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UPDATED: Election Information for East Ridge Residents

November 2, 2020 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Helpful Facts on Registration, Early Voting, Requesting Absentee Ballots, And Who is Running

Today’s the day … Election Day 2020.

Just as in the August State/Federal Primary Election, all voters in East Ridge who wish to vote on election day will do so at Camp Jordan Arena at 323 Camp Jordan Parkway. All four precincts will have areas inside the arena where they will be assisted in voting.

All voters must have a valid photo identification, election officials said. 

The following is some information that may be helpful in assisting citizens to cast their votes for their favored candidates.

If you are not registered to vote, it’s too late. Registration for this election concluded on Oct. 5. Nevertheless, you can register for future elections by going to the Hamilton County Election Commission at 700 River Terminal Road. Or you can register online. Click on the link to access online voter registration: https://ovr.govote.tn.gov/

 

The non-partisan East Ridge Municipal Election will be on the ballot as well as those for state and federal offices.

Candidates for East Ridge City Council are: Jeff Ezell, Robert E. Gilreath Jr., Esther Helton, Denny Manning, David Tyler, and Andrea “Aundie” Witt.

East Ridge News Online published a municipal election roundup story  with profiles of each of the candidates.  Here’s the link: http://www.eastridgenewsonline.com/2020-city-council-election-roundup/

There will also be two referenda on the ballot for voters to decide. 

The first on the ballot is a proposed ordinance that would not require the East Ridge Municipal Court Judge to live within the city limits of East Ridge. The judge would have to be a resident of Hamilton County for at least one year.

The second is a measure that would allow retail package stores to sell liquor in East Ridge.

Also on the ballot is the race for the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30. Esther Helton is the Republican incumbent. She is being challenged by Democrat Joseph Udeaja.

Also on the ballot is the race for Tennessee Senate, District 10. Incumbent Todd Gardenhire (R), is being challenged by Glenn Scruggs (D).

Click on this link for a sample ballot:  http://elect.hamiltontn.gov/Portals/12/Archives/2020/2011Presidential/Sample%20Ballot%20Nov%202020.pdf

 

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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.


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