Smith County early voting is record-breaking Monday

SMITH COUNTY – The first day of early voting in Smith County saw more than 9,000 votes cast at the polls on Monday. According to our news partner KETK, Smith County officials said 10,635 ballots were cast, 9,594 were cast in person. How does this compare to early voting during the 2020 election? In 2020, Smith County only saw about 6,000 people in the first day of early voting.

Now through November 1, registered voters can cast their ballots at any of the eight early voting locations, which include:
First Christian Church – Christian Life Center Room 5: 4202 S. Broadway Ave, Tyler
Heritage Building: 1900 Bellwood Road, Tyler
The Hub: 304 E. Ferguson Street, Tyler
Kinzie Community Center: 912 Mt. Sylvan St., Lindale
Noonday Community Center: 16662 CR 196, Tyler
Starrville Church of the Living God, 18396 Highway 271, Winona
Whitehouse Methodist Church: 405 W. Main Street, Whitehouse
Green Acres Baptist Church – Flint Campus, at 1010 CR 137, Flint

New for this election, the Green Acres Baptist Church – Flint Campus, will be open for early voting during weekdays only. It will NOT be a polling place on Saturday or Sunday.

Because of Smith County’s construction of its parking garage next door to the Elections Office and The Hub, parking will be tight at the main polling place. Elections Administrator Michelle Allcon is asking voters to consider casting their ballots at one of the other locations.

Early voting dates and times include:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, October 21-25
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, October 26
Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 27
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Friday, October 28 – November 1.

If you would like to apply for a mail-in ballot, the deadline for the Elections Office to receive the application is October 25.
Election Day is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Smith County residents will be able to choose any of the 38 polling locations to cast their ballots on Election Day. Those locations can also be found on the new interactive map: http://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/0b2cf7240be6450887d398054662c1c7

If your not sure where the closest polling location is to you. Smith County has an easy-to-use interactive map on its website.
Visit http://www.smith-county.com/government/departments/elections/current-election-information and click on the “Interactive Map of Smith County” link.

Beginning on Monday, October 21, there will also be a red banner at the top of the homepage, at http://www.smith-county.com, to make it easier for visitors to access the current election information