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Early voting began today in Clay County for the office of Celina Mayor and City Aldermen before the June 1 election day. Election Administrator Monica Davis said early voting is open at 145 Cordell Hull Drive until May 27. “We will check them in when they come in, it’s pretty simple,” Davis said. “We’ll just give them a piece of ... Read More »

White County Election Commission Administrator Dorcas Marcum said the election issues from August have been resolved for the Presidential Election. Marcum said there was a paper ballot shortage in August and unused early voting ballots were used. However, she said the scanners are set up to only take the ballots they are programmed for, forcing White County to hand count ... Read More »

Voting totals are up across the Upper Cumberland as the early voting period ended Thursday. Jackson, Overton, Van Buren and White Counties have all seen an increase compared to the last presidential election. White County Election Commission Administrator Dorcas Marcum said she’s seen a heavy stream of voters everyday. “Pretty much it’s been over 500 everyday, almost 600 several days,” ... Read More »

Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager and U.S. Congressman John Rose made four stops today for the Get-Out-The-Vote bus tour. Monday’s tour ended at Byrdstown’s Activity Park, and constituents were urged to make the time to vote by any of the available options. Congressman Rose acknowledged the dangers of the pandemic this election and told residents not to let fear take ... Read More »

Overton County Elections Administrator Craig Story said his office did not know there would be paving work on the upper parking lot until Tuesday afternoon. The parking lot paving began Wednesday, which is also the start of early voting in Tennessee. Story said he believes the work has been finished up, but the fresh paving will be given some time ... Read More »

Putnam County is expecting a turnout of about 1,000 early voters a day when early voting starts on Wednesday. Elections Administrator Michele Honeycutt said last presidential election the county saw between 900 to 1,100 early voters a day, and expects that to continue. Honeycutt said the amount of early voters in Putnam has led to less confusion over the differences ... 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 »

Tennessee early voting starts Friday with guidelines never seen before in an election year. Putnam County Election Commission Administrator Michele Honeycutt said social distancing, mask wearing and sanitizing will be practiced. “Once they come into our building, we have blue tape on the floor every six feet, so they will just process through,” Honeycutt said. “We have four stations open ... Read More »

Overton County’s Administrator of Elections said the Town of Livingston is prepared for its June municipal election. Craig Story said the election will still be held at the Livingston-Overton County Chamber of Commerce. However, the site preparation will change. “One of the most noticeable things voters will see is we’re going have them go in through the main door, like ... Read More »

Due to concerns over COVID-19, the Town of Livingston is exploring ways to postpone its June 3 election. Overton County Election Administrator Craig Story said one option is to move the ballot to a later election. “Last week the Election Commission held a meeting, and we discussed that pretty extensively,” Story said. “The Election Commission voted that they wanted to ... Read More »