Tuesday, Sept. 15, is National Voter Registration Day. This annual nationwide event serves as a reminder of the fundamental importance of voting and is an opportunity to encourage and assist eligible citizens in registering to vote.

Not one local race will be determined at the close of polls on Tuesday.

Voting for the Aug. 18 primary surged over the weekend as the in-person “early voting” option became available statewide.

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 most counties begins Saturday, Aug. 8. Hendry County early voting started Monday.

Patricia Pearce blames enrollment decline and school choice for the district’s financial emergency. Opponent Lauren V. Thompson blames overspending.

There are two candidates for a vacant spot in the fourth district.

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.