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Voter registration deadline is Monday for March 1 primary

Posted at 10:26 am January 28, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Tre Hargett

Tre Hargett

Tennessee residents who want to vote in the March 1 presidential preference primary, or “SEC Primary,” must register to vote by Monday, February 1.

This election cycle, the Volunteer State will join six other Southern states on March 1 to help decide who could be the next president of the United States.

“It’s important to ensure you are properly registered now so there won’t be any surprises during early voting or on Election Day,” Secretary of State Tre Hargett said in a press release.

Early voting begins Wednesday, February 10, and runs Mondays through Saturdays until Tuesday, February 23. Election Day is Tuesday, March 1. Note that some counties will be closed on Monday, February 15 for Presidents Day. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events Tagged With: ballot, early voting, Election Commission, election day, election office, GoVoteTN, presidential candidates, presidential preference primary, SEC primary, Tre Hargett, voter registration deadline

2014 Election: Constitutional amendments, wine in groceries, a candidate’s record

Posted at 3:21 pm November 3, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

League Women Voters Constitutional Amendment Forum

Corinne Rovetti, co-director and family nurse practitioner for the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, second from right, discusses Amendment 1, which is on Tuesday’s ballot, during a forum in October. Also pictured are moderator JoAnn Garrett, right; Judy Cornett, second from left, distinguished professor in the College of Law at the University of Tennessee, who discussed Amendment 2; and Sherry Davis Kasper, professor of economics at Maryville College, who discussed Amendment 3.

 

Many voters remain confused about the four proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot in Tennessee on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4.

Three of the amendments were discussed during a League of Women Voters forum in Oak Ridge in October, and you can find a guide to the four amendments here.

The first amendment, Amendment 1, is related to abortion, and it appears to be the most divisive.

Here’s the full text of the proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution:

“Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The people retain the right through their elected state representatives and state senators to enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Education, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Slider, State, Top Stories Tagged With: abortion, Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amy Rothfeldt, appellate judges, ballot, bankruptcy, College of Law, constitutional amendments, Corinne Rovetti, driving while intoxicated, DUI, earned income, election, election day, Food City, grocery stores, JoAnn Garrett, John DeClue, Judy Cornett, Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, Kroger, Laurie Paine, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, liquor by the drink, lotteries, Maryville College, Melissa Eads, Oak Ridge Board of Education, payroll, regulations, Roe v. Wade, Sherry Davis Kasper, tax, Tennessee Constitution, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Supreme Court, University of Tennessee, veterans organizations, Vilma DeClue, Why Yes on 1, wine

Guest column: Anderson County election ballot explained

Posted at 12:44 pm July 15, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Guest Columns 2 Comments

Submitted

The August 7 ballot for the state primary and local general election will be an important and complex ballot. You will find three main sections to the ballot.

First will be the state and federal primary, second will be the county general election, and third will be the retention questions for Tennessee Supreme Court judges and appellate court judges.

The first eight offices on the ballot are the contests for the state and federal primary election. They are governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee House of Representatives, and state executive committeeman and committeewoman. These eight offices are the ones a person must declare whether they are voting in the Democratic or Republican primary.

After these eight offices come the candidates for the Anderson County general election. It does not matter which party primary you selected to vote in, Democrat or Republican, you are now free to vote for the candidate of your choice no matter to which party you belong. The county general election offices are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Government, Guest Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County general election, appellate court, August 7 ballot, ballot, Clinton, county general election, Democratic primary, election ballot, federal primary, judges, judicial retention, Lake City, local general election, Norris, Oliver Springs, Republican primary, retention questions, state primary, Tennessee Supreme Court

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