Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett issued a last-minute guide for Election Day in the Volunteer State.
“Tennesseans can access voter-specific Election Day information, including polling times, locations, sample ballots, election results and more, on GoVoteTN.gov or the secretary of state’s free GoVoteTN app. The GoVoteTN app is free in the App Store or Google Play,” said the guide from Hargett’s office. “On Election Day, polls in all 95 counties open at various times. A list of when polling locations open is available on GoVoteTN.gov. All polls close at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST.”
The guide was titled “Everything You Need to Know for the Nov. 8 Election.”
It continued with tips on how to make voting easier.
“Casting your ballot in the midmorning or midafternoon may shorten your time. Early morning, noon and after 5 p.m. are peak times as people typically vote before work, after work or on their lunch breaks,” the guide says. “If there is a line to vote, frail, physically disabled or visibly pregnant voters can request to move through the process faster.”
The guide said that voters must show up to the polls with a valid identification in order to vote.
It also provided rules for campaigning near poll sites.
State law requires polling locations and areas within a 100-foot boundary of the entrance to remain campaign-free zones. The display or distribution of campaign materials and the solicitation of votes for or against any person, party or question on the ballot within this area are prohibited. Voters wearing campaign-related clothing or paraphernalia will not be allowed within the 100-foot boundary.
The highest-profile race in Tennessee Tuesday will be in the newly-drawn 5th Congressional District, where Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles squares off with State Senator Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville).
Ogles is expected to win the race by a wide margin.
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Pete on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Tre Hargett” by Tennessee Secretary of State. Background Photo “Election Day” by Phil Roeder. CC BY 2.0.
And don’t drive to the polling place drunk.
Just liberal.