BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – The elections department in Broward County reported low turnout Tuesday for the Primary Election.
There are a little more than a million active eligible voters in Broward County, but as of Tuesday afternoon, only about 170,000 voters had turned out, which puts Broward at about a 16 percent voter turnout.
“If we look back at 2020 or 2022, there was maybe a little more excitement in Broward County than we have this time, so we are not getting the amount of engagement,” Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott said.
Local 10 News reporter Roy Ramos was reporting Tuesday from the Broward Supervisor of Elections Office’s newest location in Fort Lauderdale.
The Lauderhill location is still open, however, so voters can drop off their mail-in-ballots there as well or vote in person.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will remain open until 7 p.m.
While 16 percent voter turnout is relatively low, elections officials in Broward were hoping to get that number up to about 20 percent.
“I was really hoping to get to 20 (percent), but when I look, maybe that wasn’t realistic,” Scott said.
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