Hello neighbors,
As we approach the November 3 election, I’m meeting neighbors who haven’t registered to vote here in the village and others who aren’t aware of when or how to request a vote-by-mail ballot, among other election questions. In the interest of promoting engagement in our election process (my most treasured right and duty as an American), I’ve created this short list of important dates. For complete election information directly from Miami-Dade County, click this link: http://www.miamidade.gov/elections. I encourage you to activate your personal election plan now rather than waiting too close to these upcoming deadlines.
2020 Voting Deadlines
October 5
Last day to register to vote*
October 24
Deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot (5pm)**
Oct 19-Nov 1
Early voting***
The nearest early voting location
to Biscayne Park is the North Miami Public Library, 835 NE 132nd
St., open 7a-7p daily from Monday, October 19 through Sunday, November 1.
November 3
Deadline for vote-by-mail ballot to be returned (7pm)****
November 3
Election day, in-person voting at the BP Recreation Center, 11400 NE 9
Ct.
To expedite your voting process with minimal contact with others, please have your choices ready prior to arrival, and MASK UP!
*Click this link to register to vote: https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home
**If you’re a registered voter, request a vote-by-mail ballot by visiting: https://www.miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1512065909614490
***Use this link to locate early voting locations, dates and times: https://www.miamidade.gov/elections/library/2020-general-early-voting-schedule.pdf. The nearest early voting location to Biscayne Park: North Miami Public Library, 835 NE 132nd St., open 7a-7p daily from Monday, October 19 through Sunday, November 1.
****To ensure that vote-by-mail ballots are received back to be counted by the deadline, vote and return your voted ballot as soon as you receive it or early enough to account for mail delivery times. Vote-by-mail ballots may also be returned at secure drop boxes at Supervisor of Elections’ main and branch offices and early voting sites.*** The nearest early voting location to Biscayne Park: North Miami Public Library, 835 NE 132nd St., open 7a-7p daily from Monday, October 19 through Sunday, November 1.
I hope to see lots of I VOTED! stickers on November 3. Cheers to our Oasis in the Heart of Miami in 2021.
Mac
MacDonald
Kennedy
Commissioner
& Vice Mayor
Village
of Biscayne Park
Chester ("Doc") Morris called me yesterday. Once again, he tried to post a comment, and once again, it wouldn't publish. Chester wants it known that he first voted in the 1950s, when Eisenhower was president, and he has never failed to vote since. All of his voting has been in person at the polls, except when he was in the service, and everyone in the service had to use mail-in voting.
ReplyDeleteBut Chester wants you to take him as an example, and VOTE. (Unless the process of voting gets corrupted, as it sometimes does, voting is the greatest power the vast majority of citizens have. Within these parentheses is my editorial, not anything Chester said.)