MEDIA ADVISORY: Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd Media Availability Today: November 5, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. –

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd will be available to the media to discuss Florida’s 2024 General Election this evening at the Department of State’s R.A. Gray Building at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The press availability will be in the Department’s Gallery for Innovation and the Arts on the first floor. Press will need to be prepared to show their press credentials.

Election Results: Preliminary unofficial election results for Florida’s Primary Election will be available on the Florida Election Watch website at FloridaElectionWatch.gov. Florida has two time zones (Central and Eastern). Therefore, although polls close at 7:00 p.m. local time, Florida Election Watch will not publish preliminary unofficial election results until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Voter Turnout: FloridaElectionWatch.gov visitors can track hourly voter turnout on the county level and the state level from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (local time).

Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail Ballot Statistics: The Division of Elections provides daily early voting and vote-by-mail ballot statistics. These statistics are compiled from reports last filed by the Supervisor of Elections for each county. To access these statistics, please visit the Division of Elections Vote-by-Mail Request & Early Voting Statistics webpage.

Additionally, counties will be making available on their respective websites, the number of vote-by-mail ballots received, and the number of vote-by-mail ballots not yet counted on an hourly basis starting at 7:00 p.m. local time, while the county canvassing board is actively counting.

Results for the General Election will not be official until the Elections Canvassing Commission certifies them on November 19, 2024.

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