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Voter sign-up deadline Oct. 7, early voting starts Oct. 21 for General Election

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Early voting for the 2024 General Election will begin Tuesday, Oct. 21, and end Monday, Nov. 4. There will be early voting hours on two Saturdays.

All early voting for Howard County will be at the Carter Day Center, Nashville. All voters must have photo ID.

Hours for early voting include the following: 

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The last day for early voting is Monday, Nov. 4, the day before General Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.

The last day to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 7, 8-4:30 at the County Clerk’s office in the courthouse. 

The last day to transfer precincts is Friday, Nov. 1.

Absentee ballot counting will be Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. in the courthouse Annex Building. Persons wishing to request an absentee ballot or to see if they are eligible for an absentee ballot should contact the County Clerk’s office, 870-845-7500, ext. 2.

On election day eligible voters may cast ballots at any of the four county voting places between 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The voting places are:

Nashville — Carter Day Center, N. Main.

Mineral Springs — Methodist Church, 101 S. Church St.

Dierks — Community Center, 102 W. 2nd St.

Umpire — Fire Department, 15790 Hwy. 278 W.

Races

There are several races on the General Election ballot for 2024. 

Contested races include the following:

US President/Vice-President

Peter Sonki/Lauren Onak, American Solidarity Party

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./Nicole Shanahan, Independent

Michael Wood/John G. Pietrowski, Prohibition Party

Jim Stein/Rudolph Ware, Green Party

Donald J. Trump/JD Vance, Republican Party

Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat, Libertarian Party

Kamala D. Harris/Tim Waltz, Democratic Party’

US Congress

District 04

Cong. Bruce Westerman, Republican

Risie Howard, Democratic

State Treasurer

Sec. of State John Thurston, Republican

John Pagan, Democratic

Michael Pakko, Libertarian

State Supreme Court Justice

Non-Partisan Position 1

Justice Karen Baker

Justice Rhonda Wood

State Senate

District 04

Sen. Jimmy Hickey, Jr., Republican

Lonny Mack Goodwin, Libertarian

State Representative

District 86

Bill Bradshaw, Democratic

State Rep. John Maddox, Republican

State Representative

District 87

State Rep. DeAnn Vaught, Republican

Marc Rosson, Libertarian

State Representative

District 88

Dolly Henley, Republican

Tammy L. Goodwin, Libertarian

Although candidates are listed on the ballot for municipal offices in Tollette, Mineral Springs and Nashville, and for Howard County Justice of the Peace, there are no contested races.