The polls are open in Jacksonville to vote for the city's next mayor.
“Hopefully, they can get crime under control. That would be good. It has been an ongoing issue for many, many years, and nobody seems to be able to get their arms wrapped around it,” Grymes said. “Development, I think it’s really important because obviously this area is growing really fast and we want to make sure that we are taking care of the environment and things like that. Not unbridled development.
Democrat Donna Deegan and Republican Daniel Davis are mayoral candidates. There is one at-large city council seat open and six other seats available. Voters will also be electing a new Duval County property appraiser. There was a mayoral forum held Saturday at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church on Harts Road. Deegan participated in that event. There will also be another forum at New4JAX on Wednesday, where Deegan has confirmed to participate. Davis has declined.
So far with voter turnout, a little more than 31,000 people have cast their votes via mail-in ballots. Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan believes there should be way more than that. “I don’t understand why people don’t vote in every single election, especially in a mayor’s election in a city that is as large as Jacksonville, Florida. I am really disappointed,” Hogan said.In order to vote at the polls during early voting or on Election Day, you must show a current and valid picture and signature identification.
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