Election, vote, voting tileAVOID THE LINESEarly voting continues through Aug. 2 at the following locations:• Brainerd Road Rec Center 1010 North Moore RoadMonday- Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.• Eastwood Church 4300 Ooltewah-Ringgold RoadMonday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.• Election Commission 700 River Terminal RoadMonday-Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.- 7 p.m.• Northgate Mall (Outside, between Applebee’s and former Piccadilly Cafeteria)Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Voters must have acceptable Tennessee or federal photo ID.
NASHVILLE – An estimated 143,625 Tennesseans have already cast early votes in the Aug. 7 election and state officials are urging more people to vote early due to concerns the lengthy ballot will generate long lines on Election Day.
“If you know who you’re going to vote for, go ahead and get your ballot in the box,” Secretary of State Tre Hargett said during a telephone conference call with reporters today.
Hargett and State Election Coordinator Mark Goins said early voting, which began last Friday and goes through Aug. 2, is already up 15 percent over a somewhat similar, non-presidential ballot in 2010.
But this year’s ballot also includes 23 appellate judges in which voters are being asked to retain or reject the incumbent. And in case you haven’t turned on television or opened your mailbox, there’s a battle over the retain or reject three incumbent state Supreme Court justices on the ballot.