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| Date | Event | Citation | Election Month |
| 6/21/2010 | First day the County Election Commission may appoint and send notices to election day officials selected to serve in the August election. | (TCA § 2-4-102(a)(1)) | August |
| 6/21/2010 | On or about this date, the County Election Commission shall lock the absentee ballot boxes. Two election commissioners, one from each party, shall each separately place one lock on the ballot boxes and shall personally retain the keys for the locks. Each of the two commissioners of different parties shall attach numbered seals, and record the numbers of the seals on a certification document. Commissioners shall sign the ballot box certification document and create a duplicate copy. (The original document is mailed to the Coordinator of Elections and the duplicate copy is retained by the county election office.) | (TCA § 2-6-311) | August |
| 6/21/2010 | By this date special write-in absentee ballots must be mailed to members of the armed forces, their spouses, and citizens temporarily outside the United States. If prepared, the official absentee ballot may be used. | (TCA § 2-6-503) | August |
| 6/21/2010 | Last day to publish notice to voters with a disability and elderly voters in inaccessible precincts that they have the right to come to the County Election Commission Office to vote, either during the period established for early voting or on election day. The notice shall advise any voters with a disability who will be voting for the first time pursuant to this provision to provide the commission with written notice by July 26, 2010 of his her intention to vote at the commission office on election day. | (TCA §§ 2-3-109(e)(1) and (2)(A)) | August |
| 6/21/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a notice of its office location, dates, and hours open, and telephone number. | TCA § 2-2-114(a)) | August |
| 6/26/2010 | Last day to send a written request to each licensed nursing home, assisted care living facility, home for the aged, or similar licensed institution providing relatively permanent domiciliary care in the county for a list of all the individuals in the licensed institution for the limited purpose of voting. | (TCA § 2-6-601(b)) | August |
| 7/5/2010 | Last day to notify candidates when the deadline is for filing 2nd Quarter campaign disclosure reports. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 7/6/2010 | Absentee ballots for the August election must be printed no later than this date. | (TCA § 2-6-310(b)) | August |
| 7/6/2010 | On or before this date, the County Election Commission must notify the chairpersons of the county executive committees of the political parties, independent candidates, and the press when and where voting machines used for early voting will be examined pursuant to TCA §2-9-105. Prior to the examination, voting machine technicians shall certify that the machines are in working order as required. After examination, the political parties and technicians shall certify the machines. | (Promulgated Rules 1360-2-13-.28 and 1360-2-15-.07) | August |
| 7/6/2010 | Last day to register to vote in person at the local County Election Commission Office. | (TCA § 2-2-109) | August |
| 7/6/2010 | Voter registration forms postmarked this date must be processed. Any forms postmarked after this date shall be held and processed after the election. | (TCA § 2-2-109) | August |
| 7/6/2010 | First day that instruction schools for election officials may be held. | (TCA § 2-4-108(a)) | August |
| 7/7/2010 | First day that the County Election Commission may send absentee deputies to licensed nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and homes for the aged to vote the registered voters therein. | (TCA § 2-6-601)) | August |
| 7/8/2010 | Last day to notify candidates when the deadline is for filing Mid-Year Supplemental campaign disclosure reports. Candidates with open campaign accounts for past or future elections. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(3)) | |
| 7/9/2010 | A by-mail voter registration form lacking a postmark, but signed and dated on or before July 6, shall be timely filed if the election commission receives the form by mail by this date. | (TCA § 2-2-109(a) | August |
| 7/11/2010 | Last day the County Election Commission may publish days and hours open for early voting by personal appearance. Notice shall include office location and telephone number. | (TCA § 2-6-103(c)) | August |
| 7/11/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall publish a sample ballot for the early voting period. Where voting machines are used, the sample ballot shall be the machine sample ballot. | (TCA § 2-5-211(b)) | August |
| 7/12/2010 | 2nd Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 7/15/2010 | Last day prisoners may apply to vote by absentee ballot. | (Tate v. Collins, 1980) | August |
| 7/15/2010 | Mid-Year Supplemental campaign financial disclosure statements due. Candidates with open campaign accounts for past or future elections. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(3)) | |
