April 2, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The current members of the DeKalb County Election Commission have been reappointed by the Tennessee Election Commission.
The state election commission made these appointments on Monday April 1.
The term of each member is for two years.
Members of the DeKalb County Election Commission are Walteen Parker, Barbara Vanatta, Jim Dean, Jackie Smith and Lisa Peterson.
Vanatta and Dean are beginning their sixth terms. Parker has served since 1992. All three are Republicans. Smith, a Democrat, is starting her second full term. She was appointed to fill a vacancy in October 2015. Peterson, also a Democrat, is beginning her second term.
The board will soon reorganize selecting officers to serve for the next two years.