Cocke Co. Election Commission Completes Move To Western Plaza

The relocation of the Cocke County Election Commission is now complete. The Elections Commission is now operating out of the Early Voting Site in the Western Plaza Shopping Center. Administer of Elections, Josh Blanchard says as the result of a team effort, all voting system equipment and relevant items were spared from the flood as the Cocke County Annex building was severely damaged by flood waters from the Pigeon River. There is a new mailing address set up for the Election Commission. That address is PO Box 459, Newport, TN 37822. Blanchard says any mail that has been sent to the courthouse annex address will be forwarded to the new post office box address.

The deadline for voter registration is Monday, October 7. You can register to vote in person at the Western Plaza location from 9am-4pm on weekdays. Online voter registration is available to most residents who are established with the Department of Safety online at GoVoteTN.gov.Early voting for the November 5 election begins on October 16.