DeSantis says Marion seniors to receive 6,500 extra COVID-19 vaccines
Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Ocala on Friday and said that Marion County has been given 6,500 extra doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week so that local health officials can get more shots into the arms of residents ages 65 and older.
So far, 80% of the estimated 60,000 doses that Marion has received from the state have gone to seniors. But Marion still has one of lowest percentages of seniors (about 44%) who have been vaccinated when compared with other Florida counties.
The lower percentage is because Marion has a higher-than-average percentage of seniors (31.6%) of the overall population, which is 348,371.
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Elections supervisors have been speaking out against a proposal to require voters to request absentee ballots every calendar year, instead of once every two general election cycles.
“To move that to be a calendar year request, I just think that would be potentially detrimental to our military voters,” said Okaloosa County Elections Supervisor Paul Lux. “Getting the word out to the voter will be a concern.”
Right now, voters’ one-time request for a mail-in ballot applies to every election held within two general election cycles, covering the gubernatorial and presidential elections. They may also choose to receive an absentee ballot for only certain elections within that time frame.