What to know about voting for renaming school with Confederate names in Duval County
Polling centers are run by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and are open daily from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Credit: Jerry McGovern Author: Florida Times-Union, Emily Bloch Published: 10:44 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 10:46 PM EDT May 6, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jaheim Bentley, a senior at Lee High School, took a detour during his school day last week at lunchtime. He submitted his vote in support of changing the school s name.
Bentley, who is a part of student government and is a member of the local I m A Star Foundation, where he mentors fifth and sixth-grade students, originally didn t plan on voting. But after thinking it through, he got into line early last Monday and said poll workers told him he was the first student to vote at the time.
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Each stakeholder group a person represents counts for one vote meaning a person who falls into more than one group category can vote as many times. For example, an alumnus who lives within the school s zone would be able to vote twice.
What should I bring?
Balloting is only being done in-person, so people who plan on voting need to come with proof that they fall into their stakeholder group.
According to Duval County Public Schools, staff and faculty should bring district-issued IDs, students should bring their student IDs, alumni should bring a picture ID as well as their school diploma or yearbook and community members need to bring proof of residence.
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