NEWS RELEASE: Collier County Election Results Officially Certified

Collier County, Fla. - November 14, 2014: The Collier County Canvassing Board met today and certified the official results of the 2014 General Election. All ballots cast in the election have been reviewed by the Canvassing Board. The results include ballots cast provisionally, by mail, and in person during Early Voting and on Election Day.

Of the 187,982 voters eligible for the General Election, 61% cast ballots:

• 40,158 ballots cast by Mail/Absentee
• 31,768 ballots cast by Early Voting
• 42,919 ballots cast on Election Day
• 84 ballots cast Provisionally

TOTAL: 114,931 ballots cast

In compliance with Florida law, the Collier County Canvassing Board will conduct a manual audit of the election at the Supervisor of Elections Office on Thursday, November 20, at 10:00 a.m. The manual audit is open to both the public and media for observation.

The audit requires that the Canvassing Board randomly select a race and precinct to be manually audited. At its meeting today, the Canvassing Board randomly selected the Golden Gate Fire District Seat 1 race and Precinct 313.

For more information, visit www.CollierVotes.com or call 252-VOTE.