Early voting opens in Hillsborough County: Here's what to know

Early voting for the general election opened across Hillsborough County on Monday morning, starting a two-week window for residents to cast ballots in person.Hillsborough County voting sitesDoors opened at 7 a.m. Monday across 27 sites set up by election staff over the weekend. Voters can visit any location daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Nov. 1.Election workers have not detailed final turnout numbers or daily wait times across specific locations.Vote processing proceduresOfficials expect 60% to 70% of all votes to be cast before Election Day. Each site features a secure intake station inside for mail ballot drop-offs.Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer noted tabulating starts early: "We, by law, can start counting tabulating the vote-by-mail ballots after we've done the public logic and accuracy test. So we've got about 27 days in there that we can process those ballots. So, at seven o'clock on election night, the canvassing board will tell us to release resu