TODAY IS ELECTION DAY AND VOTERS WILL BE GOING TO THE POLLS HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST PLEX TO DETERMINE AMONG OTHERS WHO THE NEW GOVERNOR WILL BE AND WHO WILL REPRESENT US IN THE SENATE IN WASHINGTON. LOCALLY, THERE ARE SIX STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAS EIGHT COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO DECIDE. THERE’S ALSO THE HOTLY CONTESTED ENGLEWOOD FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT RACES FOR THREE OF THE FIVE SEATS ON THE BOARD. THE POLLS WILL BE OPENED UNTIL 7PM. YOU WILL NEED TO BRING PICTURE I D WITH YOU, SUCH AS A DRIVER’S LICENSE, AND WE SUGGEST YOU BRING YOUR SAMPLE BALLOT WITH YOU AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHERE YOU NEED TO GO TO VOTE, YOU CAN GO TO WWW.SRQELECTIONS.COM IN SARASOTA COUNTY OR WWW.CHARLOTTEVOTES.COM IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. WE WILL BE CARRYING COVERAGE ON THE STATE RACES FROM THE FLORIDA NEWS NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR BEGINNING AT 7:30PM RIGHT HERE ON WENG.
