What to know for the upcoming August Elections in East TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The 2024 State and Federal Primary and State and County General Elections are set for August 1 in Tennessee.

Early voting begins on Friday, July 12, and runs through Saturday, July 27. The final day to request an absentee ballot is July 25. Absentee ballot requests can be made by contacting your local county election commission office and voters are encouraged to use the absentee ballot request form to make sure all required information is provided.

Where to Vote

To vote, you must be a registered voter. Check your status here . While early voting can take place at places other than local precincts, Election Day ballots can only be cast at your designated polling location.  Be sure to government-issued photo ID with you when voting.

Valid IDs

• Tennessee driver’s license with your photo
• United States Passport
• Photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
• Photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government
• United States Military photo ID
• Tennessee handgun carry permit with your photo

IDs not accepted

• Student ID
• Library Card
• City or county ID
• Out-of-state photo ID

To find your voting location, click here. In Knox County, there are 11 early voting locations .

What’s on the ballot

Primary elections will be held for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, even-numbered districts for the Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives. General elections for vacant state judicial offices, applicable county offices and school board primaries will also be held.

Voters will also be asked two judicial retention questions. Voters can choose to retain or replace Tennessee Supreme Court Judge Dwight Tarwater and Court of Criminal Appeals- Western Division Judge Matthew J. Wilson.

Below you can find sample ballots for each county as well as which cities are holding general elections and school board primaries:

• Anderson County – Sample Ballot
  • Clinton School Board Primary
  • Oak Ridge School Board Primary
• Blount County – Sample Ballot
  • Alcoa School Board Primary
  • Friendsville
  • Maryville School Board Primary
  • Townsend
• Campbell County – Sample Ballot
• Carter County – Sample Ballot
  • Johnson City
• Claiborne County – Sample Ballot
• Cocke County – Sample Ballot
• Cumberland County – Sample Ballot
• Fentress County – Sample Ballot
• Grainger County – Sample Ballot
• Greene County – Sample Ballot
  • Baileyton
  • Greeneville
  • Mosheim
• Hamblen County – Sample Ballot
• Hancock County – Sample Ballot
• Hawkins County – Sample Ballot
  • Kingsport
  • Rogersville School Board Primary
• Jefferson County – Sample Ballot
• Johnson County – Sample Ballot
• Knox County – Sample Ballot
  • Farragut
• Loudon County – Sample Ballot
  • Lenoir City School Board Primary
• Monroe County – Sample Ballot
• Morgan County – Sample Ballot
  • Wartburg
• Roane County – Sample Ballot
  • Harriman
  • Oak Ridge
• Scott County – Sample Ballot
  • Oneida Special School District General
• Sevier County – Sample Ballot
• Sullivan County – Sample Ballot
  • Bristol School Board Primary
  • Kingsport
  • Johnson City
• Unicoi County – Sample Ballot
• Union County – Sample Ballot
• Washington County – Sample Ballot
  • Johnson City

For any voting or election questions, visit the Tennessee Secretary Of State’s Elections webpage . The next election will be the Presidential Election on November 5.

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