Belfast, Tennessee Public Records

The registration deadline is 30 days before any election, and voters must provide their Tennessee driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering. Since Belfast is an unincorporated community without municipal government, residents do not vote in city council or mayoral elections. Instead, voters participate in Marshall County Commission elections, school board elections, and countywide constitutional officer races including County Mayor, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Trustee, and Sheriff. Residents can find their assigned polling location by contacting the Marshall County Election Commission or by using the Tennessee Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at web.sos.tn.gov/elections. Tennessee law makes certain election records public, including voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports filed with the state Registry of Election Finance, candidate qualifying petitions, and precinct-level election results. Tennessee voters can request absentee ballots by submitting a written application to the Marshall County Election Commission. Absentee voting is available for those who will be outside the county during early voting and Election Day, hospitalized or disabled individuals, election day workers and poll officials, caretakers of hospitalized or disabled persons, and voters whose religious beliefs prevent voting in person. Early voting typically begins 20 days before Election Day and ends five days before at locations designated by the commission.