White County early voting for the Nov. 3, 2020 election is off to a promising start, with daily totals thus far showing an average of 72 voters per hour casting their ballots.
According to Dorcas Marcum, White County administrator of elections, the totals to-date are: Oct. 14 – 531; Oct. 15 – 550; Oct. 16 – 587; and Oct. 17 – 265.
A statistical analysis of the three previous presidential elections for White County lists the following in total votes cast.
In addition, Tennessee broke the first-day early voting record. Through Oct. 14, a record-breaking 273,325 people cast their ballots by voting early or absentee by-mail. This is a 91 percent increase from the first day of early voting, in 2016, and a 120 percent increase over 2012.
Tennessee voters can find their early voting and Election Day hours, polling locations and more with the GoVoteTN app or online at GoVoteTN.com. The GoVoteTN app is free to download in the App Store or Google Play.
While visiting the polls, Tennesseans are encouraged to wear a face covering and maintain a six-foot distance from poll officials and other voters.Early voting for the Nov. 3, 2020, election began Oct. 14 and continues through Oct. 29. Early voting for White County takes place at the election commission office, in the courthouse. The dates and hours are listed below.
For early voting turnout updates, follow the social media channels Twitter: @SecTreHargett, Facebook: Tennessee Secretary of State and Instagram: @tnsecofstate.
For more information about early voting in Tennessee, go to GoVoteTN.com.
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