Do you have a new polling location after Helene and Milton? Here’s how to check

Manatee County election officials will change some voters’ polling locations for Election Day because of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Election Day is just two weeks away on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Supervisor of Elections James Satcher said he wants to make sure displaced voters can still cast their ballots after some areas were hit hard with hurricane damage.

“Despite these challenging times, we know that Manatee County is a resilient community,” Satcher said in a statement. “Our priority is to make sure you can exercise your right to vote in this important upcoming election.”

The changes will affect voters in five of the county’s 71 precincts.

Manatee County voting locations moved after hurricanes

Here are the new polling locations in Manatee County:

• Voters in Precincts 301 and 305 will vote at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Dr., Holmes Beach.
• Voters in Precinct 307 will vote at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Longboat Key.
• Voters in Precinct 409 will vote at the State College of Florida, 5840 26th St. W, Bradenton.
• Voters in Precinct 421 will vote at the Trailer Estates Recreation Hall, 6814 Canada Blvd., Bradenton.

You can check your polling location on the Supervisor of Elections website at www.VoteManatee.gov.

Early voting, vote-by-mail underway in Manatee County

Satcher encouraged voters to head to the polls before Election Day for early voting. No early voting locations were damaged after the storms, he said.

Early voting started Monday and runs through Nov. 2. Polls are open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily at the following locations:

• Braden River Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E, Bradenton
• G.T. Bray Park, 5502 33rd Ave. Dr. W, Bradenton
• Lakewood Ranch Library, 16410 Rangeland Parkway., Lakewood Ranch
• Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch
• Palmetto Library, 923 6th St. W, Palmetto
• Parrish Fire Dist Station #2, 3804 N. Rye Road, Parrish
• Rocky Bluff Library, 6750 U.S. Highway. 301, Ellenton
• Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd. W, Bradenton

Voters also have until Thursday to request a mail-in ballot and until Nov. 5 to pick one up at the elections office, 600 301 Blvd. W. in Bradenton.

Election Day is Nov. 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.