Despite Amelia Island power outage, Nassau SOE says early voting is still on in Fernandina Beach

The Nassau County Supervisor of Elections is assuring people that they will still be able to cast their early voting ballot on Friday despite an extended power outage on Amelia Island.

Nassau County Emergency Management said 17,000 customers are affected as Florida Public Utilities crews are repairing four spans of wire near Shucker’s off State Road 200.

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The work is expected to take approximately two hours, FPU said.

Nassau SOE said in a Facebook post that, “Our emergency procedures have been activated, and the Atlantic Recreation Center Early Voting location will remain operational. Voters can continue casting their ballots without interruption.”

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In addition to the Atlantic Recreation Center, voters who prefer to visit another location are also welcome to vote at any of our other Early Voting sites throughout Nassau County. They are open until 6 p.m. and they are also open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

• Hilliard Community Center, 37177 Pecan Street, Hilliard
• James Page Governmental Complex, 96135 Nassau Place, Yulee
• Yulee Sports Complex, 86142 Goodbread Road, Yulee
• Walter Boatright County Building, 45401 N. Mickler Street, Callahan

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 904-491-7500.

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