In a recent discussion, Central Florida election supervisors addressed a range of concerns about the upcoming election, including polling place accessibility and the potential impact of hand-counting ballots.

As election season approaches, Central Florida's election supervisors are confronting not only logistical challenges but also ongoing skepticism from election deniers.

In a recent interview with News 6, election supervisors from five Central Florida counties shared their thoughts on the upcoming November election, highlighting both optimism and concern.

Elections Canvassing Boards across Central Florida have been meeting over the last several days to take a hard look at ballots that have already come in.

A judge quashed a temporary injunction Monday against incumbent Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson, after a lawsuit accused him of violating campaign laws.

A Republican primary in Seminole County pits the incumbent supervisor of elections against an outgoing member of the Seminole County School Board.

The supervisor of elections in Seminole County is launching an initiative to honor those who have served in the military.

With voters getting ready to decide which presidential candidate they would like to see on the November ballot, the Supervisor of Elections in Seminole County says his office needs poll workers, especially those who speak Spanish.

Local elections offices around the country have received letters containing fentanyl in the last few months, and the supervisor of elections in Seminole County says he is taking no chances with his workers.

The chairman of the Seminole County Board of Commissioners wrote Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month regarding “erratic and threatening behavior” by the county’s elections supervisor.

In December 2022, Seminole County had 100,000 vote-by-mail requests stored in its records. But thanks to a 2021 Florida law, all of those requests were wiped out in 2023.

Chris Anderson, the Seminole County supervisor of elections, will announce his run for reelection Wednesday.

In 2020, Anderson was officially elected to office as the first African American constitutional officer in Seminole County.

Early voting is ending in Central Florida and Supervisor of Elections are reporting low turnouts thus far, but say they are hopeful more people are headed to the polls come election day.

Some Central Florida supervisors of elections have said they've had verbal altercations at early voting sites.

Five county supervisors of elections — Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties — came together to implore people to get out and vote now at early voting locations, rather than wait until Election Day.

Early voting is down 1,000 people each day in Seminole County.

Two supervisors of elections say they are battling a large number of record requests ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Ahead of the primary election Tuesday, election leaders are reminding people who plan to vote in person on election day that it must be at their assigned polling location.

Florida's primaries are just over two weeks away, and now every Central Florida county is offering early voting.

Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said they’re working to make sure residents have a smooth voting experience, offering tips for new and seasoned voters alike.

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Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson joined anchor Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly” to discuss how his department is working through recent voting challenges.

As more people move to Seminole County and register to become voters, the elections supervisor said the current facility is too small and they need more space.

An $850 million agreement by the Boy Scouts of America to compensate sex-abuse victims has prompted outrage from some abuse survivors and their advocates.

Election leaders in Central Florida are reacting to a newly passed elections security bill that would make it harder for voters to cast ballots by mail.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Republican Chris Anderson has been declared the winner of the Seminole County supervisor of elections race. Currently, Republican Chris Anderson holds the position after replacing former Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel. Seminole County’s supervisor of elections, according to the county’s SOE website, is responsible for overseeing all election activities for the county, including managing all municipal, county, state and national elections in Seminole County, preventing voting fraud activities and facilitating qualifying of county-wide candidates for office. According to the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office website, Seminole County currently has 335,183 registered voters. Ron DeSantis as Seminole County’s supervisor of elections in January of last year.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – People with the contagious novel coronavirus could still cast their ballots on Election Day with precautions. [TRENDING: Trump, Biden fight for Florida | Free food on Election Day | Latest track: Hurricane Eta could dump 35 inches of rain]Anderson said he’s had several requests for emergency ballots from voters with coronavirus. Anderson said Tuesday afternoon a COVID-19- positive family had a representative drop off their ballots. The ballots will be accepted at the elections office front counter and then immediately sanitized. The ballots will be disinfected before they are handled by anyone else at the elections office.

Elections Supervisor Chris Anderson said more mail-in ballots were handed in versus mailed in than ever before. “The best thing to do is, if you have a vote-by-mail ballot, just bring it directly to us. “We will ask you to surrender your vote-by-mail ballot, we’ll write ‘canceled’ on it, put it in a secure bag, and then issue you a fresh new ballot so you can cast your vote,” Anderson said. Here’s how to track your ballot]Even if you don’t bring your mail-in ballot with you to your assigned polling place on Tuesday, you can still vote. Because they understand that actually when they check you in, it alerts them on your record that you were given a mail ballot, so they’re actually trained to ask you for the mail ballot," he said.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County voters will be asked to choose between two candidates on the November ballot for the role of supervisor of elections. [LIVE RACE RESULTS: Scroll to bottom of story to see all race returns starting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3]Currently, Republican Chris Anderson holds the position after replacing former Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel. Anderson is hoping to continue to serve the voters of Seminole County but will have to beat Democrat Deborah Poulalion in the general election to keep his title. According to the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office website, Seminole County currently has 335,183 registered voters. Ron DeSantis as Seminole County’s supervisor of elections in January of last year.

