The DeKalb County Election Commission has released their schedule for Early Voting times for the November 5th Tennessee General and Presidential Elections. The early voting period will be October 16-31, with the voter registration deadline set for October 7. Voters can update their registration online at GoVoteTN.com or call the DeKalb County election office at 615-597-4146 by no later than October 30.
The November ballot will feature the Presidential election as well as races for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives (District 6), Tennessee Senate (District 16), and Tennessee House of Representatives (District 40).
In DeKalb County, two referendums will also be on the ballot; one for a $50 wheel tax, and another for the issuance of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $65 million for a proposed judicial center.
In Smithville at the courthouse, early voting times will be as follows:
· Mondays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
· Tuesdays: 12 noon until 6 p.m.
· Wednesdays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
· Thursdays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
· Fridays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
· Saturdays: 9 a.m. until 12 noon
In Alexandria at the Sandlin Building on the Fairgrounds, early voting times will be as follows:
· Tuesday, October 22: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
· Tuesday, October 29: 12 noon until 6 p.m.
The offices and candidates are as follows:
· President and Vice President of the United States
· Donald J. Trump for President and JD Vance for Vice President (Republican)
· Kamala D. Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice President (Democratic)
· Jay J Bowman for President and De D Bowman for Vice President (Independent)
· Claudia De la Cruz for President and Karina Garcia for Vice President (Independent)
· Rachele Fruit for President and Dennis Richter for Vice President (Independent)
· Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President and Nicole Shanahan for Vice President (Independent)
· Jill Stein for President and Samson LeBeau Kpadenou for Vice President (Independent)
United States Senate
· Marsha Blackburn (Republican)
· Gloria Johnson (Democratic)
· Tharon Chandler (Independent)
· Pamela Jeanine “P.” Moses (Independent)
· Hastina Robinson (Independent)
United States House of Representatives District 6
· John Rose (Republican)
· Lore Bergman (Democratic)
Tennessee Senate District 16
· Janice Bowling (Republican)
· Wayne Steele (Democratic)
· Scott Bean (Independent)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 40
· Michael Hale (Republican)
· Daniel T. Hawthorne (Democratic)