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Greeson: Voting Democratic in Hamilton County actually is meaningless

File photo by Doug Strickland/A ballot stubs box is seen at the Hamilton County Election Commission in April 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
File photo by Doug Strickland/A ballot stubs box is seen at the Hamilton County Election Commission in April 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. File photo by Doug Strickland/A ballot stubs box is seen at the Hamilton County Election Commission in April 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

By Jay Greeson 3 min read

Did you see the sample ballot in the Times Free Press last Friday?

That’s right, it’s time for sample ballots, which means it’s time to fill out ballots, which means it’s time to remember Junior Samples’ ballads.

Scratch that last one. If you did not see the sample ballot, well, you may be surprised to learn that early voting starts Wednesday. Yes, this Wednesday.

Plus, if you did not see the ballot, know the following things:

One, there was a lot of white there. (No, not the names. Well, yes, the names, but that’s not what I meant. There was a lot of white space in the Democratic sample ballot because there are a couple more decisions to make on the Republican side in this primary election.