PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Hundreds of thousands of people have been turning out across South Florida to vote in the General Election since early voting began on Oct. 21.
In Pembroke Pines Sunday, the passion was alive and well for this election.
“Vote and I do the splits,” one woman told people outside a polling location.
Early voters in Broward County were greeted by swarms of candidate supporters.
“We have to get our vote in today,” one voter, Andrew Facey, said.
He and others stopped by one of the Pembroke Pines precincts on Sunday to cast their ballots.
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“To take advantage of the less time in line; today the line was about an hour waiting,” Ramro Malaogn said. “I think we have a lot of participants in this election. I think it’s one of the most important elections in our times.”
Broward had recorded more than 183,000 early voters as of Sunday.
In Miami Dade, nearly 264,000 people have already voted.
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“It is really encouraging,” voter Dorothy Pennicook said. “I waited an hour, but I would wait six hours.”
It’s that passion that has led many to the polls early, with just nine days until the election.
“Like they say, there’s a lot at stake,” Paul Pennicook said.
Early voting runs through Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5.