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Early voting starts today in Tennessee

Posted at 12:52 pm February 10, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

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Note: This story was last updated at 1:30 p.m.

Early voting for the March 1 presidential preference primary, or “SEC Primary,” begins today (Wednesday, February 10).

In this election cycle, voting early may be an important option because of unpredictable winter weather, state officials said in a press release. The number of presidential candidates as well as the number of delegates could also create incredibly long ballots for some voters.

Six Southern states will join Tennessee to help decide who could be the next president of the United States. The Volunteer State’s clout could mean more primary interest than in years past. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Anderson County, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County ballot, early voting, election day, president, presidential candidates, presidential preference primary, Roane County ballot, SEC primary, Tennessee, Tre Hargett

Voter registration deadline is Monday for March 1 primary

Posted at 10:26 am January 28, 2016
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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

Candidate visit: Cruz vows to repeal ‘Obamacare,’ calls for abolishing IRS

Posted at 3:15 am December 27, 2015
By John Huotari 4 Comments

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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare,” and he also called for abolishing the Internal Revenue Service during a stop at Farragut High School on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 1 p.m.

FARRAGUT—Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” and he also called for abolishing the Internal Revenue Service during a stop at Farragut High School on Tuesday.

Cruz spoke for about 30 minutes in the Farragut High gym before a standing-room-only crowd of roughly 2,000 people, who helped him celebrate his 45th birthday with a birthday song and cake. The East Tennessee rally was held a little more than two months before the March 1 “SEC primary.”

A first-term Texas senator, Cruz said he plans to rescind every unconstitutional executive order, ask the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Planned Parenthood, end the persecution of religious liberties, and “rip to shreds” the Iranian nuclear deal, which he called “catastrophic.”

Cruz also said the U.S. Department of Education should be abolished, and welfare benefits should end for people who are in the country illegally. He pledged to protect the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, called for killing the Environmental Protection Agency, and jokingly compared regulators to locusts, with a difference being that pesticides can be used to control locusts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Government, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Ben Carson, Betsy Grace, Bob Dole, Bryan Davis, Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency, Farragut High School, Internal Revenue Service, Iranian nuclear deal, IRS, ISIS, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, Republican presidential candidate, Ronald Reagan, SEC primary, Ted Cruz, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, Wall Street Journal

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