Election 2024 live updates: Canvassers report in-party feuding at one Palm Beach County site

(This story was updated to add new information.)

Palm Beach County voters, including one who's on the presidential ticket , flocked to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 general election . This Election Day marks the end of a contentious campaign season, both in national races and local ones.

Polls close at 7 p.m. Those standing in line to vote by then will still be allowed to do so, according to the Florida Supervisors of Elections website . The vote count is expected to extend beyond election night.

In the meantime, Palm Beach Post journalists are stationed around the county to report on voter turnout, conditions at polling places, last-minute campaign activities and announcements from election officials. Check here for updates throughout the day.

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Trump voter says her political leanings cost her friendships

West Palm Beach resident Colleen Sullivan, 58, said she's lost friends because they disagree with her support for Trump as president, but she steadfastly stands behind this year's Republican nominee.

She said there is value in having different opinions and believes people can be friends despite who they cast a ballot for.

"All my gay friends hate him, and my friends in New York, they don't talk to me anymore," Sullivan said after voting Tuesday at Belvedere Elementary School in West Palm Beach. "I say, 'Let's talk about this,' but then people choose to unfriend someone who they have been lifelong friends with."

Sullivan, who believes Election Day should be a national holiday, chose to wait to vote until Tuesday because she said she's a traditionalist and worries that mail-in ballots are too easy to manipulate. Also, she likes chatting with neighbors while waiting to vote.

"What's wrong with getting a little networking done?" Sullivan said.

Although the traffic to vote was steady at Belvedere Elementary, she said there were no lines inside and voting was "easy peasy."

Others were more reluctant to discuss their vote. A 26-year-old new West Palm Beach resident named Reed did not want to give his last name or divulge who he voted for, saying it was a personal decision.

"You don't want it in the wrong peoples' hands," he said.

— Kimberly Miller, The Palm Beach Post

Republicans feud with Republicans at Jupiter polling site

Canvassers at the Jupiter Community Center polling location reminisced Tuesday on the verbal confrontations they saw last week, some of which pit Republicans against Republicans.

Tammy Hopkins, a canvasser encouraging people to vote for Ric Bradshaw for sheriff, said the biggest point of tension was not between Democrats and Republicans.

One group of Trump supporters accused another group of Trump supporters of being "RINOs" — Republicans in name only — when they held signs or passed out voting guides supporting Bradshaw for sheriff and Wendy Sartory Link for elections supervisor, she said. Both are Democrats.

Outside the community center was a sign in profane language, telling "Trump and DeSantis did not endorse Democrats." Near it, a Trump mannequin held a sign with the words "VOTE DOWN BALLOT."

Hopkins said people wearing Trump gear yelled "You're not a real Trump person!" and "RINO!" at her multiple times last week while she stood holding Trump and Bradshaw signs. She said she was surprised by what she heard.

"I've been treated horribly by them," said Hopkins, 44, who lives in Tequesta and said she voted for Trump. "It's sad that the Republican groups are arguing."

However, Democrats and Republicans have gotten along pretty well at the community center, she said. Two canvassers nearby, both supporting Kamala Harris, agreed.

Cindy Santner, a volunteer with the North County Democratic Club, greeted voters with another volunteer at the Jupiter Community Center. She called the section of the sidewalk their "safe corner" because Republicans and Democrats have been kind to each other in the time she spent there.

"I voted for Harris because if Trump gets elected, it scares me," said Santner, 69, of Jupiter. "I voted Democratic for my granddaughters. It's their future and rights that are at stake."

— Maya Washburn, The Palm Beach Post

Lines short, concerns high at West Palm polling site

At Belvedere Elementary School in West Palm Beach, lines were short but concerns high among voters casting ballots for president.

Mary, 65, and her son Luke, 28, both of whom asked to be identified by their first names only, waited until Election Day so they could vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris together. Mary lives along Flagler Drive across from Mar-a-Lago, the residence and club of former president and current Republican nominee Donald Trump.

She doesn't like seeing the boats in the Intracoastal Waterway guarding the property with guns mounted. She doesn't like falsehoods being touted as truth that she feels is a theme in the Trump campaign. And, she said, she's fearful, "no, terrified," of what will come of the country if Trump is reelected.

"I've been stressed out for months," Mary said. "The news, rightfully so, is relentless. On a daily basis, I feel like my head is gong to exploded."

Both mother and son are concerned there is a higher propensity for violence during this election.

"We were here the first time, and there were people driving the big trucks and blaring music," Luke said about Trump supporters. "It almost feels more dangerous now."

— Kimberly Miller, The Palm Beach Post

Former President Donald Trump, Melania Trump cast votes for 2024 Election in Palm Beach

Former President Donald Trump voted at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Seaview Avenue in Palm Beach on Tuesday.

Members of the media — including those from India, Portugal, Germany, Denmark and Japan — gathered early outside the Recreation Center to try to catch a glimpse of the Republican nominee for president.

Supporters of the former president also gathered there prior to his arrival Tuesday. Some sat on a wall outside Palm Beach Public School, while others waited near the Recreation Center's tennis courts. Some tennis players paused their games while waiting for Trump to appear.

Read more: Trump votes in General Election at Palm Beach polling location

The Trumps left the Recreation Center to make the drive home to Mar-a-Lago, where they reportedly will wait until about 10 p.m. Tuesday before heading to the Trump campaign's Election Night watch party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach.

This marks the third time Trump has cast a ballot for himself in a General Election presidential race. His 2020 ballot at the Palm Beach County Library System's Main Library made him the first incumbent president to vote in person as a Florida resident.

— Kristina Webb, Palm Beach Daily News

Women voters leading charge in Palm Beach County

Women voters in Palm Beach County are voting in much larger numbers than men so far, according to data provided by the Supervisor of Election's Office.

Democrats in Florida have said they expected higher than usual turnout by women — even among Republican women voters — because of the proposed constitutional amendment that would reverse tough limits on abortions passed by the GOP-led Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

By the numbers: In Palm Beach County, women voters came out in full force for early voting

As of Monday morning, Nov. 4, more than 570,000 votes have been cast in the county, with 56% of them coming from women. Already, nearly 65% of registered voters have voted with more than 150,000 expected to do so in person on Election Day. Four years ago, 76% of registered voters voted.

National polls have showed that women are breaking for Vice President Kamala Harris, but most statewide polls suggest that Trump has a comfortable lead in Florida. In his previous campaigns, Trump won Florida both times.

— Mike Diamond, The Palm Beach Post

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