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Tennessee early voting hit 1,280,642 ballots, up 45% from 2022, and Election Day is today

The Daily Hendersonville teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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It's Election Day, and Tennesseans have already cast more than 1.2 million early ballots, up 45% from the last midterm in 2022. Sumner County's early vote jumped 59%. In Wilson County, more than 30,000 people voted early, nearly one-third of registered voters.

Sumner County's early vote rose 59% from 2022

Sources: WKRN News 2, WAFF

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Montgomery69%
Lawrence60%
Sumner59%
Davidson57%
Statewide45%
Lincoln33%
  • Polls open: 7 a.m. today
  • Accepted: driver license, U.S. passport, military ID, handgun permit with photo
  • Not accepted: college IDs and county- or city-issued photo IDs

Early voting ran from Oct. 14 to the 29th, and 150,355 people voted on the final day. Voting today? Bring a photo ID. The state accepts the listed forms even if they've expired, but first-time voters who registered by mail or online need a current utility bill, bank statement or similar document with an expired ID.

1,280,642early ballots cast statewide over 14 days

That's a quarter of all registered voters in Tennessee.

Source: WKRN News 2

Sources: WKRN News 2, Lebanon Democrat, WAFF

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