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    Trump expected to vote on Election Day in Palm Beach

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    Former President Donald Trump is expected to vote Tuesday in Palm Beach, voting for himself as the Republican candidate for the White House.

    Ahead of his return to Palm Beach after a busy end-of-campaign schedule that included stops in Wisconsin and North Carolina, the road next to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club was closed Monday, Palm Beach said in an alert.

    Asset is expected to return home before Election Day, when the Associated Press reported he will vote in his home precinct, No. 5604, for which the polling location is the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center at 340 Seaview Ave.

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    South Ocean Boulevard, from the Southern Boulevard traffic circle north to South County Road, was closed starting Monday and the road will be closed until further notice, Palm Beach said.

    The road usually closes in the morning, although authorities have not released a specific time.

    The road reopened on Halloween afternoon after Trump left Mar-a-Lago. His departure also came before Mar-a-Lago’s annual Halloween party.

    City officials said in an email from the recreation department that parking would be limited Monday to the municipal parking lot on the north side of Royal Palm Way near Seaview Park, next to the recreation center, and the parking lot would be completely closed Tuesday until midday. afternoon.

    The city said residents and visitors should find other places to park during these times.

    There could also be additional road closures associated with Trump’s vote, as he and his motorcade travel from his Mar-a-Lago club on South Ocean Boulevard north to the recreation center and back.

    South Ocean Boulevard next to Mar-a-Lago first reopened on August 22 after the American secret services ordered its closure starting July 20 as part of heightened security measures following the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump.

    Officials initially said the road would be closed 24 hours a day at least until the Nov. 5 election, but the city, Secret Service and Mar-a-Lago Club announced Aug. 19. announced that they had reached an agreement to open the road when Trump is not at home.

    This agreement remains in effect and the road will be closed when Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, with the closure lifted when he leaves for a period long enough that it makes logistical sense to remove and replacing concrete barricades and traffic cones. and electronic signs that accompany the closure, law enforcement said.

    It’s unclear how the Secret Service will proceed with closing the road after Election Day. City officials declined to comment, saying any discussion was premature.

    Former First Lady Melania Trump has accompanied Trump to the rec center to vote in the past. It’s unclear whether she will join him Tuesday or whether she voted by mail from New York, where she has spent most of her time since the couple’s son, Barron, started classes in September for his freshman year at Stern New York University School of Business.

    From declaring Palm Beach as his permanent residence In late 2019, Trump voted at several sites in Palm Beach County, and his ballots in the primaries, city and state elections, and general elections were cast early, by mail, and on Election Day.

    In recent weeks, Trump has encouraged his supporters to vote early.

    Although he has not voted early in the general election, Trump has voted early in the past, including at the Palm Beach County Library System’s Main Library and the Election Supervisor’s Office, both in West Palm Beach.

    In 2020, as part of precautions taken in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump voted early in the presidential election, voting on October 24 at the Main Library. Trump was accompanied to the library by Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Wendy Link.

    By voting, Trump became the first incumbent president to vote in person as a resident of Florida. That year, Melania Trump voted on Election Day at the Palm Beach Recreation Center.

    Trump voted by mail in the 2020 presidential primary, the August 2020 primary, and the 2021 Palm Beach municipal election. The Trumps voted together on November 8, 2022 at the Recreation Center.

    Palm Beach officials concerned about security on Election Day and after

    As security officials across the country prepare for Election Day, Palm Beach is focusing on potential traffic and security issues associated with the travel of a former president turned presidential candidate.

    The Palm Beach Police Department is closely monitoring Election Day security, working with law enforcement partners “and will take appropriate intelligence-based preparatory actions if necessary,” the spokesperson said. police, Captain Will Rothrock.

    The Police Department hopes Election Day in Palm Beach and across the country will be a safe experience for voters exercising their rights, he said. “At this time, we have no reason to believe that everything will be smooth and safe, but the community should know that we are always monitoring any issues or concerns and are prepared to take action if necessary.” , he said.

    Law enforcement agencies across the country are following suit, preparing for the possibility of unrest on November 5 and the following days. Axios reported.

    Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies will conduct patrols around polling locations and respond to calls for service on Election Day, sheriff’s spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.

    Bridge opening hours will change with Trump’s return

    When Trump returns, bridge schedules will be adjusted as part of temporary security zones around Mar-a-Lago announced in September by the U.S. Coast Guard.

    When Trump is at home, the Flagler Memorial and Southern Boulevard bridges have similar operating hours:

    • Monday to Friday: From 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., the bridge will open every quarter hour; from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open every quarter and three quarters of an hour; from 2:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the bridge will open every quarter of an hour; and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open every quarter and three quarters of an hour.
    • Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: The bridge will open every quarter and three quarters of an hour.

    The South Boulevard Bridge could also close without notice to allow processions to pass through without interruption, the Coast Guard said. Because the bridge’s opening hours are staggered, the Royal Park Bridge’s schedule when Trump is in town is different than the other two bridges:

    • Monday to Friday: From 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., the bridge will open every half hour; from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open on the hour and half hour; from 2:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the bridge will open every half hour; and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open on the hour and half hour.
    • Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: The bridge will open on the hour and half hour.

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