Hundreds of thousands of voters have already cast their ballots in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Early voting for Florida’s primary elections is underway, and hundreds of thousands of voters have already cast their ballots.

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The Florida Division of Elections said more than 762,000 residents have already voted.

Early voting started Monday for some counties and will go statewide on Saturday.

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Election officials said increased flexibility in voting is everything.

“With early voting and vote-by-mail, spreading it out across those just gives everybody a better opportunity to make it fit into their schedules. I think it really improves turnout,” said Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley.

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Early voting continues statewide until Aug. 17.

The primary is on Aug. 20.

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