| 7/16/2010 | First day a registered voter may vote early by personal appearance. All counties must be open a minimum of three (3) consecutive hours each weekday, including Saturdays, during the period of July 16 through July 31. | (TCA §§ 2-6-102(a)(1) and 2-6-103(a)(1)) | August |
| 7/16/2010 | First day a hospitalized voter may request the services of an emergency registrar to vote an absentee ballot. Voters hospitalized this date, or until the time set for opening the polls on election day, may request to be voted by emergency registrars by calling the County Election Commission Office. | (TCA § 2-6-401(b)) | August |
| 7/20/2010 | In case of a vacancy, to include notice of a deadline for filing affidavits for Sheriffs and Road Superintendent, recommended day for the County Election Commission to publish a notice of the county general election for any office which will appear on the regular November general election ballot. | (TCA § 2-12-111(a)) | November |
| 7/21/2010 | First day the County Election Commission may appoint a hospital administrator as an emergency registrar for any person who is a patient in that hospital due to an emergency. | (TCA § 2-6-401(a)(2)) | August |
| 7/21/2010 | On or about this date, the County Election Commission must notify the county executive committee chairpersons for political parties, independent candidates, and the press about when and where the voting machines will be examined before election day. Prior to the examination, voting machine technicians shall certify that the machines are in working order as required. After the examination, political parties and technicians shall certify machines. | (TCA § 2-9-105) | August |
| 7/21/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall set a uniform time for opening the polls for the August election. | (TCA § 2-3-201(b)(1)) | August |
| 7/22/2010 | Last day to notify candidates when the deadline is for filing Pre-Primary campaign disclosure reports for August primary. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | August |
| 7/22/2010 | Last day to notify candidates when the deadline is for filing Pre-General campaign disclosure reports for August general. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | August |
| 7/23/2010 | Last day to mail absentee ballots to prisoners. | (Tate v. Collins, 1980) | August |
| 7/26/2010 | First day the County Election Commission may publish a notice stating the day, time, and polling places of the August election. Notice of counting board location must be placed in this public notice. The counting board location shall not be changed except in the event of an emergency. | (TCA §§ 2-12-111(c) & 2-6-302(a)(5)) | August |
| 7/26/2010 | Last day to receive notice from voter with a disability and or an elderly voter in inaccessible precincts who will be voting for the first time pursuant to TCA § 2-3-109(e) that they intend to vote at the County Election Commission Office on election day. | (TCA § 2-3-109(e)(2)(A)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Last day a written request for an absentee ballot application may be received in the County Election Commission Office. | (TCA § 2-6-202(a)(1)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Last day an application for absentee ballot from a voter or a temporary registration and application from armed forces personnel, their spouses and overseas voters may be received in the County Election Commission Office. | (TCA §2-6-502(c)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Last day an Administrator of Elections may process an application for absentee ballot. | (TCA § 2-6-202(d)(3)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Prisoners vote at penal facilities on this date. | (Tate v. Collins, 1980) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Last day to receive a physician's statement to include the voter on the permanent absentee voting register and the last day to process such voter's application for ballot and mail this voter's ballot. | (TCA § 2-6-201(3)(A)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Pre-Primary campaign financial disclosure reports for August primary due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Pre-General campaign financial disclosure reports for August general due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | August |
| 7/31/2010 | First day for emergency voting due to death of a relative of a voter which would result in the voter's absence from the state or county on election day, or due to a voter receiving a subpoena or service of process which requires the voter's presence on election day. | (TCA § 2-6-401(c)) | August |
| 7/31/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall publish a sample ballot for election day. Where voting machines are used, the sample ballot shall be the machine sample ballot. | (TCA § 2-5-211(b)) | August |
| 7/31/2010 | Last day a voter may vote early by personal appearance. | (TCA § 2-6-102(a)(1)) | August |
| 7/31/2010 | Last day a voter who was rejected because of a deficient registration form may present the rejection notice at the commission office and be registered to vote. The County Election Commission shall notify the voter of this right at the time that the commission sends the rejection notice. | (TCA § 2-2-109) | August |
