Putnam Election Commission Changes Two Precincts
The Putnam County Election Commission voted Wednesday to move the Algood Elementary voting precinct to Algood Middle School. Election Commission Chair Phil Adams said the elementary site presented numerous complications. He said due to past water leaks, electrical outlets on the gym floor no longer work, which prevented voters from using machines in the middle […]
Ballots Coming Together For August Elections
A host of Upper Cumberland residents put their names in the ring for state and county general elections in August. Putnam County Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said Spencer Delk and Kevin Peters turned in petitions for Monterey Alderman Board One. Mark Farley and Larry D. Bennett will run for Board Two. James Cooney Foster, Cecilia […]
New Voting Machines On Display At Putnam Elections Office
Putnam County residents can test out the new Microvote machines at the Putnam County Elections Office Monday and Tuesday. The office updated all of its voting machines in accordance with Tennessee State Law that now requires machines to leave a paper audit. Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said the county opted for the simplest option for […]
Pay Increases For Putnam Election Workers Being Studied
Putnam County Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said election workers in the county are underpaid. Honeycutt said she is currently working on a pay scale chart for the Election Commission to consider. The goal is to have it prepared by the February 18th meeting. “It’s very hard to get people to work as election workers, and […]
County And State Levels Had No Official Record Of Monterey Voting Wards
A lack of documentation at both state and county levels led to asking Monterey to adopt its official voting district lines Monday night. Those lines had appeared on paper maps long used by the Election’s Office. The lines disappeared when the county moved to digital maps. Administrator Michele Honeycutt discovered the issue when reviewing maps […]
New Award Announced For High Schools Registering Students To Vote
The Putnam County Election Commission is pushing to get high school students registered to vote with a new voter registration award. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has launched the Anne Dallas Dudley Award for individual high schools. Putnam County Elections Administrator Michele Honeycutt said registering 85 percent to 100 percent of eligible seniors will […]
Finalized Votes Show 33,000 Putnam Voters Participated
Election numbers for Putnam County have been finalized with about 33,000 total votes. That is a 70 percent turnout for the county. Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said this is the highest turnout she has seen while serving as administrator. “Four years ago in the same type of election, our total counted of everything was 27,565. […]
