Voters, if you want to save time and energy and make sure your vote is already cast prior to election day Sept. 5, now’s your last chance. Early voting ends Saturday, Sept. 2.

Early voting has been underway for nearly two weeks but will end this Saturday, Sept. 2 at 4:30 p.m.. Suwannee County Supervisor of Elections Glenda Williams’ office is open for early voting today through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Anyone registered to vote in Suwannee County can go to the office at 220 Pine Avenue and cast your vote.

The primary election will be held Tuesday, Sept. 5 with polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Those on the ballot for the Sept. 5 election are as follows:

Local:

Suwannee County Commission District 4 (Democrat)

*Linda Dye, challenger

*Billy Maxwell, incumbent

*Diana Robinson, Challenger

The candidate with the most votes in the County Commission race will win the seat in the Sept. 5 election. The winner will be sworn in Nov. 21.

Suwannee County School Board District 3 (non-partisan)

*Dan Marsee, challenger

*Julie Blake Ulmer, incumbent

Suwannee County School Board District 4 (non-partisan)

(No incumbent as School Board Member Barbara Ceryak is retiring)

*James Cooper

*Ed daSilva

*Jane T. Lowe

District 5 School Board member J. M. Holtzclaw was re-elected without opposition as was District 2 Suwannee County Commissioner Doug UDell. Winners will take office in November.

Non-partisan candidates must have 51 percent of the vote to win or the two top vote-getters will face off Nov. 7 in the general election.

District and state races are:

State Representative District 11 (Republican)

(No incumbent as Rep. Dwight Stansel is retiring due to term limits)

*David Pope of Alachua County

*Ray Walker of Columbia County

The winner of this race will face Democrat Debbie Boyd of Alachua County on Nov. 7. The winner of this race will take office November 21.

Also on the ballot will be candidates as follows:

Governor and Lt.

Governor

Republican

Charlie Crist

Tom Gallagher

Vernon Palmer

Michael W. St. Jean

Democrat

Glenn Burkett

Carol Castagnero

John M. Crotty

Jim Davis

Rod Smith

Attorney General

Democrat

Walter “Skip” Campbell

Merrilee Ehrlich

Chief financial Officer

Republican

Milt Bauguess

Randy Johnson

Tom Lee

United States Senator

Republican

LeRoy Collins Jr.

Katherine Harris

Williams “Will” McBride

Peter Monroe

The winners of these races in the Nov. 7 general election will take office in January 2007.

If you are a registered voter in any county in Florida and are now a resident of Suwannee County, you, too, can still change your registration so you can vote in local elections. Call Williams’ office at 386-363-2616 for more information on that.