| 8/2/2010 | Earlier or by this date, notify candidates, political party chairpersons, and press when and where the voting machines are to be canvassed after the election. | (TCA § 2-8-104(b)) | August |
| 8/2/2010 | Last day the County Election Commission may publish a notice stating the day, time, and polling places of the August election. Notice of counting board location must be placed in this public notice. The counting board location shall not be changed except in the event of an emergency. | (TCA §§ 2-12-111(c) and 2-6-302(a)(5)) | August |
| 8/3/2010 | No later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time this date, the candidates, political parties, and citizens' organizations shall submit to the County Election Commission lists of names of poll watchers to serve on election day. | (TCA § 2-7-104(a)) | August |
| 8/4/2010 | Last day for emergency voting due to death of a relative of a voter which would result in the voter's absence from the state or county on election day, or due to a voter receiving a subpoena or service of process which requires the voter's presence on election day. | (TCA § 2-6-401(c)) | August |
| 8/4/2010 | Last day to conduct school of instruction for all officials appointed to serve at the precincts on election day. The election officials shall be instructed of their duties and procedures at the polling place. | (TCA § 2-4-108) | August |
| 8/4/2010 | An employee eligible to vote pursuant to TCA § 2-1-106 must notify his her employer by 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date. | (TCA § 2-1-106) | August |
| 8/4/2010 | First day the County Election Commission Office may receive requests and or applications for absentee ballots to be voted by mail by persons other than armed forces personnel, their spouses and overseas voters. | (TCA § 2-6-202(a)) | November |
| 8/4/2010 | First day the prisoners may apply to vote by absentee ballot. | (Tate v.Collins, 1980) | November |
| 8/5/2010 | The central absentee ballot counting board shall convene no sooner than the opening of the polls but no later than 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, as specified by the County Election Commission. The election commission shall deliver the locked absentee ballot boxes and keys to the counting board, together with the poll books and other election materials of absentee voters. | (TCA § 2-6-303(a)(1)) | August |
| 8/5/2010 | The County Election Commission shall furnish each polling place with a certified copy of a complete alphabetical list of its absentee and early voters in the August election, and the copy shall be displayed at the polling place throughout voting hours. | (TCA § 2-6-301(c)) | August |
| 8/5/2010 | The time set for the opening of the polls in the county is the latest time a hospitalized voter may request emergency registrars to assist him her in voting an absentee ballot in the hospital. | (TCA § 2-6-401(b)) | August |
| 8/5/2010 | All election officials serving at the polling places shall meet at their designated locations at least one-half (1 2) hour before the polls open. Officials who didn't attend instructional school or were appointed after the instructional school had been held shall be administered the oath of office required in TCA § 2-1-111. | (TCA § 2-7-105) | August |
| 8/5/2010 | The officer of elections shall deliver to the polling place the computer signature list containing the names and addresses of all eligible voters at the polling place, the paper ballots, sample ballots, voting machine keys, ballot boxes and keys, and all other election day supplies provided by the County Election Commission. | (TCA § 2-7-107) | August |
| 8/5/2010 | ELECTION DAY State Primary and County General | (T. C. A. §§ 2-1-104(a)(24), 2-3-202, & 2-13-202) | August |
| 8/6/2010 | As soon as possible after the election, the County Election Commission or such persons as it may designate shall, in the presence of any interested candidates, their representatives, party representatives, and press, open each voting machine and compare the votes shown with the tally sheets prepared at the polling place. | (TCA § 2-8-104(a)) | August |
| 8/6/2010 | Within twenty-four (24) hours after the close of the polls or as soon as possible thereafter, the voting machine technicians shall cause the voting machines to be moved to their proper storage areas provided under TCA § 2-9-104. | (TCA § 2-9-107) | August |
| 8/7/2010 | Unless an extension has been granted by the Coordinator of Elections, the counting of provisional ballots must be completed. | (TCA § 2-7-112(a)(3)(C)(i)) | August |
| 8/9/2010 | On or before this date County Election Office must file with the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance & State Election Commission a county election information form, which includes name of offices, county or city election info, date of election, qualifying deadline & runoff info. | (TCA § 2-10-111) | November |
| 8/9/2010 | Last day for County Election Commission to publish a notice of the November general election. | (TCA § 2-12-111(a)) | November |
