Under the watchful eyes of law enforcement officials, 25 prisoners from the Hamilton County Jail were escorted to the Amnicola Highway election office to participate in early voting this morning.
Typically, just as it does with other state-certified facilities such as nursing homes, the Hamilton County Election Commission takes the ballots to the jail, said Charlotte Mullis-Morgan, administrator of elections.
But, she said, state laws require votes in prison to be cast at least seven days before the election. Election Day is Tuesday.
“We didn’t make it in time,” she said. “We usually go to the jail, but we were one day short of the state law.”
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.