Elections

Elections

We are all equal at the ballot box, but only if we vote. We engage millions of voters every year ensuring Americans have the information they need to participate in elections that determine our future.

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Event Date: 
11/05/2024 - 7:00am to 7:00pm

November 5 is Election Day!

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters must vote at their precinct on Election Day.

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Event Date: 
10/21/2024 - 9:00am to 11/03/2024 - 6:00pm

Early voting for the General Election occurs every day from October 21 to November 3. Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. During Early Voting, all Alachua County voters can vote at any early voting location.

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Event Date: 
10/24/2024 - 5:00pm

October 24 at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 5 General Election.

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The General election and High Springs city elections are upon us. Below are some important dates to keep in mind for both elections.

Event Date: 
11/24/2024 - 3:00pm
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Postcard Signing Amendment 4
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On September 12, 2024, 29 individuals gathered at Unitarian Universalist Church of Ormond Beach to write postcards supporting Amendment 4, Protecting Women's Health and Freedom to Make her Own Health Decisions.

Pros and Cons

Here is a replay of the Pros and Cons presentation that took place on Monday, Sept. 24 on the 10 state propositions on the ballot, the slideshow that was used at that presentation, and a separate video recorded earlier on each proposition. Information includes just the facts about what they mean, who is financing them, arguments for and against, and more. These are non-partisan presentations based on extensive research of creditable, fact-based resources. 

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Have you made a voting plan? Voting can be one of those things that you know is coming up, but seems remote, and then, suddenly, the day arrives. That’s why the League of Women Voters of Alachua County (LWVAC) encourages each person to think ahead and make a plan on where you will be and how you will vote.

Blacksburg High School
Event Date: 
09/26/2024 - 10:30am
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Blacksburg High School

Hooray!  The League of Women Voters-MC has  now received approval from Blacksburg High School to assist the National Honor Society and other student clubs to register BHS high school students to vote.  

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Shall the five members of the board of county commissioners of Alachua County, Florida, be elected by all electors within the county at large? League of Women Voters Recommendation: Vote YES, even as the referendum is challenged in court. Learn why....

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