Even though millions of Floridians have already cast their ballots in this year’s election, millions more will do the same on Tuesday. Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson joined anchor Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com” to discuss what to expect when the polls close Tuesday night. “We start canvassing vote-by-mail ballots early, so that means by 7 p.m. on election night we’re going to be reporting vote-by-mail and early voting numbers,” Anderson said. “Then you’ll start to see the precincts reporting and election day results will be added to early voting and vote-by-mail totals.”Watch the full interview Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on News 6. [For more information on Central Florida elections, head to Clickorlando.com/results2020]

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The Department of State issued guidance to the Supervisor of Elections of each county in Florida to protect the November election. The Department of State issued guidance to the Supervisor of Elections of each county in Florida to protect the November election. (Florida Department of State)The Department of State issued guidance to the Supervisor of Elections of each county in Florida to protect the November election. Lake County Supervisor Alan Hays said upon receiving the letter, his office complied right away. “We’ve had a drop box here at our location in Tavares that has been accessible and is under camera surveillance 24 hours a day.”The recommendation instructed Supervisors to have someone monitor the drop box on-site in case someone tries to destroy or spoil the ballots.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – For about 30 minutes in pouring rain, people held their umbrellas and their spot in a line wrapped around the Seminole County Library in Casselberry for the first day of early voting. “People are curious on how Seminole County will play on the national election,” Anderson said. According to News 6 political expert Jim Clark, Seminole County could play the biggest role. Clark believes Seminole County and Pinellas County are the two swing counties in an already swing state, both along the important I-4 Corridor. “I think either candidate would come over and wash your car for you if you are a Seminole County voter.”

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County’s Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said they have systems in place to catch voter fraud. News 6 asked Anderson specifically about what checks happen if someone tries to vote for a deceased relative. But if they were to receive a fraudulent ballot, Anderson said, there’s only one check point in place -- the signature check. “Oh, very confident, like I said, it is not easy to forge someone’s signature, folks, it’s going to catch it, it will catch it,” Anderson said. Anderson also said that supervisor of elections are constantly looking at their processes to make sure all of the proper checks are in place.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The U.S. Postal Service confirms to News 6 that some primary election mail-in ballots never made to mailboxes in Seminole County in August. “Regarding Seminole County’s primary election, we are aware that some ballots were unaccounted for after showing up in customers' Informed Delivery,” USPS spokesman David Walton said. “We continue to work with the Seminole County Board of Election and look forward to a successful general election. "The Postal Service, our unions, and the more than 630,000 postal employees are united in this effort.

During an election period it is not unusual for candidates or their volunteers to go door-to-door, but how much of your information should they have and how much should you share with them?

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County Elections Supervisor Chris Anderson said when mail-in ballots were mailed-out to voters before the August primary election, not all voters received them. “We had an unusually high number of ballots, voters who were needing replacements,” Anderson said. "The Postal Service’s number one priority between now and Election Day is the secure, on-time delivery of the nation’s Election Mail. We employ a robust process to ensure proper handling of all Election Mail, including ballots. For information about how the Postal Service is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, please see: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/covid-19/,” the statement read.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – When Deanna Magee sealed up her Seminole County mail-in ballot for the primary election in August, she noticed her party affiliation printed on the back of the envelope. “I didn’t feel like my mail-in ballot was safe once I realized that, because the person who’s delivering my mail may not agree with my party affiliation,” Magee said. “Honestly, I don’t think they should know what party affiliation anybody is,” Magee said. “That explains if you are a certain party affiliation, you are getting the correct ballot based on your party affiliation. That’s more than a third of our voters.”Arrington also pointed out that political affiliation is public record.

As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, many Central Floridians have been receiving text messages on their mobile devices soliciting donations for political candidates, offering assistance with mail-in ballots or inquiring about voter registration status.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. With nearly 328,000 registered voters, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections is expecting a large turnout for early voting during the general election. The data says that our Casselberry location, gets twice as many early voting votes than any other voting site in Seminole County, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said. Anderson said hes familiar with the area, he patrolled East Altamonte as a Deputy Sheriff a few years ago working for the Seminole County Sheriffs Office. He said that would be the largest early voting site in the county at 10,000 square feet with plenty of parking. Anyone registered in Seminole County will be able to vote at the new East Altamonte location.

We did see an increase in new applications, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said. We checked in with Seminole, Brevard, Osceola, Orange, and Marion Counties and they are all fully staffed with alternates for the upcoming election. We know the voters will be touching stylus back to back and we knew that it would be expensive to purchase more stylus', Anderson said. Because voting is a constitutional right, Anderson said voters are not required, but encouraged to wear masks when they vote. You'll want to turn them in as soon as possible so the supervisor of elections office can contact you if there are any issues.

Many officials said they are receiving money from the CARES Act grant to help offset additional costs incurred that were not originally budgeted. Seminole County:Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said his office is receiving $531,000 in CARES Act funds. He said the money will help cover the additional expenses as more voters request a vote by mail ballot. Orange County:Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said the county is getting $1.3 million in CARES funding. Marion County:Officials with the Marion County Supervisor of Elections office said they are eligible for up to $359,810.

Many said they are still recruiting election workers to make sure they have enough in case some back out because of the pandemic. But he said the COVID-19 pandemic made it tough to hire enough election workers. Orange County election officials said they are always recruiting election workers. Osceola County election officials said they have "plenty" of election workers for the August election. Marion County election officials said they are always recruiting election workers because of constant turnover.