NOTICE OF ELECTION
City of Dayton Municipal Election
April 21, 2021
To the voters of the City of Dayton, TN, notice is hereby given pursuant to TCA 2-12-111(a) that a Municipal Election will be held Wednesday, April 21, 2021, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the Dayton North (Rhea County Welcome Center) Precinct, for the following offices:
DAYTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Mayor — four-year term
Council Member (two seats) — four-year term
• Individuals interested in running for these offices may pick up qualifying petitions at the Election Commission office during normal business hours.
• Qualifying deadline for these offices will be at 12 NOON, Thursday, January 21, 2021.
• The withdrawal deadline will be 12 NOON, Thursday, January 28, 2021.
• The last day to register to vote in person or by mail postmark for the April 21, 2021, election will be Monday, March 22, 2021.
NOTICE OF ELECTION OFFICE LOCATION
The Rhea County Election Commission is located at 125 Court St., Suite 1, Dayton, TN 37321, phone 423-775-7816, fax 423-775-7880, email rhea.commission@tn.gov.
The office is open Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The office will be closed in observance of the following holidays:
Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2020
Christmas, Friday, December 25, 2020
New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, 2021
Presidents Day, Monday, February 15, 2021
NOTICE TO ELDERLY VOTERS OR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES
Any elderly voter (age 60 or older) or voter with a disability whose polling place is inaccessible may vote early, by absentee ballot, or at the election commission office on Election Day (TCA 2-3-109 (e)(1).
If voters choose to vote at the election commission office on Election Day, they must submit an affidavit to the election commission office no later than Saturday, April 10, 2021, stating that their designated polling place is not accessible. For more information contact the Rhea County Election Commission.
PHOTO ID REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VOTERS
Tennessee state law re quires 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 Division of Elections website at https://sos.tn.gov/products/elections/what-id-required-when-voting.
Rhea County Election Commission
Linda Pendergrass – Chairman Kathleen Garrison – Secretary
Skip Griffin – Member Frank Snyder – Member
Tom Davis – Administrator of Elections
Felicia Goodman – Deputy Administrator