How to vote early in East Tennessee?

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 2024 presidential election is expected to bring voters out in droves, all heading to the ballot to decide who they want to see as the leader of the United States. In East Tennessee, there are also races deciding who will serve in the Tennessee legislature, and who will represent the state in the U.S. Congress.

As of June 2024, the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office said there were around 3.8 million active and registered voters across the state. In Knox County alone, tens of thousands of people cast ballots during the first few days of early voting.

Early voting runs until Oct. 31 across Tennessee, and polls are only closed on Sundays. Otherwise, they are open during specific hours. Most people can check their county’s early polling location through the Tennessee Secretary of State’s website. An online map also provides county-specific election information.

Election Day will be on Nov. 5. More information about early voting in specific counties is available below.

• Anderson County Fair Association Building: 218 Nave Street, Clinton, TN 37716
• Midtown Community Center: 102 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
• Anderson County Government Office: 3310 Andersonville Highway, Andersonville, TN 37705

Early voting locations are open from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. on weekdays. They are also open from 9 a.m. through 12 p.m. on Saturdays but are closed Sundays.

Voters in Anderson County will decide who will represent District 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who to represent District 33 and District 41 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Clinton, Norris, Oliver Springs, Rocky Top and Oak Ridge also all have municipal elections — mostly on who voters want to see sit on the city councils and the boards of education.

• Blount County Operations Center: 1227 McArthur Road, Maryville
• Blount County Public Library: 5008 North Cusick Street, Maryville
• Everett Recreation Center: 316 South Everett High Road, Maryville
• Pellissippi State Community College: 2731 West Lamar Alexander Parkway, Friendsville
• Providence Baptist Church Annex: 5748 Sevierville Road, Seymour

The Blount County Operations Center and public library will be open from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. on weekdays, and from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The Everett Recreation Center will only be open from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. on weekdays and will be closed on the weekends. The Pellissippi State Community College location will only be open from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. on weekdays. The Providence Baptist Church Annex location will only be open from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. on weekdays.

Voters in Blount County will decide who will represent District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who to represent District 2 in the Tennessee Senate, as well as who to represent District 8 and District 20 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Alcoa, Louisville and Maryville all have municipal elections as well.

• Campbell County Election Commission Office: 129 Church Alley, Jacksboro, TN
• Jellico Municipal Building: 410 South Main Street, Jellico, TN

The Tennessee Secretary of State’s office said Campbell County’s hours are between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Voters in Campbell County will decide who they want to see in the District 2 and District 3 seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who they want to represent District 12 in the Tennessee Senate, and District 36 of the Tennessee House of Representatives. There is also an uncontested county commission race.

Caryville, Rocky Top and LaFollette also have municipal elections on the ballot.

• Election Commission Office: 1802 Main Street, Tazewell, TN 37879
• Harrogate City Building: 138 Harrogate Crossing, Harrogate, TN 37752
• South Claiborne Fire Department: 3711 Highway 33 South, New Tazewell, TN 37825

All locations will be open from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturdays, according to the county election commission.

Voters will decide who they want to represent District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who they want to represent District 8 in the Tennessee Senate, as well as uncontested races for District 9 and District 36 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Cumberland Gap, Harrogate, New Tazewell and Tazewell have municipal elections. There is also a referendum on the ballot on whether to increase the local sales tax rate from 2.25% to 2.75%.

• Election Commission Office new location: 157 Western Plaza Drive, Newport, TN 37821

Cocke County said its early voting site would be open from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on most weekdays. On Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, the location will be open from 9 a.m. through 12 p.m. Then, on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, the location will be open from 9 a.m. through 6 p.m.

Cocke County had to change its election commission office due to devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene. However, its administrator of elections said the county is still capable of collecting ballots and conducting the election. He said it managed to save voting equipment from the floods.

Voters will decide who they want to represent District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the person they want to represent District 11 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Newport also has a vote for members of its school board.

