NOTICE OF ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTING
for the August 2, 2018, Federal and State Primary, Rhea County General, and Spring City Municipal Elections
Notice is hereby given that the early voting period for the August 2, 2018, Federal and State Primary, Rhea County General and Spring City Municipal Election will be Friday, July 13 to Saturday, July 28, 2018 (T.C.A. 2-6-102 (a) (1)). Any registered voter of Rhea County may vote in person during this time at the Rhea County Election Commission office, 125 Court Street, Suite 1, Dayton, TN, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon on Saturdays.
In addition, early voting will be conducted at the Spring City Municipal Building, 229 Front Street, Spring City, TN, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 16 to 20, 2018. There will be no early voting in Spring City on Saturdays.
The last day to register to vote in the August 2, 2018, election is Tuesday, July 3, 2018 (T.C.A. 2-2-109).
PROCEDURES FOR VOTING ABSENTEE BY MAIL (T.C.A. 2-6-201)
A person who wishes to vote absentee by mail for the August 2, 2018, election and meets the qualifications may obtain an application in person at the Rhea County Election Commission Office, by fax (423-775-7880), by e-mail with scanned signature, or U.S. Mail. To inquire about the qualifications contact the Rhea County Election Commission at 423-775-7816 or e-mail tomdavis@rheavote.com or feliciamills@rheavote.com.
- The absentee application must be completed in full and returned no later than
July 26, 2018, to the Rhea County Election Commission Office to be properly processed.
- The voter’s absentee ballot must be received by mail no later than 8 P.M. on
August 2, 2018, at the Rhea County Election Commission Office to be eligible to be counted.
The first day for the Election Commission office to receive a request for absentee ballot for the August 1, 2018, election was May 4, 2018, and the last day to receive a request is Thursday, July 26, 2018.
The voter’s request can serve as the application for ballot if it contains the following information:
Voter’s name, residential address, Social Security number, date of birth, address where the ballot should be mailed, the election the voter wishes to vote in (including party preference if a primary election), the reason for voting by absentee ballot, and the voter’s signature.
If the request does not contain all the information listed above, the election commission shall send the voter an application for an absentee ballot to obtain the required information.
PHOTO ID REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VOTERS
Tennessee state law requires all voters voting in person to present a federal or a State of Tennessee-issued photo identification containing the voter’s name and photograph. For more information contact our office at 423-775-7816 or visit the Tennessee Divisions of Elections website at http://tn.gov/sos/election/index.htm .
Rhea County Election Commission
125 Court St., Suite 1 Linda Pendergrass, Chairman
Dayton, TN 37321 Kathleen Garrison, Secretary
Phone (423) 775-7816 Skip Griffin
Fax (423) 775-7880 Hurley Marsh
Email tomdavis@rheavote.com Frank Snyder
Website www.rheavote.com
Tom Davis, Administrator of Elections Felicia Goodman, Deputy Administrator