Absentee By-Mail Ballots: Voters, please be advised that if you mail your ballot on Friday or Saturday, mail is being redirected through Nashville, TN due to flooding/road closures in multiple areas. Please expect a delay on receiving or us receiving your ballot. Please allow ample amount of time for our office to receive your ballot by Election Day – November 5, 2024.
ABSENTEE BY-MAIL BALLOT REQUESTS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS
REQUEST PERIODS:
March 5, 2024 Election: December 6, 2023 – February 27, 2024
August 1, 2024 Election: May 3, 2024 – July 25, 2024
November 5, 2024 Election: August 7, 2024 – October 29, 2024
***An absentee by-mail ballot request is only valid for ONE election and must be filed with the Washington County Election Commission Office during the request periods shown above. If a voter wishes to vote by-mail again, a new application must be submitted during the request period of said Election.
NURSING HOME RESIDENT: If you reside in a licensed nursing home, assisted living facility, home for the aged, or an independent living facility on the same property as a licensed nursing home, assisted living facility, or home for the aged inside your county of residence, you may not vote absentee by-mail. Election officials will come to the facility to vote eligible residents, or you may vote during early voting or on Election Day.
DO I QUALIFY FOR THE PERMANENT ABSENTEE LIST?
You will receive an application for ballot for each election if your licensed physician signs a statement stating that, in their judgment, you are medically unable to vote in person. The statement must be filed not less than seven (7) days before the election and signed under the penalty of perjury.
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING
Military and overseas absentee ballot request period is December 6, 2023 – October 29, 2024. A FPCA form shall apply to each election for which the voter is eligible during the calendar year of 2024.
This form is for absent Uniformed Service members, their families, and citizens residing outside the United States. It is used to register to vote, request absentee ballot, or update your contact information.
RETURN YOUR APPLICATION TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION OFFICE:
ADDRESS: 2516 East Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601
EMAIL: voteabsentee@wcecoffice.com
FAX: 423-913-8430
RETURN YOUR ABSENTEE BY-MAIL BALLOT BY MAIL:
You must mail your ballot in time for your county election commission to receive it no later than the close of polls on Election Day.
You must return your ballot by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.). Hand delivery or handing it to a poll worker during early voting or on Election Day is not permitted.
ADDRESS: 2516 East Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601
NOTICE:
*Unless you are on the permanent absentee voting register, enrolled in the Safe at Home program, or you have previously voted in the county of registration, you must appear in-person to vote in the first election after you have registered by-mail or online at GoVoteTN.gov.
*A person who is not an employee of an election commission commits a Class E felony if such person gives an application for an absentee ballot to any person or commits a Class A misdemeanor if such person gives an unsolicited request for application for absentee ballot to any person. T.C.A. § 2-6-202(c)(3) and (4).