• Cumberland County Election Commission: 83 Northside Lane, Crossville, TN 38571

The Cumberland County Election Commission is open from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8 a.m. through 12 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the person they want to represent District 25 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

There are also municipal elections in Crab Orchard and Crossville.

• Fentress County Election Commission: 111 North Norris Street, Jamestown, TN 35886

The Tennessee Secretary of State said Fentress County’s early voting location will be open from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It will be open from 9 a.m. through 6 p.m. on Thursdays, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the people they want to represent District 38 and District 41 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The seat for District 12 is also on the ballot for the Tennessee Senate.

Jamestown and Allardt also have municipal elections.

• Election Commission: 7701 Rutledge Pike, Rutledge, TN 37861

Grainger County’s early voting location will be open from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 pm. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. It will be open from 8:30 a.m. through 12 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on who they want to represent District 10 in the Tennessee House of Representatives in an uncontested race, and District 8 in the Tennessee Senate.

Bean Station and Blain have municipal elections. Rutledge also has a few, as well as a proposed referendum that would allow liquor stores to sell by the bottle.

• Greene County Election Commission Office: 311 CCU Boulevard, Suite 1, Greeneville, TN 37745

Greene County’s early voting location will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, it will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturdays, it will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the person they want to represent District 5 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Tusculum also has a municipal election.

• County Election Commission: 1237 Main Street, Sneedville, TN 37869

Hancock County’s early voting location will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. It will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. through 12 p.m.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the person they want to represent District 9 in the Tennessee House of Representatives and District 8 of the Tennessee Senate.

• Hamblen County Election Commission: 511 West 2nd North Street, Morristown, TN
• Holston Electric Cooperative: 6613 East Andrew Johnson Highway, Whitesburg, TN

Hamblen County’s early voting locations are open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. On Thursdays, they are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays, they’re open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the people they want to represent District 10 and District 11 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

• Hawkins County Courthouse: 110 East Main Street, Rogersville, TN 37857
• Clay Masonic Lodge: 111 Hamilton Street, Church Hill, TN 37642

The courthouse location will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and the masonic lodge will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. Both locations will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the people they want to represent District 3 and District 9 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. There is also a race for District 4 of the Tennessee Senate.

• Jefferson County Election Commission: 760 Justice Center Drive, Suite B, Dandridge, TN 37725
• New Market City Hall: 1024 Volunteer Street, New Market, TN 37820
• White Pine EMS Building: 1104 Champion Lane, White Pine, TN 37890

All polling locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the people they want to represent District 1 and District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the people they want to represent District 17 and District 11 the Tennessee House of Representatives. There is also a race for District 8 of the Tennessee Senate.

Dandridge and Baneberry also have municipal elections.

• Village Green Shopping Center: 11437 Kingston Pike, Farragut
• Gibbs Ruritan Club: 7827 Tazewell Pike, Corryton
• Baker School in the University of Tennessee: 1640 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville
• City-County Building, Small Assembly Room: 400 Main Street, Knoxville
• Carter Senior Center: 9040 Asheville Highway, Knoxville
• Downtown West: 1645 Downtown West Boulevard, Unit 40, Knoxville
• Eternal Life Harvest Center at Five Points: 2410 Martin Luther King Avenue, Knoxville
• Halls Recreation Center: 6933 Recreation Lane, Knoxville
• Knoxville Expo Center: 5441 Clinton Highway, Knoxville
• New Harvest Park: 4775 New Harvest Lane, Knoxville
• Meridian Baptist Church: 6513 Chapman Highway, Knoxville (special hours)
• Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway, Knoxville (special hours)

The Meridian Baptist Church location will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 31. The Karns Senior Center location will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and will be closed on Saturdays.

The Knox County ballot is longer than other counties’ ballots since it is included in several state districts. Only one race is on the ballot for the Tennessee Senate — the District 6 seat. There are seven state House of Representatives races on the Knox County ballot. Voters can only cast ballots for the districts they are registered in.

