February 6, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The three incumbent Smithville Aldermen up for re-election in 2024 have picked up qualifying petitions from the DeKalb County Election Commission to seek re-election.
Shawn Jacobs, Danny Washer, and Jessica Higgins obtained their petitions Monday, February 5 and are expected to acquire the needed signatures before returning them to the election commission office as part of the procedure for becoming a qualified candidate for Smithville Alderman.
The Smithville Municipal Election will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024 in conjunction with the DeKalb County General Election, the Dowelltown and Alexandria Municipal Elections and the Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries for state offices.
The four-year terms of the Smithville Mayor and Aldermen are staggered with three aldermen to be elected this year (2024) and the remaining two aldermen and mayor positions, currently held by Mayor Josh Miller and Aldermen Beth Chandler and Don Crook, to be up for election again in 2026.
The qualifying deadline for the August 1 elections is Thursday April 1 at 12 noon and the withdrawal deadline is Thursday, April 11 at 12 noon. The voter registration deadline for the August 1 elections is Tuesday, July 2. Early Voting for the August 1 elections is Friday, July 12 to Saturday, July 27. The absentee ballot request deadline for the August 1 elections is Thursday, July 25.
In the State Primaries on August 1, nominees in both the Republican and Democratic Parties will be selected for the offices of US Senate, US House of Representatives (6th District), Tennessee House of Representatives (40th District), and Tennessee Senate (16th District).
Those positions are currently held by US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R), Congressman John Rose (R)- US House of Representatives (6th District), State Representative Michael Hale (R)- Tennessee House of Representatives (40th District), and State Senator Janice Bowling (R)- Tennessee Senate (16th District)
The Alexandria Municipal Election on August 1 will be held to fill the positions of mayor (unexpired term), three aldermen, and three other aldermen (unexpired terms).
In the Dowelltown Municipal Election on August 1, a mayor and two aldermen will be elected.
Meanwhile the DeKalb County General Election will be August 1 in which party nominees selected in the March 5 primaries will be running for the offices of Assessor of Property, Board of Education (Districts 5 & 6), Constable (Districts 1-7), and Criminal Court Judge- Part III in the 13th Judicial District.
The office of County Commission District 6 will also be on the August 1, 2024 ballot to fill an unexpired term. This election will be held in conjunction with the 2024 DeKalb County General Election.
County parties may certify a candidate by caucus by the qualifying deadline 12 NOON April 4, 2024.
Independents may now pick up petitions for that office (6th district county commission).