Lake County early voting is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday, Oct. 31. Three sites are in Clermont and one at Minneola City Hall. Any county site works.

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election is open in Lake County through Saturday, Oct. 31. Sites are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the Lake County Supervisor of Elections calendar.

Voting began Oct. 19, five days before the state’s required start. Florida requires early voting from the 10th day before an election to the third. Counties may start as early as the 15th day, the Florida Division of Elections says.

Sites in and near Clermont

You can vote at any early voting site in the county where you are registered, the state says. Lake County’s early voting locations page lists 12 sites. Four are in south Lake:

Site Address
Cooper Memorial Library 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont
Clermont Arts and Recreation Center 3700 S. U.S. Highway 27, Clermont
Cagan Crossings Library 16729 Cagan Oaks, Clermont
Minneola City Hall 800 N. U.S. Highway 27, Minneola, about five miles north

The other eight sites, from the same list:

  • Supervisor of Elections Office, 1898 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares
  • Lake County Agriculture Center, 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares
  • Eustis Service Center, 301 W. Ward Ave., Eustis
  • W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora
  • Venetian Center, 1 Dozier Circle, Leesburg
  • Lady Lake Community Building, 237 W. Guava St., Lady Lake
  • Sorrento Church of God, 31605 Orange St., Sorrento
  • Southside Umatilla Community Center, 17107 Ball Park Road, Umatilla

The locations page also shows the current wait at each site. On Saturday morning it showed no wait times yet.

What is on the Clermont ballot

Two City Council seats are on the ballot for Clermont voters:

  • Seat 3: Joe Fumasi and Tim Murry
  • Seat 5: Michael Gonzalez and William “Bill” Petersen

Alison Strange was unopposed for Seat 1. County races and the proposed state constitutional amendments are on the same ballot. Your sample ballot shows every race for your address.

What it means for you

  • Bring a photo ID with a signature, such as a Florida driver’s license. The full list of accepted IDs is on our voting page.
  • Early voting is your last chance to vote anywhere in the county. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, you must vote at your own precinct from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find yours with the county’s precinct lookup.
  • Still holding a mail ballot? The state says early voting sites have secure ballot intake stations for returning one. It must reach the elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
  • Questions: the Supervisor of Elections office answers at 352-343-9734.

Our voting page has polling places for every Clermont precinct, key dates and how mail ballots work. We do not endorse candidates.