Here in Tennessee, Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote for next month’s elections on this year’s calendar.
On the ballot for Tuesday, August 1st - with early voting starting on Friday, July 12th:
- Primary elections for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, even-numbered districts in the Tennessee Senate - and the Tennessee House of Representatives.
- General elections for vacant state judicial offices and applicable county offices.
Think Tennessee is a nonpartisan thinktank based in Nashville that recently released a voter education series for this election cycle.
Dawn Schluckebier is advocacy and government relations director at Think Tennessee.
Wade Hinton, CEO of Hinton & Company here in Chattanooga, is a member of Think Tennessee’s board.