Buchanan, Tennessee Public Records

Applicants need to provide their Tennessee driver's license or ID card number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. At the polls, Tennessee requires voters to present valid photo identification, including Tennessee driver's licenses, U.S. Passports, military IDs, or photo IDs issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. As an unincorporated community, Buchanan has no municipal government and therefore holds no city elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote in Henry County elections for county offices including County Mayor, who is the chief executive of county government, along with County Commission members representing their district, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Circuit Court Clerk, General Sessions Court Clerk, Criminal Court Clerk, Trustee, Assessor of Property, and Sheriff. These county offices are elected on staggered cycles, with most county officials serving four-year terms.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Buchanan voters are published by the Tennessee Secretary of State Division of Elections (https://sos.tn.gov/elections). Federal elections cover U.S. Senate races in alternating cycles - though no Tennessee U.S.S. House of Representatives contests. The community falls within Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, and the next presidential election arrives in 2028. Residents can find their assigned polling location using the Tennessee Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at web.sos.tn.gov/elections/services/polling-place-search or by contacting the Henry County Election Commission directly. Tennessee offers early voting for approximately two weeks before each election at designated sites in Paris, allowing voters to cast ballots in person before Election Day without needing an excuse. Absentee voting by mail is available only to voters who meet specific criteria: those 60 years or older, hospitalized or ill or physically disabled, full-time students outside the county, election officials, those observing religious holidays, residents living outside the county, or those serving as jurors. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Henry County Election Commission and received by 7 days before the election. Completed absentee ballots must arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. Tennessee election records are largely public. Voter registration lists can be purchased from county election commissions for lawful purposes. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance and are searchable at apps.tn.gov/tnref. Candidate qualifying petitions and filings are public records maintained by the Election Commission. Precinct-level election results are published by the Henry County Election Commission after certification and are also compiled statewide by the Tennessee Secretary of State at sos.tn.gov/elections. All of Tennessee's nine U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Buchanan voters are published by the Tennessee Secretary of State Division of Elections (https://sos.tn.gov/elections). Several Henry County offices may also appear on the ballot depending on term expirations, potentially including County Commission seats, school board members, and other constitutional officers. Judicial retention elections for appellate judges may also be included. Voters should check with the Henry County Election Commission in 2026 as candidate qualifying concludes to see the full list of races and ballot measures.