FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alachua County, Levy County Supervisors of Elections encourage voting by mail
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (April 28, 2020) — Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim A. Barton and Levy County Supervisor of Elections Tammy Jones are encouraging voters to sign up to vote by mail in upcoming elections.
"Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, I would like to remind Levy County voters that voting by mail is a convenient and secure method of voting from the safety of your home," said Jones, who is the president of the statewide organization for Florida's elections officials, the Florida Supervisors of Elections (FSE). "Voters can easily request a ballot at VoteLevy.gov or by contacting the office at 352-486-5163."
"We need more Alachua County voters to sign up to vote by mail," Barton said. "Vote-by-mail is more important than ever, especially with concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic."
Alachua County voters can sign up to vote by mail at VoteAlachua.com/MBRS or by calling 352-374-5252.
Barton and Jones have been working closely with other Supervisors of Elections to encourage state officials to provide elections offices more flexibility and authority during the August and November elections.
Both Barton and Jones have worked in their respective county's elections office since the mid-1990s. Jones was elected to her post in 2012, while Barton was elected in 2016.
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