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06.11.2020 / 23:43

Orange County works to confirm ballots ahead of state deadline

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Canvassing Board meeting was held Friday at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office.Supervisor of Elections, Bill Cowles, told News 6, it’s one more step in this election process to make sure every voter’s ballot is counted.[TRENDING: Florida in Eta’s cone | The latest on the presidential race | Is there proof of voter fraud?]“In every county in the state of Florida, everybody’s doing their reconciliation; and so yesterday at 5 p.m.

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Orange County publicly tests election equipment before processing ballots

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said public testing of the equipment has to happen before they can start processing vote-by-mail ballots.On Friday, a handful of members of the public, as well as the canvassing board, watched as the equipment was tested.Florida statutes state that supervisor of elections must publicly test 5% of precinct tabulating equipment.

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Time running out to register to vote in November’s general election

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The deadline to register to vote during November’s general election is quickly approaching.Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said the deadline is Monday, October 5th.“If you’ve never registered to vote, this is the time to do it,” Cowles said.[TRENDING:Tropical development chances increase in the Caribbean | The Latest: Doctor says Trump ‘not yet out of the woods’ | UCF Knights play Tulsa with new coronavirus rules for fans]Cowles said he opened his office on Saturday to accommodate people coming in to register. He adds the elections office will also be open on Monday.“The elections office will be open until 6 p.m.

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Results 2020: Polls open as Election Day arrives in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It’s Election Day in Florida.Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for Florida’s primary election and they won’t close until 7 p.m.

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Final preps underway at Orange County elections office ahead of Tuesday’s primary

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Final preps are underway this weekend at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office as early voting wraps up this weekend.Poll workers and staff were at the elections office Saturday morning preparing for the primary election day on Tuesday. Each clerk in charge of one of the county’s 247 polling places arrived by appointment. They practiced social distancing as they picked up their supplies for their precincts.

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Central Florida election officials say USPS is keeping up with mail-in delivery demand

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – With talks of the United States Postal Service receiving funding in reference to mail-in voting delivery, two Central Florida election officials told News 6 they haven’t noticed any delayed in delivery.Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said his office received a record amount of mail-in ballots than any other primary election in the county’s history.[RELATED: 2020 VOTER GUIDE: Everything you need to know ahead of Florida’s primary election]"We are very satisfied with the service we are getting from the postal service.

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Here’s why 55% of Orange County voters won’t see local candidates on their ballots

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – During this year’s primary election, hundreds of thousands of Orange County registered voters will not cast their ballots for sheriff, property appraiser, or state attorney.According to data from the elections office, more than 55% of the county's registered voters will not see major races on their ballots."The sheriff, the property appraiser, and the state attorneys race there are only democratic candidates and it is a partisan contest and so only the democrats will vote on it," Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said.Cowles said no republican candidates qualified for those races.Cowles tells News 6 according to state law if the candidates running for constitutional offices are all from the same party,

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As early voting begins in Orange County, people may notice changes at the polls

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Early voting kicked off in Orange County Monday for Florida’s primary election.This year, voters who head to the polls will see several changes due to the pandemic.People casting their ballots with an absentee ballot have the option of dropping off the ballot by car with a new drive-up opportunity.[RESULTS 2020: Things to know about voting in Central Florida during the coronavirus pandemic]“This year all early voting sites have a drop off box, where you could just drive up, drop off your ballot, never have to get out of your car,” Bill Cowles, Supervisor of Elections for Orange County said.Florida’s primary election is Aug. 18.

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Orange County answers voter’s questions ahead of 2020 election

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County's supervisor of elections is answering questions about the 2020 elections ahead of a voter registration phone bank on Monday.During an interview with News 6, Bill Cowles said workers at his office have been making preparations for the all-day phone bank dedicated to helping people get registered to vote.“Our whole goal is to make sure the voter is ready to participate in the process,” Cowles said.

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Voter registration remains on track in Orange County, despite COVID-19

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said when you take a look at Orange County’s new registered voter numbers, you can see the impact of COVID-19.The numbers show that April saw 1,564 new registered voters, compared to 4,089 in April of 2016.However, Cowles said, despite the drop off in the numbers from COVID-19, the overall numbers are still on track when you compare the new voter registrations between 2016 and 2020 for the first six months of the year.And the number show just that.June 2016 saw 24,467 new registered voters, and as of June 11, Orange County is at 24,519.Cowles adds, with this year being a Democratic presidential primary, it impacted the early numbers, which he said helped make up for the

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Trust Index: Will mail-in ballots be ‘substantially fraudulent’ as president claims?

ORLANDO, Fla. – Earlier this week, President Donald Trump tweeted about voting by mail.

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