Run off election information for City of Fernandina Beach voters

November 6, 2014 2:57 p.m.

On Tuesday, December 9, voters  in the City of Fernandina Beach will choose between incumbent Charlie Corbett and Tim Poynter for a seat on the Fernandina Beach City Commission.  Corbett and Poynter face each other in a run off election since neither candidate in the general election received a majority of the vote.

Vick Cannon, Supervisor of Elections
Nassau County

Vicki Cannon, Nassau County Supervisor of Elections answered a number of questions concerning the run off election posed by the Fernandina Observer.

Will early voting take placed in the Fernandina election?

No.  An early voting alternative is available.  "We should have ballots by the end of next week or early the following week.  A Vote by Mail ballot can be picked up at our office , voted and returned back to us during the same visit.

"The city opts out of early voting pursuant to law. Many cities do as a result of the cost."

Deadline to request mail in ballots?

"Vote by Mail ballots may be requested to be mailed until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday prior to the runoff election." Click here for information to obtain a vote by mail ballot.

If a voter previously signed up in the past to receive vote by mail ballots for all elections, they will receive a mail ballot for the upcoming run off.

"There is a simple way for voters to check their Vote by Mail status, according to Cannon. They can look up their information on our website by clicking on this link . On our website, it is the Voter Status button in the upper right hand corner, and another option is under the menu on the left, click My Voter Information, then click My Voter Record and the voter will input their information and see their record."

Will all three voting locations be opened for the run off election?

"Yes. Voters will vote at their Election Day polling places just as they do in county elections."

Unregistered voters

Unregistered voters who wish to qualify to vote in the upcoming December 9 run off election will have until Monday, November 10 to register.

Registration can take place in the Supervisor of Elections Offices (SOE)  at the historic Nassau County Court House in Fernandina Beach or the James S. Page Governmental Complex, 96135 Nassau Place, Suite 3, Yulee, Florida 32097.

Registering by mail is an option, by following the  instructions listed on the supervisor of election website .  The application is available on the SOE website and must be printed and signed. The application may be mailed or delivered to either SOE office locations.