‘Your vote is your voice:’ Early voting officially underway for Duval, Nassau County primary elections

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Early voting is now officially underway for the 2024 primary election in Duval County and Nassau County. Jacksonville residents like L. Walker took to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office as it opened for the first day of voting on Wednesday, emphasizing the importance of using their right to vote.

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“Your vote is your voice. If you don’t vote, you ain’t got no voice,” Walker told Action News Jax while waiting for the polls to open. “I’ve been voting every year since I was 18 years old.”

While the stakes for the primary election may not feel as high as the November general election, officials say every vote makes a difference and helps shape how the federal, state, and local governments are run.

“There’s something on the ballot for every voter,” explained Duval County Supervisor of Elections, Jerry Holland. “Most people think these are just primaries for the two parties, but there are judicial races, school board races, very important races for everybody.”

While Holland told Action News Jax Wednesday he doesn’t expect a large turnout for the primaries, he emphasized it’s important voters use their local polling locations for every election or face the possibility of losing them in future elections.

“Take an opportunity and use them. If not, we’ll lose ‘em,” said Holland. “So in other words, if the public doesn’t take advantage and use these early voting sites, they’ll definitely pull back in future elections.”

St. Johns County also begins its early voting on Saturday.

Those interested in early voting in Duval County can do so through August 18th each day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at any of the 24 voting locations listed below:

• Argyle Branch Library - 7973 Old Middleburg Rd South, Jacksonville, FL 32222
• Balis Community Center - 1513 LaSalle St, Jacksonville, FL 32207
• Beaches Branch Library - 600 3rd St, Neptune Beach, FL 32266
• Bradham & Brooks Branch Library - 1755 Edgewood Ave West, Jacksonville, FL 32208
• Charles Webb Wesconnett Regional Library - 6887 103rd St, Jacksonville, FL 32210
• EWU Schell-Sweet Resource Wellness Center - 1697 Kings Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32209
• FSCJ Deerwood - 9911 Old Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32256
• Highlands Regional Library 1826 Dunn Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32218
• Holiday Inn Bartram Park South -13934 Village Lake Cir, Jacksonville, FL 32258
• Legends Community Center -130 Soutel Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32208
• Mandarin Regional Library - 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257
• Maxville Branch Library - 8375 Maxville Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32234
• Oceanway Community Center - 12215 Sago Ave. West, Jacksonville, FL 32218
• Pablo Creek Regional Library - 13295 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246
• Police Athletic League – 3450 Monument Road, Jacksonville, FL 32225
• Regency Square Regional Library - 9900 Regency Square Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32225
• South Mandarin Regional Library - 12125 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32223
• Southeast Regional Library - 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256
• Southside Community Center - 10080 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246
• Supervisor of Elections - 105 E Monroe St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
• UF/IFAS Extension Duval County - 1010 N. McDuff Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32254
• University Park Branch Library - 3435 University Blvd. North, Jacksonville, FL 32277
• West Branch Library - 1425 Chaffee Road South, Jacksonville, FL 32221
• Willow Branch Library - 2875 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205

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