Early Voting for General Election Begins

Early voting in the Tennessee General Election begins today, Wednesday, October 16 and runs through October 31. Election Day is Tuesday, November 5.

The last day for voters to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail is October 29.

There are six polling places in Hamilton County where a voter can cast a ballot. Most of these polling places are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Hamilton County Election Commission will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the week and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Here are the polling places for early voting in Hamilton County.

Chris Ramsey Sr. Community Center, 1010 North Moore Road.

Hamilton County Election Commission, 700 River Terminal Road.

Chestnut Hall at the Commons, 4750 Swinyar Drive, Collegedale.

Hixson Community Center, 5401 School Drive, Hixson.

Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Training Center, 9108 Snow Hill Road, Ooltewah.

Soddy Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot Street, Soddy Daisy.

In order to cast your ballot, you will need a few things. Bring a photo ID such as a driver’s license, state ID card or a form of federal ID, such as a passport or military ID that has a photo.

Here is a sample ballot for the General Election in Hamilton County.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.