Mel Willett, 83, speaks about how this is his last year volunteering for the Hamilton County Election Commission while at the Mountain Creek voting precinct Monday. Willett has been volunteering for the Election Commission since he retired in 1995.ELECTION DAY• Tennessee polling locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time today.• Alabama polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time, although those location which are in the Eastern time zone will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.• Georgia polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time today.VOTER GUIDEView the Times Free Press 2014 Voter Guide at www.timesfreepress.com/voterguide2014
After 14 days of early voting, poll workers in Hamilton County and across the state worked Monday to set up 75 county polling locations for the 2014 General Election.
“All the precinct officers are coming by today picking up their supplies and equipment. It’s like Grand Central Station here today,” County Election Administrator Kerry Steelman said of election commission headquarters.
Today, more than 800 temporary poll workers — trained in election procedures, voting laws and equipment — will help county residents complete their civic duty, Steelman said. And by all accounts, they will do it well.
“The fact that there were relatively few issues that arose during the May and August elections is reflective of the commitment and dedication of these workers,” Steelman said.