JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Midterm elections are underway Tuesday, as Florida and Georgia voters make their way to the polls along with the rest of the country.
Florida voters are choosing their next governor, decide a U.S. Senate special election and cast ballots in congressional, state and local races.
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Key races to watch in Georgia include the race for governor, race for U.S. Senate, multiple U.S. House of Representatives seats and leaders in Georgia’s statewide government.
Here are the latest updates of what’s happening at polling places across Florida and Georgia:
12:33 p.m.: Computer issue delayed voting in Central Florida county
CNN reports that in Broward County, a computer problem prevented voting at polling places for about 20 minutes after polls opened, local officials said.
Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott encouraged voters who arrived this morning but did not get to cast a vote before the problem was fixed to return before the polls close at 7 p.m.
12:27 p.m.: Duval supervisor of elections says material left by previous voters will be addressed
A concerned Duval voter called Action News Jax radio partner WOKV and said they saw a voter guide from a candidate in their voting booth.
Duval Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland said that his staff would “immediately address” this and would clean out “materials left by previous voters.
12:20 p.m.: Metro Atlanta county warns voters of scam texts claiming that polling places have moved
The Fulton County, Georgia government is warning voters to ignore messages about polling location changes.
WSB-TV in Atlanta reports that the alert from the county came out before noon, with the county saying some voters had reported getting messages about polling locations that were not sent by any government officials.
11:52 a.m.: Some Duval County polling locations experience power outages, tabulator issues
Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland told Action News Jax that some polling places experienced power outages and tabulation issues on Tuesday morning.
A tabulator, the machine used to count ballots, unexpectedly broke at the Community Presbyterian Church polling location in Atlantic Beach.
Instead of turning voters away on Election Day, Holland explained that poll workers followed protocol, which is to instruct the voter to put the ballot into the emergency slot on the machine, which drops it into a separate locked compartment that will only be opened after polls close.
After polls close at 7 p.m., those ballots will be fed into the machine by poll workers. Voters are encouraged to return to the polling location in the evening to watch their ballot be counted.
Two other polling locations, the Regency Square Branch Library and The Church of Eleven22 Arlington campus, faced issues that were quickly resolved.
Both locations lost power before polls opened due to a wider outage in Jacksonville’s Regency area, which affected more than 5,000 customers. Poll workers quickly resolved the issue, bringing in generators to power the machines.
11:44 a.m.: Central Florida county has to move polling places due to flooding
A Central Florida county had to move several of its polling places due to extreme flooding.
Action News Jax sister station WFTV in Orlando reports that the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Office said the changes are being made for the safety of voters and election workers.
Brevard is one of the seven counties that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared an emergency for Monday due to the flooding, WFTV reports.
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11:35 a.m.: Metro Atlanta county asks to rescan hundreds of ballots
A metro Atlanta county is asking for permission to rescan just over 1,000 ballots.
Action News Jax sister station WSB-TV reports that the Fulton County Government is asking for permission to rescan some of the county’s early voting ballots.
The county sent a request to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office asking for permission to rescan ballots cast at two early voting locations, citing two scanner issues.
Once approved, county officials said the rescanning will be conducted in public view to promote transparency.
7 a.m.: Polls open in Florida, Georgia, across the nation
The polls are open in Florida and Georgia. Remember you must cast your ballot at your assigned precinct on Election Day.
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