| 8/15/2010 | All voting machines must remain locked against voting at least through this date. | (TCA § 2-9-108) | August |
| 8/19/2010 | To qualify for any municipal offices or county offices which will appear on the November ballot, candidates must file their nominating petitions with the appropriate County Election Commission Office on this date, no later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time. | (TCA §§ 2-5-101(a) and 5-1-104) | November |
| 8/19/2010 | If a qualifying deadline falls on this date, the County Election Commission Office must be open until 4:00 p.m. this date. | (TCA § 2-5-101(d)) | November |
| 8/19/2010 | By this day county primary boards should submit nominations to the County Election Commission of persons who may serve as election day officials, including precinct and assistant precinct registrars. | (TCA § 2-4-106(c)) | November |
| 8/19/2010 | To qualify for any municipal offices or county offices which will appear on the November ballot, candidates must file their nominating petitions with the appropriate County Election Commission Office on this date, no later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time. | (TCA §§ 2-5-101(a) and 5-1-104) | November |
| 8/23/2010 | On or before this date, the County Election Commission must meet and certify the results of the August election as shown on the returns, after the returns have been compared to the voting machines as required under TCA §2-8-104. (No paper or absentee ballots may be recounted.) | (TCA § 2-8-101) | August |
| 8/26/2010 | On or before this date, the Coordinator of Elections shall publicly examine the returns and declare who has been nominated for office in the August primary. | (TCA § 2-8-113) | August |
| 8/26/2010 | Withdrawal deadline for candidates who must have qualified by August 19th. By 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, candidates wanting to remove their names from the ballot must file a written request over the candidates’ signature. | (TCA § 2-5-204(b)(1)) | November |
| 8/26/2010 | Immediately after this date and upon approval of the ballot from the Coordinator of Elections, absentee ballots may be printed for the November general. | (TCA § 2-6-310(b) and 2-5-207(e)) | November |
| 8/28/2010 | If certification is August 23, 2010, this is the last day that a candidate in the state primary may file a contest of election with the state primary board of the candidate’s party, and the last date for a candidate in a county election to file a contest of election in the chancery court. | (TCA § 2-17-104) | August |
| 9/13/2010 | No later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, a person who desires to have write-in votes counted in his or her name must file a certification of write-in candidacy in the appropriate jurisdictions. | (TCA § 2-7-133(i)) | November |
| 9/13/2010 | On this date or promptly thereafter, the county election commission must notify the Coordinator of Elections, the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, as well as all other candidates participating in the affected election of persons filing a certification of write-in candidacy. | (TCA § 2-8-113(c)) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | First day the County Election Commission may appoint and send notices to election day officials selected to serve in the November general election. | (TCA § 2-4-102(a)(1)) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | On or about this date, the County Election Commission shall lock the absentee ballot boxes. Two election commissioners, one from each party, shall each separately place one lock on the ballot boxes and shall personally retain the keys for the locks. Each of the two commissioners of different parties shall attach numbered seals, and record the numbers of the seals on a certification document. Commissioners shall sign the ballot box certification document and create a duplicate copy. (The original document is mailed to the Coordinator of Elections and the duplicate copy is retained by the county election office.) | (TCA § 2-6-311) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | By this date special write-in absentee ballots must be mailed to members of the armed forces personnel, their spouses, and citizens temporarily outside the United States. If prepared, the official absentee ballot may be used. | (TCA § 2-6-503) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | Last day to publish notice to voters with a disability and elderly voters in inaccessible precincts that they have the right to come to the County Election Commission Office to vote, either during the period established for early voting or on election day. The notice shall advise any voters with a disability who will be voting for the first time pursuant to this provision to provide the commission with written notice by October 23, 2010, of his her intention to vote at the commission office on election day. | (TCA §§ 2-3-109(e)(1) and (2)(A)) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a notice of its office location, dates, and hours open, and telephone number. | (TCA § 2-2-114(a)) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | Last day for candidates to file the statement of interests with the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. | (TCA § 8-50-501(b)) | November |
