FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 8, 2020

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Lincoln County Election Commission
election@lincolncountytn.gov
931-433-6220


Eligible Lincoln Voters Can Start Requesting Absentee By-Mail Ballots for August Election  
You can vote absentee by-mail if you fall under one of the following categories:
 

• You will be outside the county where they vote during the early voting period and all day on Election Day.
• You or your spouse is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university outside the county of registration.
• You are on the permanent absentee list.
• You reside in a nursing home, assisted living facility or home for the aged outside your county of residence.
• You will be unable to vote in person due to service as a juror.
• You are sixty (60) years of age or older.
• You have a physical disability and an inaccessible polling place.
• You are hospitalized, ill or physically disabled and unable to appear at your polling place to vote; and/or you have determined it is impossible or unreasonable to vote in-person due to the COVID-19 situation.
• You are the caretaker of a person who is hospitalized, ill or disabled, and/or you have determined it is impossible or unreasonable to vote in-person due to the COVID-19 situation.

For a list of all statutory reasons to vote absentee by-mail go to lincolncountytngov.com or GoVoteTN.com.

For voters who meet a reason under Tennessee law to vote absentee by-mail, the next step is to submit a written request to the Lincoln County Election Commission by mail, fax or email.

To submit a request by email, attach a document with all the necessary information listed and your scanned signature.

Your request must include:

• Your name
• address where you live
• full social security number
• date of birth
• The address to mail the ballot to, if different than your home address
• For the August election, to receive a primary ballot, you must request either a Republican or Democratic primary ballot. If a party is not specified, you will only receive the general election ballot.
• Which of the qualifying reasons you meet to vote absentee by-mail. For example, I am 60 years old.
• Your signature

While not required, a phone number is recommended in case the Lincoln County Election Commission needs any additional information.

Requests must be received by the Lincoln County Election Commission no later than seven (7) days before the election. For the Aug. 6 State and Federal Primary and County General Election, complete absentee by-mail requests must be received by July 30.