Early voting in Manatee County begins Saturday

Manatee County voters wishing to cast a ballot prior to the Aug. 30 primary election can do so beginning Saturday.

Early primary election voting begins Saturday and goes until the following Saturday, Aug. 27. Polls are open between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.

In Manatee County, there are five locations for early voting:

• Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd. W., Suite 118, Bradenton.
• Palmetto Library, 923 Sixth St. W., Palmetto.
• Rocky Bluff Library, 6750 U.S. 301, Ellenton.
• Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch.
• West Manatee Fire & Rescue Administration, 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton.

The Supervisor of Elections Office has also received 24,306 vote-by-mail back from voters as of Thursday. The office has mailed 63,451 ballots to date.

The last day to request mail-in ballots for the primary election is Aug. 25.

This story was originally published August 19, 2016 at 10:34 AM with the headline "Early voting in Manatee County begins Saturday."