July 21, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A total of 342 people has cast ballots during the first eight days of early voting for the August 1 elections.
On Saturday July 20 the election commission reports that in Smithville at the courthouse 30 voted and from that number 26 cast ballots in the Tennessee Republican Primary and 4 in the state Democratic Primary.
Early voting is underway through July 27.
Early voters may cast ballots at the courthouse in Smithville during a six-hour period on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Tuesday from 12 noon until 6 p.m. Saturday voting will be from 9 a.m. until noon.
In Alexandria, early voting will take place again on Tuesday, July 23 from 12 noon until 6 p.m. at the Kenneth Sandlin Center on the DeKalb County Fairgrounds.
The elections on Thursday, August 1 will include the DeKalb County General Election, Municipal Elections in Smithville, Dowelltown, and Alexandria, and the Tennessee Republican and Democratic Primaries.
The deadline to update an address on voter registrations is Friday, July 26.