Florida Woman In Labor Insists On Voting Before Going To Hospital

A pregnant Florida woman arrived at an early voting location despite going into labor and refused to go to the hospital until she cast her ballot in the presidential elections.

The woman showed up at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office to vote at around 2.30 p.m. ET. She stayed in her car while her husband rushed to bring her a mail-in ballot, according to The Orlando Sentinel.

Eileen Deliz, an early voting clerk for the Supervisor of Elections, told the publication a customer care representative issued a vote-by-mail ballot after the husband requested and waited as the woman filled it out in her car.

However, Deliz said neither the woman nor her husband clarified why she showed up to vote while she was in labor.

"Maybe she wanted to come in-person at one point and that’s why she was waiting, who knows. But she wouldn’t go to the hospital until she voted," Deliz told The Orlando Sentinel.

The husband and the wife weren’t publicly identified.

Deliz said the elections staffers were delighted to receive the unexpected request. "We are very, very busy, but when something like that happens it just makes our day," Deliz said. "It kind of validates what we do [and] the importance of voting. Every election cycle brings us a great little story."

After casting her vote, the woman was reportedly driven to the Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital by her husband.Florida is one of the key states to offer early voting in the U.S. presidential election, where voters can request a ballot by mail or turn up in person to vote at least 10 days before the designated Election Day.

In the state of Florida, about 6.4 million ballots -- more than 41% of eligible voters -- have been cast, CBS Miami reported Tuesday. Many election officials are of the opinion that more than 60% ballots will be cast before the Election Day.

The 2020 U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 3.