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Early voting for the November 6, 2018 Election starts Wednesday, October 17 through Thursday, November 1, 2018. The hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. The early voting location is the Carroll County Election Commission Office, 625 High Street, Suite 113, Huntingdon, Tenn. 38344
Any elderly voter or disabled voter whose polling place is not accessible may vote at the Election Office on Election Day. The voter must complete an affidavit stating that the voter’s polling location does not comply with the provisions of Public Law 98-435 of the 98th Congress. The affidavit must be received in the Election Office by October 27, 2018. Alternatively, you may vote during early voting in the Election Office or request an absentee ballot.
Locally, there are council races in every municipality along with some mayoral races in Carroll County along with a referendum for retail package liquor in Huntingdon.
Here in McKenzie, Mayor Jill Holland is unopposed for another term as Mayor. Incumbent councilman Jason R. Martin is unopposed for another term representing Ward II. Brian Winston is unopposed for councilman in Ward III. Winston is also a Carroll County Commissioner. Newcomer Bobby L. Young runs unopposed for Ward V previously represented by Vice-Mayor Gene Hale who opted not to run for reelection.
In Huntingdon, four candidates are running for three available seats on the Huntingdon council. They include Kelly Barnett Eubanks, Andrew Maddox, Haywood Melton, and John Sanders. The package liquor referendum in Huntingdon will likely draw a lot of attention.
Incumbent James R. Halford is unopposed in his reelection bid as Mayor while Jim Lewis and L.N. McNabb Jr are running for two available seats as aldermen.
Bruceton has the only contested mayoral race with three candidates running including incumbent Robert T. Keeton III, former councilman Frank McGee, and Jenna F. (Nunamaker) Young. Four persons are running for two alderman seats in Bruceton including James A. Butler, Chris Cole, Hecter Ortiz, and Joey Simmons.