Palm Harbor and Dunedin voters can cast ballots starting Saturday, Aug. 8, for a primary election that will decide the Pinellas County Commission District 4 seat outright, three judicial races and multiple school board contests.

Early voting runs through Sunday, Aug. 16, at three locations across the county. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, according to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections.

There is no early voting site in Palm Harbor or Dunedin for this primary. The closest location for north-county residents is the Election Service Center at 13001 Starkey Road in Largo. The other two sites are the County Building at 501 First Ave. N. in St. Petersburg and the Pinellas County Courthouse at 315 Court St., Room 117, in Clearwater. Voters may use any of the three sites regardless of home precinct.

Voters must bring both photo and signature identification.

What's on the primary ballot

The biggest local race is County Commission District 4, where incumbent Dave Eggers faces challenger Anthony Ringelspaugh. Both are Republicans, making this a universal primary contest open to all registered voters regardless of party. The winner on Aug. 18 takes the seat; the race will not appear on the November ballot.

Three nonpartisan judicial races are also on the ballot: Circuit Judge Group 39 (Elizabeth "Liz" Constantine vs. Stefen Diskey), Circuit Judge Group 44 (Oxalis B. Garcia vs. Elizabeth "Liz" Jack) and County Judge Group 10 (Nick Fiorentino vs. Zachariah Wade).

School board contests include District 2 At-Large (Lisa Cane vs. Nancy Velardi), District 3 At-Large (Curtis Campogni, Dawn Douglas and Dawn Peters) and District 6 Single Member (Nancy Nelis Bostock vs. Amanda Lord). All registered voters may vote in these nonpartisan races. If no candidate wins a majority in a nonpartisan contest, the top two advance to a runoff on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election ballot.

Mail ballots and Election Day deadlines

The deadline to request a mail ballot was Thursday, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m. Mail ballots must arrive at a Supervisor of Elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day; postmarks do not count. Ballots can be dropped off at any of the three offices during early voting hours, and the offices also accept drop-offs around the clock.

On Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 18, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

Check your voter card before heading to the polls

Supervisor of Elections Julie Marcus urged voters in June to review their new Voter Information Cards after the office completed a redistricting update. "Voters should carefully review the information on their new Voter Information Cards — including name, address and political party affiliation — to make sure it is correct," Marcus said in a June 29 notice announcing the update. About 99% of Pinellas voters will continue to vote at their current polling place.

Voters can check their precinct and polling place at VotePinellas.gov or call 727-464-VOTE (8683).