For Immediate Release:
 November 03, 2008

Media Contact:
PIO Workroom

 305-499-8403



Big day arrives... November 4 Presidential Election


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- In order to provide media with information in a fast and efficient manner, the Miami-Dade Elections Department will be granting interviews at precincts and Elections Headquarters throughout the day at scheduled times. The Elections Press Room, located at 2700 NW 87 Avenue in Doral, will be available for use beginning at 7:00 AM and will close after all precincts have reported.

Please see the media interview schedule below:

County Manager George Burgess

  • 7:30 AM, Concordia Lutheran Church, 8701 SW 124 St., Miami
  • 11:30 AM, Elections Headquarters, 2700 NW 87 Ave., Doral
  • 3:00 PM, Uleta Community Center, 16880 NE 4 Ave., North Miami Beach

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez

  • 7:00 PM, Elections Headquarters, 2700 NW 87 Ave., Doral

Miami-Dade County election results will be available on Miami-Dade TV and at www.miamidade.gov/elections. Both sources will always have the most up-to-date information available.  Results will be available beginning at 7:15 p.m. and will be updated approximately every 15-20 minutes thereafter. The first reporting will be the Absentee Ballot results, followed by Early Voting results and then precinct results as they are determined.

The Elections Department will attempt to accommodate all media requests to the extent possible. Please see editor’s note at the end of this release for media tips. Press should contact Elections PIO Workroom 305.499.8403, Marie Bertot at 786.218.4682 or Owen Torres 305.877.8203 for more information or assistance.
 

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ELECTIONS
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Miami, Florida 33172
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