By. Alexis Hill, Intern
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett made several stops at local election commission offices this week, including visits to Moore, Franklin and Coffee counties.
With early voting underway across the state for the August 6 general election, Hargett is traveling to thank election workers and voters for their participation in the election process.
Early voting statewide ends Saturday, August 1. Election Day is Thursday, August 6.
In Coffee County, 3,314 of the county’s 38,647 registered voters have cast ballots during early voting, representing 8.6 percent of registered voters.
That total is ahead of the pace set during the spring primary, when 7.73 percent of registered voters had voted after the first 11 days of early voting.
Coffee County residents can vote early Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Coffee County Administration Plaza and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CD Stamps Community Center. On Saturday, voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Administration Plaza and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CD Stamps Community Center.
In Franklin County, approximately 2,817 ballots have been cast during early voting. Early voting continues Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Franklin County Election Commission, located at 839 Dinah Shore Boulevard in Winchester.
In Bedford County, early voting will be held Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Bedford County Election Commission, located at 100 Public Square West in Shelbyville.
In Moore County, early voting continues Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the County Building, 241 Main Street in Lynchburg. According to the Moore County Observer, voter turnout is running nearly 25 percent ahead of the county’s pace during the 2022 election.
