Election Day set for Thursday, August 3

Early voting ends Saturday, July 29.  Election day is Thursday, August 3.

The last day for early voting is Saturday, July 29. Election Day is Thursday, August 3, for the Metropolitan General Election, Tenn. House District 51 Special Primary Election, and Tenn. House District 52 Special General Election.

If necessary, a runoff election will be on September 14.

Early voting locations are open Friday, July 28, from 8 am –5:30 pm, and Saturday, July 29, from 8 am–4:30 pm.

Locations include:

Belle Meade City Hall, 4705 Harding Pk., Nashville, Tenn. 37205

Bellevue Branch Library, 720 Baugh Rd., Nashville, Tenn. 37221

Bordeaux Branch Library, 4000 Clarksville Pk., Nashville, Tenn. 37218

Casa Azafran, 2195 Nolensville Pk., Nashville, Tenn. 37211

Edmondson Pike Branch Library, 5501 Edmondson Pk., Nashville, Tenn. 37211

Goodlettsville Community Center, 200 Memorial Dr., Goodlettsville, Tenn. 37072

Green Hills Branch Library, 3701 Benham Ave., Nashville, Tenn. 37215

Hermitage Branch Library, 3700 James Kay Ln., Hermitage, Tenn. 37076

Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Nashville, Tenn. 37210

Madison Branch Library, 610 Gallatin Pk. S., Madison, Tenn. 37115

Margaret Maddox East YMCA, 2624 Gallatin Pk., Nashville, Tenn. 37216

Southeast Branch Library, 5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy., Suite 201, Antioch, Tenn. 37013

Tennesseans can find Election Day hours, polling locations, view and mark sample ballots, and much more with the Secretary of State’s <GoVoteTN.gov> website or <GoVoteTN app>. Voters can also download the <GoVoteTN app> for free in the App Store or Google Play.

Voters need to bring valid photo identification to the polls. A driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee state government, or the federal government is acceptable even if expired. A student ID or out-of-state driver’s license is not acceptable. For more information about what types of IDs are permitted, visit <GoVoteTN.gov>.

The Nashville PRIDE does not endorse candidates, but we do encourage our readers to vote for candidates who advertise in the Black press. These candidates show that they respect and value our community and have proven to be the same legislators who consider us in the decision they make.  Candidates include: 

Mayor

Fran Bush

Bernie Cox

Matthew A. Wiltshire

Council At Large

Arnold Hayes

Jeff Syracuse

Council District 1

Joy Smith Kimbrough

Council District 14

R.J. Mamula

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