Lee County voters are reminded that the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the 2026 primary election is 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. The early voting period for the election begins Saturday, Aug. 8.

Incumbent Sam Fisher running for another term on the school board representing District 1; faces challenger Jenn McDaigle.

Jenn McDaigle faces incumbent Sam Fisher for the School District of Lee County school board in District 1.

The prospect of Amendment 3 passing is causing quit a stir especially in small, rural governments.

GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback told a Leon County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday he’s always lived in Florida and he only stayed in a residence in Washington, D.C. “seasonally,” defending himself from an attempt to knock him from the ballot.

If approved the voter referendum could have pumped much-needed cash into the district.

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, received nearly $1.3 million, followed by U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor at almost $662,400. This was the first distribution of state matching funds for the 2026 election.

The League of Women Voters has activated its free, online, nonpartisan voter guide, Vote411.org, in time for the August 18 Primary Election.

The Florida Election Reporting Partnership will cover every school board election in the state in the August 18 primary.

The League of Women Voters of Lee County in partnership with WGCU and The News-Press, were the hosts for a candidate forum for Lee County School Board Districts 1, 4, 5, 6.