April 25, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Eligible voters who haven’t participated in early voting for the May 3 primaries have three more days to do so.
The hours for early voting this week (April 26-28) are as follows: Tuesday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Thursday from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. all at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville. Thursday, April 28 is the last day of early voting for the May 3 DeKalb County Democratic and Republican Primaries.
A total of 119 people cast ballots Monday in Smithville and 41 in Alexandria. That brings the 10-day total of early voting to 1,365 including 1,290 in person and 75 by absentee. Through Monday, the DeKalb County Republican Primary turnout has totaled 883 compared to 485 for the Democratic Primary
During the four hour early voting period in Smithville on Monday, 119 voted including 113 in person and 6 by absentee. A total of 68 voted in the DeKalb County Republican Primary and 51 in the Democratic Primary. In Alexandria Monday, 41 cast ballots during a two hour early voting period, all in person. Thirty-seven voted in the GOP Primary compared to seven in the Democratic Primary.
To vote early or on Election Day, DeKalb County voters need to bring valid photo identification to the polls. A driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee state government or the federal government is acceptable even if it’s expired. College student IDs are not acceptable. For more information about what types of ID are acceptable and other election details, visit GoVoteTN.gov.
The deadline to apply for an absentee by-mail ballot is Tuesday, April 26. To receive an absentee by-mail ballot, voters must submit a written application to the DeKalb County Election Commission.
Applications can be sent by mail to DeKalb Election Commission, P.O. Box 543, Smithville, by fax to 615-597-7799 or by email to dekalb.commission@tn.gov. If emailing the application, the document must include the required information, your scanned signature, and be attached to the email.
Completed absentee by-mail ballots must be returned by mail to the DeKalb County Election Commission. Ballots must be received before the polls close on Election Day, Tuesday, May 3.
For more information about early voting, voting absentee by-mail and other election information, visit GoVoteTN.gov or contact the DeKalb County Election Commission at 615-597-4146.
Here’s how the early voting total breaks down for each day to date:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13:
TOTAL—106
In person—92
Absentee—14
Republican—71
Democrat—35
THURSDAY, APRIL 14:
TOTAL-187
In person-183
Absentee- 4
Republican-109
Democrat-78
NO VOTING ON GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 15
SATURDAY, APRIL 16:
TOTAL-134
In person-132
Absentee- 2
Republican-94
Democrat-40
MONDAY, APRIL 18:
TOTAL-125
In person-108
Absentee/one assisted living-17
Republican-87
Democrat-38
TUESDAY, APRIL 19 (SMITHVILLE)
TOTAL-132
In person-125
Absentee-7
Republican-77
Democrat-55
TUESDAY, APRIL 19 (ALEXANDRIA)
TOTAL-38 (all in person)
Republican-32
Democrat-6
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
TOTAL-107
In person-103
Absentee-4
Republican-60
Democrat-47
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
TOTAL-161
In person-154
Absentee-7
Republican-88
Democrat-73
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
TOTAL-95
In person-93
Absentee-2
Republican-70
Democrat-25
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
TOTAL-120
In person-108
Absentee-12
Republican-90
Democrat-30
MONDAY, APRIL 25 (SMITHVILLE)
TOTAL-119
In person-113
Absentee-6
Republican-68
Democrat-51
MONDAY, APRIL 25 (ALEXANDRIA)
TOTAL-41 (all in person)
Republican-37
Democrat-7
TUESDAY, APRIL 26
TOTAL-130
In person-129
Absentee-1
Republican-86
Democrat-44
TOTAL FOR ELEVEN DAYS COMBINED:
TOTAL-1,495
In person-1,419
Absentee-76
Republican-969
Democrat-529