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Inside Palm Beach County Elections with Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link

Inside Palm Beach County Elections with Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link6 mar36 min

Running secure, accurate, and transparent elections for more than 900,000 registered voters in Palm Beach County is no small task. Behind every election is a year-round operation focused on security, accessibility, and ensuring every eligible vote is counted.

In this episode, Wendy Sartory Link, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, returns to the Palm Beach North Podcast to discuss the upcoming election cycle, key voting dates, and the processes in place to protect the integrity of elections. She also shares insight into how the elections office operates behind the scenes—from verifying vote-by-mail ballots to recruiting thousands of poll workers who help ensure the process runs smoothly. Later in the episode, she also discusses how ballots are verified, the technology used to audit results, and how community members can get involved in the election process. T

opics Covered:

00:48 Running elections for more than 900,000 registered voters in Palm Beach County

04:30 Key election dates including municipal, special, primary, and general elections

05:40 Florida’s closed primary system and why party registration deadlines matter

07:18 Voting options: vote-by-mail, early voting, and Election Day voting

09:35 Renewing your driver’s license and why updating your voter information matters

13:09 How vote-by-mail signatures are verified and the safeguards in place

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