| 9/19/2010 | On or before this date, computerized counties shall forward to the Secretary of State a printed list of the names of all persons (or a CD ROM) who voted in the August county election and shall deposit a copy of the list with the office of the county clerk. | (TCA § 2-8-107(b)) | August |
| 9/19/2010 | By this date the chairperson of the County Election Commission shall certify the results of the absentee voting in the August election to the Coordinator of Elections. | (TCA § 2-6-304(f)) | August |
| 9/23/2010 | Last day to send a written request to each licensed nursing home, assisted care living facility, home for the aged, or similar licensed institution providing relatively permanent domiciliary care in the county for a list of all the individuals in the licensed institution for the limited purpose of voting. | (TCA § 2-6-601(b)) | November |
| 10/3/2010 | Absentee ballots for the November general election must be printed no later than this date. | (TCA § 2-6-310(b)) | November |
| 10/3/2010 | On or before this date, the County Election Commission must notify the chairpersons of the county executive committees of the political parties, independent candidates, and the press and inform them of when and where voting machines used for early voting will be examined pursuant to TCA § 2-9-105. Prior to the examination, voting machine technicians shall certify that the machines are in working order as required. After examination, the political parties and technicians shall certify the machines. | (Promulgated Rules 1360-2-13-.28 and 1360-2-15-.07) | November |
| 10/3/2010 | First day that instruction schools for election officials may be held. | (TCA § 2-4-108(a)) | November |
| 10/4/2010 | First day that the County Election Commission may send absentee deputies to licensed nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and homes for the aged to vote the registered voters therein. | (TCA § 2-6-601) | November |
| 10/4/2010 | Last day to register to vote in person at the local County Election Commission Office. | (TCA § 2-2-109) | November |
| 10/4/2010 | Voter registration forms postmarked this date must be processed. Any forms postmarked after this date shall be held and processed after the election. | (TCA § 2-2-109) | November |
| 10/4/2010 | Last day to notify candidates when the deadline is for filing 3rd Quarter campaign disclosure reports. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 10/6/2010 | A by-mail voter registration form lacking a postmark, but signed and dated on or before October 4, shall be timely filed if the election commission receives the form by mail by this date. | (TCA § 2-2-109(a)) | November |
| 10/8/2010 | Last day the County Election Commission may publish days and hours open for early voting by personal appearance. Notice shall include office location and telephone number. | (TCA § 2-6-103(c)) | November |
| 10/8/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall publish a sample ballot for the early voting period. Where voting machines are used, the sample ballot shall be the machine sample ballot. | (TCA § 2-5-211(b)) | November |
| 10/11/2010 | 3rd Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 10/12/2010 | Last day prisoners may apply to vote by absentee ballot. | (Tate v. Collins, 1980) | November |
| 10/13/2010 | First day a registered voter may vote early by personal appearance. All counties must be open a minimum of three (3) consecutive hours each weekday, including Saturdays, during the period of October 13 to October 28. | (TCA §§ 2-6-102(a)(1) and 2-6-103(a)(1)) | November |
| 10/13/2010 | First day a hospitalized voter may request the services of an emergency registrar to vote an absentee ballot. Voters hospitalized this date, or until the time set for opening the polls on election day, may request to be voted by emergency registrars by calling the County Election Commission Office. | (TCA § 2-6-401(b)) | November |
| 10/18/2010 | First day the County Election Commission may appoint a hospital administrator as an emergency registrar for any person who is a patient in that hospital due to an emergency. | (TCA § 2-6-401(a)(2)) | November |
| 10/18/2010 | On or about this date, the County Election Commission must notify the county executive committee chairpersons for political parties, independent candidates, and the press about when and where the voting machines will be examined before election day. Prior to the examination, voting machine technicians shall certify that the machines are in working order as required. After the examination, political parties and technicians shall certify machines. | (TCA § 2-9-105) | November |
| 10/18/2010 | By this date the County Election Commission shall set a uniform time for opening the polls for the November general election. | (TCA § 2-3-201(b)(1)) | November |
| 10/19/2010 | Last day to notify candidates when the deadline is for filing Pre-General campaign disclosure reports for November general. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | November |