Knoxville voters will also need to decide on two city charter amendment proposals — one of which could change the way voters cast ballots in future municipal elections.

• Roane State Community College: 100 West Broadway Street, Lenoir City, TN 37771
• Loudon County Election Commission Office: 100 River Road, Suite 108, Loudon, TN 37774
• Community Church at Tellico Village: 130 Chota Center, Loudon, TN 37774

The Tellico Village location will only be open from Oct. 22 – Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. The other locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the people they want to represent District 2, District 21 and District 32 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Greenback, Lenoir City, Loudon and Philadelphia also have municipal elections.

• McMinn County Courthouse: 6 East Madison Avenue, Athens, TN 37303
• Athens Regional Park Conference Center: 101 Regional Park Drive, Athens, TN 37303

The courthouse location will be open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The other locations will be open on weekdays from Oct. 21 through Oct. 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the person they want to represent District 23 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

There are also municipal elections in Athens, Niota and Calhoun.

• County Election Commission: 401 Main Street, Madisonville, TN 37354
  • Open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Sweetwater City Hall Basement: 203 Monroe Street, Sweetwater, TN 37874
  • Open Oct. 16 through Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday.
• Vonore Community Center: 611 Church Street, Vonore, TN 37885
  • Open Oct. 22 to Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tellico Community Center: 132 Bank Street, Tellico Plains, TN 37385
  • Open Oct. 26 to Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on the people they want to represent District 23 and District 21 in the Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as District 2 in the Tennessee Senate.

There are also municipal elections in Madisonville, including a referendum that would raise the sales tax rate from 2.25% to 2.75%.

• Morgan County Courthouse: 415 North Kingston Street, Wartburg, TN

Morgan County’s early voting location will be open from Oct. 16 through Oct. 31 on weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will also be extended hours on Oct. 25 and Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who will sit in District 12’s seat in the Tennessee Senate, as well as District 41’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

There are also municipal elections in Sunbright and Oliver Springs. Wartburg also has two referendums about liquor. One would let liquor stores, otherwise known as “retail package stores,” sell bottles of liquor. The other Wartburg referendum would let bars sell individual drinks. 

• Harriman Community Center: 631 Clinch Street, Harriman, TN 37748
• Kingston Community Center: 201 Patton Ferry Road, Kingston, TN 37763
• Rockwood Community Center: 710 North Chamberlain Avenue, Rockwood, TN 37854
• Milestone Church: 100 Gum Hollow Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

All early voting locations are open weekdays from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. and are open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who will sit in District 12’s seat in the Tennessee Senate. They will also decide on the people representing District 32 and District 41 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

There are also municipal elections in Kingston, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs and Rockwood.

Oak Ridge also has a proposed charter amendment designed to comply with state law that requires partisan elections for school boards. Traditionally, the city did not have partisan elections.

• County Election Commission: 2845 Baker Highway, Huntsville, TN 37756
  • Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
  • Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Oneida Municipal Building: 121 Municipal Drive, Oneida, TN 37841
  • Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
  • Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Voters will decide on the people they want to represent District 3 and District 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide on races for District 12 in the Tennessee Senate and District 38 for the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Huntsville and Winfield also have municipal elections. Oneida also has a liquor referendum that would allow bars to serve people by the drink. Scott County generally has a similar referendum, as well as one allowing liquor stores to operate and sell drinks by the bottle.

• Election Commission Voting Machine Warehouse: 1145 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862
• Seymour Public Library: 137 West Macon Lane, Seymour, TN 37865

Sevier County’s early voting locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who will serve District 8 in the Tennessee Senate, and who will serve District 12 and District 17 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. 

Pittman Center also has a municipal election.

• Paulette Community Center: 105 Beech Drive, Maynardville, TN 37807

Union County’s early voting location will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays.

Voters will decide on the person they want to represent District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives. They will also decide who will serve District 8 in the Tennessee Senate, and District 36 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.