Vote-by-mail ballot requests getting closer to 1 million
The number of vote-by-mail ballots requested by voters for the November general election is creeping steadily toward 1 million. The tally, as of Friday, according to the state’s Division of Elections is 834,481. That includes ballots mailed by Florida elections supervisors to service members and others outside the country. Registered Republicans lead Democrats by 348,139 to 327,010, a gap of 21,129. Other party voters are at 21,505 and no-party-affiliated voters are at 137,827. At this point, 44 of the state’s 67 counties have not yet reported ballot figures, according…