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Election officials across the Upper Cumberland reported low voter turnout Tuesday, most attributed the limited turnout to rain and typical lack of interest in primary elections. Cumberland County led the way with some 11,500 votes cast in Tuesday’s election, a 24 percent turnout. Election Commissioner Jill Davis said that number is still lower than normal. She said low turnout in ... Read More »

With a presidential election approaching, Upper Cumberland counties are looking for poll workers, with various levels of needs. Putnam County Election Commission Executive Assistant Sarah Shaw said they are prepared for the March Primary Elections. She said with the larger turnout for the Presidential Election in November they will have to recruit a few more poll workers. She said in ... Read More »

It is a mixed bag of voting turnout for the Upper Cumberland as voters participate in state races and a few scattered local races across the region. Pickett County Election Administrator Tim Clark said turnout is down considerably compared to August mainly due to the lack of local races. “Here in Pickett County we are having a moderate turnout,” Clark ... Read More »

September marks the start of Nation Voter Registration Month, and local elections administrators are encouraging folks to participate. Overton County Administrator of Elections Craig Story said there are multiple ways to register to vote, including in person and online. All you need is a state-issued Tennessee driver’s license. “The story that I tell people is that I was at a ... Read More »

Overton County election commission set to certify election results by this Friday. Election Administrator Craig Story said the commission met Tuesday to go through provisional ballots. He said once they do that and get final numbers, they prepare for certification. “We just double check and triple check and then check again on all of our numbers and make sure everything ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Election Commissions reporting mostly average voter turnout for early voting this year. Early voting ended Saturday. Overton County Administrator of Elections Craig Story said they typically see about 50 percent of voters during early voting. “Considering everything we had going on, it was the week of the fair, we had Pioneer Days during the first couple of days ... Read More »

Overton County Election Commission expects a slow day for voting in Livingston Wednesday. Administrator of Elections Craig Story said that the day should run smoothly with just three candidates running for three alderman slots “An election is an election so we do go through the same process with all of them,” Story said. “There are a few changes tomorrow as ... Read More »

Overton County has finalized its voting precinct lines. Administrator of Elections Craig Story said that with redistricting finalized, fewer than 1,000 residents were moved. He said that at this week’s election commission meeting, actual voters got shifted. “Rickman had grown faster than any other part of the county and so some voters had to be moved because of that,” Story ... Read More »

Election officials report that turnout for Thursday’s election has remained steady throughout the day. Putnam County Administrator of Elections Michele Honeycutt said that turnout has been slower in some of the smaller precincts. “It’s been pretty steady, especially at the big ones,” Honeycutt said. “Now some of the little ones, it’s slower. It’s pretty steady, but I don’t have any ... Read More »

The Overton County Election Commission feels prepared for the August 6 election. Administrator Craig Story said he encourages residents to take advantage of early voting. “We’ve been preparing for this for quite some time,” Story said. “We had a municipal election back in June so we were able to kinda get a few kinks worked out maybe and get prepared ... Read More »