Clay County TN Election Commission

05/08/2026

Today, May 8th 2026, is the first day to request Absentee Ballot Applications. You may come to the office and request one, or call 931-243-2536.

05/07/2026

Information for implementation of Revised Congressional Districts:

Revised District Boundaries The General Assembly has adopted revised congressional districts during the Second Extraordinary Session of the 114th General Assembly held in May 2026.  The new boundary lines are displayed below on a map provided by the Comptroller's office. Click here for detailed map...

05/05/2026

Clay County IS NOT having a primary election today, May 5th, for their county offices.

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04/17/2026

If you have family that may be away from home during the election cycles due to being in the military or overseas, remind them to request their ballot.

Ensuring Service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens can vote -- from anywhere in the world.

04/16/2026

Information for running as a write-in candidate:

1. Write-in candidates do not have their names on the ballot.
2. The election commission does not review the qualifications of write-in candidates, such as petitions, etc.
3. Poll officials cannot provide names of write-in candidates
4. Poll officials cannot help with spelling of write-in candidates
5. Poll officials can demonstrate on the machine how to vote for a write-in candidate with a false name, such as Mickey Mouse
6. The election commission will have an open meeting and determine acceptable spellings of write-in candidates' names
7. If there are state certifications that need to be issued for write-in candidates, that needs to be done before the deadline. Contact the election office for this information.
8. A write-in candidate certificate form must be filled out with the election commission to be counted on the ballot
9. A write-in candidate can withdraw no later than 5 days before the election
10. Write-in candidates must file a campaign finance report as other candidates are required
11. If no candidate qualified to be on the ballot and there are no other candidates who filed a certificate of write-in, then the single write-in candidate needs at least one (1) vote to win on a general election ballot
12. If no candidate qualified to be on the ballot, but another person timely filed a certificate of write-in for the same office, thereby having at least two people to have timely filed as write-in candidates, then the write-in candidate receiving the most votes will win on a general election ballot.

04/02/2026

1st Quarter Campaign Finance reports are due Thursday, April 10th. These reports need to be turned in to the election office. If you don't plan on spending over $1000, the office you are running for doesn't earn over $1000/month, and you are not receiving donations to your campaign, you should turn in a Statement of Non-Disclosure, if you haven't already done so.

The following county offices should be turning in quarterly campaign reports:
Mayor
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Trustee
County Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk
Road Superintendent

03/16/2026

The Clay County Election office is accepting applications for Deputy Administrator. This position is considered part-time. Hours may vary according to election periods and needs. Applications can be picked up in the mayor's office. Resumes are also accepted and can be emailed to [email protected] . For a copy of the job description, email request to [email protected] .

03/11/2026

Maps with districts can be found on our website:

https://claycountytnelections.com/districts-precincts/

03/10/2026

Final list of Qualified Candidates for the August 6, 2026 General Election.

Watch this page for future posts and information for voters.

03/09/2026

Petition update for 3/9/2026
Click on each picture to see the full photo.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10th at 12:00 NOON is the deadline for petitions.