Hillsborough County has 232 polling sites stocked and more than 2,000 trained poll workers ready for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, midterm election, Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said.

The 232 sites are spread throughout the county, and Latimer urged voters who haven't cast a ballot yet to review their sample ballots before heading to the polls, Tampa Bay 28 reported on Oct. 31.

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.

The Hillsborough ballot includes six questions — three statewide constitutional amendments and three county referendums, according to the Osprey Observer. Latimer told Tampa Bay 28 that unprepared voters could spend roughly 30 minutes in the privacy booth reading through the ballot questions and deciding how to vote.

Voters can bring a sample ballot or written notes into the voting booth for reference, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office.

You must vote at your assigned precinct

One rule catches some voters off guard. On Election Day, Hillsborough voters must cast their ballots at the polling place assigned to their precinct. That's different from early voting, when voters could use any of the county's 27 early-vote sites. The county's Election Day alert tells voters to look up their assigned polling location and acceptable forms of ID at VoteHillsborough.gov.

Bring a current ID with a photo and signature. If your photo ID lacks a signature, bring another form of ID; photos of IDs are not accepted.

What's on the ballot

The three statewide amendments require at least 60 percent "yes" votes to pass. The three Hillsborough County referendums need a simple majority, the Osprey Observer reported.

The statewide amendments cover raising the cap on Florida's Budget Stabilization Fund, exempting farm equipment from property taxes starting in 2027, and expanding the homestead exemption. Amendment 3 would raise the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 for city, county and other local taxes, though not school taxes.

The county referendums ask whether to elect the school superintendent instead of having the School Board hire one, whether to expand the County Commission from seven members to nine (and eventually 11) with all district-based seats, and whether to continue the half-cent school sales tax for another 10 years starting Jan. 1, 2029. As we reported Oct. 29, that sales tax was first approved in 2018 and is set to expire in 2028.

Early voting closes Nov. 1

Early voting in Hillsborough County ended at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, with 27 early-voting sites open. Voters who still need to vote in person must wait until Election Day, Nov. 3.

Voters who still have a mail ballot must return it to one of the five Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Mail ballots cannot be dropped off at Nov. 3 polling places.