raed Khawaja
• David "Pogo" Pogonlich

Constitutional Amendments

• Amendment 1: Provides that only U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old, a permanent resident of Florida and registered to vote may vote in a Florida election.
• Amendment 2: Raises Florida’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.
• Amendment 3: Allows all registered voters to vote in primaries for state legislature, governor and cabinet regardless of political party affiliation.
• Amendment 4: Requires proposed amendments or revisions to Florida’s constitution be approved in two elections.
• Amendment 5: Increase the period of time accrued Save-Our-Homes benefits may be transferred from a prior homestead to a new homestead from two to three years.
• Amendment 6: Allows a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.

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