Hey Bill. I voted today and blogged about it (http://rexblog.com/2004/09/11#a3678). I was too eager to show I wasn't a girlie man to wait until Election Day. : )

oops. wrong link in that previous comment: should have been http://rexblog.com/2004/10/13#a3962

sorry.

I still believe early voting in Tennessee is contrary to Tennessee's State Constitution. There are several references to the "day" of the election, and the election ending on that "day".

Article II, Section 7. The first election for senators and representatives shall be held on the second Tuesday in November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy; and forever thereafter, elections for members of the General Assembly shall be held once in two years, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Said elections shall terminate the same day.

Plus, there are several sections referring to time periods before elections. Does that now mean that a candidate for Governor has to have been a citizen 7 years before the first day of early voting, or the traditional day of the election?

Or what about this: Every person, being eighteen years of age, being a citizen of the United States, being a resident of the state for a period of time as prescribed by the General Assembly, and being duly registered in the county of residence for a period of time prior to the day of any election as prescribed by the General Assembly, shall be entitled to vote in all federal, state, and local elections held in the county or district in which such person resides.

So to vote in this coming election, does a person have to be a resident for a "period of time" before today, or before November 2?

We always vote on election day rather than early voting. Has always been kind of a ritual with our family. It was kind of funny though; checked out the Monroe County site through your link and decided to 'make sure' they had me listed in their database (came back empty)....tried my wife's name (came back empty as well). Before I totally freaked, checked my neighbor's name, who is on the county commission and his came back as 'empty' as well (((WHEW!)))