Alternative Parking for Overton County Early Voting
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 […]
Putnam Expects Early Voting Trend to Continue
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 […]
Overton County Election Commission: Prepared For Voters
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 […]
Early Voting Starts Friday, Continues Through August 1
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. […]
Livingston Prepared for June 3 Election
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 […]
Livingston Looking to Move June Election
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 […]
Election Commission Plans for August
The Putnam County Election Commission will prepare to hold an election in the time of COVID-19 and social distancing. The commission discussed possible preparations at its Wednesday meeting. Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said the planning will ensure the health of voters even if conditions change by August. “We have been on conference calls with the […]
Election Commissions Statewide Ready for the Start of Early Voting Tomorrow
Early voting in Tennessee for the November 6 elections begins tomorrow, Wednesday, October 17, and runs through Thursday, November 1. Secretary of State Tre Hargett said this affords registered voters an opportunity to choose a time to vote that fits into their schedules. “Tennesseans broke August early-voting records as they selected nominees and elected county […]
Early Voting Starts October 17 in Cumberland County
Election season is upon us and early voting is right around the corner. In Cumberland County, early voting begins on Wednesday, October 17, and runs through Thursday, November 1. Patricia Jolley, deputy administrator in the Cumberland County Elections office, said activities are really beginning to ramp up in the office now, with less than a […]
