ORLANDO, Fla — Former President Bill Clinton spoke at a church in Eatonville to rally last-minute earlier voters on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris, while Sen. Rick Scott, R- Florida, is scheduled for a get-out-the-vote rally in Orlando Sunday afternoon.
The 42nd president of the United States and a surrogate for The Harris Walz Campaign, Bill Clinton, spoke at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonville Sunday afternoon.
“I think this is going to be really a momentous time, a turning point in America’s history.” Cathy Mathews, an Orange County resident, said, “Policy is important, but we also need to make sure we have someone in office who has the right character.”
Florida is a battleground state when it comes to the race for president.
On top of that, there’s one seat up for grabs in the Senate. Republican Rick Scott is up for reelection, and Democrat Debby Mucarsel Powell is hoping to take the job.
On Sunday afternoon, Senator Scott rallied voters at the Orange County GOP headquarters on Orange Avenue.
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“We’re gonna have a big Tuesday.” Scott said, “Change the direction of this country. I am gonna work my butt off to make sure I’m the next majority leader so we can start solving some of the problems with this country.”
Sunday is the final day of early voting in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.
As of Saturday morning, more than 4.5 million Floridians had voted early, and nearly 2.7 million voters had mailed in their ballots.
The state division of elections said more than 800 thousand vote-by-mail ballots that have not been returned.
Officials said if that includes you, you’ll want to drop your mail-in ballot off in person because it’s too close to the election for it to arrive through the postal service.
Channel 9 will bring you the latest on both events on eyewitness news at noon and 6 p.m.
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