Early Voting: What to expect at the ballot box in West Tennessee

JACKSON, Tenn. — Along with the State and Federal Primaries, the General Election is being held in August, however, it’s important to remember that early voting begins this week.

As part of our continuing coverage of the August election, we break down more ballots of surrounding counties in West Tennessee.

GIBSON COUNTY 

Tuesday, we visited the Gibson County Courthouse to meet with the administrator of elections, Emily Brown.

Brown tells us there is only one position that’s contested on the Gibson County General Election ballot.

According to Brown, after a lengthy career as the Assessor of Property, Gary Paschall is stepping down.

Vying for that seat is:

• Republican Alicia Owens
• Independent Jerry ‘Marty’ Maitland
• Independent Vonna Pauls

The other 9 positions on the Gibson County General Election ballot are unopposed.

According to Brown, there are three locations for early voting. These locations are:

• The Agriplex at 1252 Manufacturers Row in Trenton
• Medina City Hall at 201 Highway 45 East in Medina
• Rutherford City Hall at 202 East Main Street in Rutherford

Early voting starts Friday and ends July 27.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

HENDERSON COUNTY

Moving on to Henderson County, we visited with the Administrator of Elections, Robin Powers. Similar to Gibson County, there is only one contested position on the Henderson County General Election ballot.

“In the town of Sardis, they have 5 alderman positions and there are six running for alderman there,” said Powers.

The six people running are:

• Debbie Brown
• Rolland Harper
• Jerald Hopper
• Brad Smith
• Larry Smith
• Gail wade

Remember, you must pick only five of the six as alderman.

As for early voting, Powers told us early voting begins Friday and ends July 27 and is only available at their election office.

As for election day, there have been some changes to precinct voting locations.

“The Middleburg precinct is closed and now those voters will go to Scotts Hill Church of Christ, Darden precinct is closed. They will go to the Chesterfield precinct at the fire station,” said Powers.

Both these election commissions include voter precinct maps for Election Day and sample ballots on their websites.

For Gibson County precinct locations, click here.

For Henderson County precinct locations, click here.

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