Joe Biden Hosts Drive-In Rally In Tampa

BROWARD COUNTY, FL — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden headed to Florida on Thursday for two drive-in campaign rallies only three days before the end of early voting in the state.

After hosting a get-out-the-vote rally at Broward College's Coconut Creek campus, Biden headed to Tampa to host another drive-in rally only hours after President Donald Trump addressed crowds in the same city.

Biden hosted another drive-in rally at 6:30 p.m., EDT. A recording of that rally can be viewed using the video player above.

The dueling rallies come in the final days of early voting in Florida, which will come to an end on Sunday. Polls will reopen on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a final day of voting.

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Throughout the remainder of early voting, vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail or to a curbside drop-off tent. In Florida, vote-by-mail ballots must be received by Election Day to be counted.

Floridians who wait until Election Day to cast a ballot must vote at their assigned polling places, which can be found on the Hillsborough County supervisor of elections website.

Wondering who else will be on your ballot? Click here to get a sample ballot, which may mark and bring to the polls to use as a reference.

The attention on Florida underscores the importance of the state on this year's presidential election.

Florida holds 29 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, and political polls suggest Florida could be decided by as little as 1 or 2 percentage points.

In 2012, Florida was the only state decided by less than 1 percent with Barack Obama winning over Mitt Romney, 50 percent to 49.1 percent. The 2016 election saw another close race in Florida with Donald Trump edging out Hillary Clinton by 1.2 percent.

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Patch editor D'Ann Lawrence White contributed to this report.