May 5, 2015 JACKSON MUNICIPAL CITY ELECTION
May 5th, is Election Day for the City of Jackson. Voters must be residents of the City of Jackson, meaning that the voter must live within the city limits, in order to vote. Voters should be prepared to show a photo ID issued by the State of Tennessee or the U.S. Federal government. IDs such as drivers licenses issued by other states will not be accepted.
What you Need To Know For Election Day
Mayors Race
There are five candidates for the contested Mayor’s race
James Baxter
Lowe Finney
Jerry Gist
Charlie Motton
Tim York
City Council
There are three contested City Council races.
District Two – Johnny Dodd, incumbent, Corliss Mercer-Johnson
District Three – Ernest Brooks II, incumbent, and Robert Curlin
District Nine – David Cisco, incumbent, and Jerry Truelove
Voter Information
Election officials want to remind voters that you must live within the city limits in order to be eligible vote.
One precinct, the West Tennessee Center for Research and Education, located at 605 Airways Blvd and often referred to as “The Ag Center” or “The Experiment Station” is undergoing extensive remodeling and is not usable for this election. Those voters will vote at the Madison County Agricultural Complex Auditorium located at 311 North Parkway for this election only. This is the same site used for early voting.
All other voters should report to vote at their assigned Election Day polling place. The polling place is listed on the voter’s most current voter registration card.
Call the Madison County Election Office with questions at (731) 660-1796
Only residents of the city of Jackson can vote Tuesday. Voters will only be allowed to vote at the precincts listed on their voter registration cards. The only exception is 7-1 where voters will vote at the Madison County Agricultural Complex Auditorium. Polls will be open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
PHOTO ID LAW
Voters who vote in person during early voting or on Election Day MUST present a photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government. These IDs may be current or expired. Examples include:
~TENNESSEE drivers license with your photo
~TENNESSEE Department of Safety photo ID
~TENNESSEE gun carry permit with your photo
~United States Military photo ID
~United States Passport
~Any other photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government.
College student IDs and photo IDs issued by cities, counties and other states will not be accepted.
ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS
• 1-1 – Carl Perkins Civic Center – 400 S. Highland Ave.
• 1-2 – Mount Moriah Baptist Church – 255 Daugherty St.
• 2-1 Alexander Elementary – 900 N. Highland Ave.
• 2-2 Aldersgate United Methodist Church – 1050 North Parkway
• 2-3 Tigrett Middle School – 716 Westwood Ave.
• 3-1 Madison County Board of Education – 310 North Parkway
• 3-3 Jackson Center for Independent Living – 1981 Hollywood Drive
• 4-1 Masonic Temple Lodge No. 45 – 2911 U.S. Highway 45 Bypass
• 4-2 Andrew Jackson School – 211 Old Hickory Blvd.
• 4-3 Festivities! Events Place – 2628 N. Highland Ave.
• 5-1 Whitehall Elementary School – 532 Whitehall St.
• 5-2 Macedonia Baptist Church – 106 Glass St.
• 5-3 North Parkway Middle School – 1341 North Parkway
• 6-1 South Side High School – 44 Harts Bridge Road
• 7-1 Madison County Agricultural Complex Auditorium – 311 North Parkway
• 8-5 Lester’s Fire Station – 722 Harts Bridge Road
• 9-1 VFW – 3803 Highway 45 N.
• 9-2 Pope Elementary School – 1071 Old Humboldt Road
• 10-3 North Side High School – 3070 N. Highland Ave.
