Thousands have voted early in primary, with a few days to go

It's not too late to vote early.

Early voting in Hillsborough and Pasco counties continues through Saturday and in Pinellas County through Sunday.

By the end of Wednesday, more than 14,800 Hillsborough voters had cast their ballots early; Pasco County had more than 6,600 early voters as of late Wednesday afternoon. In Pinellas County, 1,500 people had voted early through Tuesday, the latest figures available.

The deadline to register to vote in the primary has passed. Only voters registered as a member of the Republican or Democratic party can vote in that party's primary election, unless candidates in contested partisan races are all from the same party.

But if you're not a Republican or a Democrat you may still have races to vote for. Nonpartisan races, such as school board and judicial races, are open to all voters. Unless a runoff is needed, the August vote determines the winner of nonpartisan races.

In Hillsborough County, early voting sites open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. are at the County Center, the Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center on Falkenburg Road and Plant City Hall. Sites open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. are at the Bloomingdale, College Hill, Jan Platt, Jimmie Keel, New Tampa, Riverview, South Shore, Temple Terrace, Town N' Country (a new location), West Tampa and Upper Tampa Bay libraries.

You can check on wait times by going to the election supervisor's website, votehillsborough.org.

Pasco sites, at the East and West government centers, the Land O'Lakes, Hudson, New River and South Holiday libraries, as well as the elections supervisor's location at Village Market of Wesley Chapel, have varying hours Monday through Saturday that can be found on the election supervisor's website, www.pascovotes.com. You can also check wait times there.

Pinellas County early voting sites are at the election supervisors' offices in the county courthouse in Clearwater, the Election Service Center on Starkey Road in Largo and the County Building in downtown St. Petersburg, Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, go to www.votepinellas.com.