Time’s up, folks. Election Day is here, with polls open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 across Tampa Bay.
If you haven’t voted yet, it’s OK—you can still participate in this historic election on Election Day. Here’s how:
- Make sure you are registered and eligible to vote.
- Find your Election Day polling place (some in Pinellas have changed due to damage from back-to-back hurricanes).
- Bring your photo ID.
- If you are in line by 7 p.m., you are allowed to vote. Do not leave the line.
- If you don’t have your ID, or go to the wrong polling place, you can still cast a provisional ballot. The ACLU of Florida says, “Your provisional ballot will be counted only if election officials determine that you were eligible to vote and only if you voted in your assigned polling place.”
- If you get hungry in line, Pizza To The Polls will even send a pie to busy polling places.
“They do not have to bring their Vote By Mail ballot with them to vote in person,” Gerri Kramer, Chief Communications Officer for Craig Latimer, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “The poll worker will cancel the mail ballot electronically when they check in to vote in person.”
Here are photos of Trump supporters rallying outside Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court Clearwater Courthouse as voters entered to cast their vote in local, state and national elections on Monday, Nov. 4. They’re voting—are you?




















