Eligible Warren County voters can now request absentee by-mail ballots for the Aug. 6 election.
“Our office is ready to receive absentee by-mail ballot requests for the August election,” said Warren County Administrator of Elections Susie Davenport. “Because of the recent resignation in the 3rd County Commission District and the resulting extended June 12 qualifying deadline, the ballots are not finalized yet. However, I want to encourage Warren County voters who wish to vote absentee to go ahead and begin getting their requests in. We will process the requests we receive and be ready to send out those ballots as quickly as possible after they are finalized.”
The August ballot will contain both state and federal primary and county general elections.
Tennessee state law provides numerous reasons to vote absentee by-mail. One of the most popular reasons to vote absentee is being 60 years of age or older. Other reasons allowed under state law to vote by-mail include:
The voter will be outside the county where they vote during the early voting period and all day on Election Day.
The voter or the voter’s spouse is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university outside their county of residence.
The voter will be unable to vote in person due to service as a juror.
The voter is hospitalized, ill or physically disabled and because of such condition, cannot vote in person.
The voter is a caretaker of a person who is hospitalized, ill or disabled.
The voter will be working as a poll official.
The voter is a member of the military and out of the county where they vote.
The voter is a CDL driver or the spouse of a CDL driver who will be out of the county during all hours of early voting and Election Day. CDL number and copy of CDL required.
For a list of all statutory reasons to vote absentee by-mail go to warrentnelections.com or GoVoteTN.com.
Requests must be received by the Warren County Election Commission no later than seven days before an election. For the Aug. 6 state and federal primary and county general election, complete absentee by-mail requests must be received by July 30.
For more information about how to vote absentee by-mail, or to determine your eligibility, email warren.commission@tn.gov or call 473-5834.
