Election Day is Aug. 1, polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

As Hardin countians look to the polls on Election Day (Thursday), only 3.4% of the county’s 17,382 registered voters voted early, according to the local Election Commission.
On Aug. 1, polls in Hardin County will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., including at the newly reopened Saltillo precinct at the Saltillo storm shelter, 47680 Tenn. 69.
Of the 586 ballots cast early, 486 or 82.9% were in the Republican primary and 91 or 15.5% in the Democratic primary. Thirteen voters participated only in the General Election.
The Hardin County General Election includes Assessor of Property, Board of Education seats for Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, Road Board Districts 1 and 2, and the Hardin County Commission District 9 seat to fulfill an unexpired term.
The full ballot can be seen online by all readers at www.courieranywhere.com. Click on “Our Public Notices” on the home page, then on July 25, and then on the red line under “Attachments.”