Results in Florida expected

Election results in Florida expected Tuesday night, secretary of state says

From CNN’s Amanda Musa

As of Monday, 8.3 million Floridians cast their ballots by early voting and by mail, according to Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd.

Over 560,000 Floridians have already voted this morning, Byrd said during a Tuesday morning briefing.

All 67 election supervisors in the state are reporting normal activity this morning, Byrd added. All polling locations are open, and no issues have been reported, he said.

Florida election results will be known by the time “you go to bed tonight,” Byrd said. Polls will stay open until 7:00 p.m. ET.

Byrd addressed questions about recent issues reported in the state after a driver found a box and a bag carrying early voting ballots in the middle of the road in Miami-Dade County.

“Even though it was an unintentional mistake with the ballots falling out of the back of the truck, that individual was terminated,” Byrd said.

“We have a zero-tolerance policy with respect to ensuring the integrity of our elections … I think that proves that the system works. It was dealt with very promptly and, and swiftly and we had security measures in place,” Byrd added.

Byrd also commented on the recent arrest of an 18-year-old near Jacksonville who officials say “brandished a machete” outside of an early polling location.

“Listen, there’s always going to be knuckleheads in elections and the law enforcement in Neptune Beach very quickly dealt with that issue that arose,” Byrd said.