Cornersville, Tennessee Public Records

Tennessee residents can register to vote online at GoVoteTN.com, the official state portal maintained by the Tennessee Secretary of State. Registration requires a Tennessee driver's license or ID number, the last four digits of a Social Security number, and a residential address. The registration deadline falls 30 days before any election. First-time voters in Tennessee may need to present photo ID when casting ballots. Acceptable forms include a Tennessee driver's license, U.S. Passport, military ID, or Tennessee handgun carry permit. Those without photo ID can obtain a free voter photo ID from county election offices or designated locations. As an incorporated town, Cornersville holds its own municipal elections for Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The Mayor and aldermen serve four-year staggered terms. Information about candidates, local ballot measures, and town election results is available from Cornersville Town Hall at (931) 293-2325 or from the Marshall County Election Commission. Candidate filings and election notices appear at Town Hall and in the local newspaper. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the GoVoteTN.com lookup tool, which requires a name and date of birth, or by calling the Marshall County Election Commission at (931) 359-6644. Polling locations sometimes change, so checking before each election is wise. Early voting runs for approximately two weeks before Election Day at the Marshall County Election Commission office in Lewisburg, Monday through Saturday, with no excuse required. Under Tennessee public records law, voter registration lists are available from the Marshall County election commission, though their use is restricted to election related purposes. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are kept by the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance and can be searched online at www.tn.gov/tref. Precinct-level election results for Marshall County and Cornersville are published by the Election Commission after certification and are available as public records. Candidate filings, petitions, and local election materials are public records maintained by the county and town. The county has historically voted strongly Republican in presidential and statewide races, with Donald Trump receiving approximately 78% of the county vote in 2024. Tennessee does not have a U.S. However, voters will elect all seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives (99 seats, two-year terms) and half of the Tennessee State Senate (odd-numbered districts, four-year terms). Cornersville is located in Tennessee State House District 71 and State Senate District 23. Marshall County voters will also elect county offices including County Mayor, County Commission seats, Sheriff, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Trustee, and other constitutional offices, most of which are on four-year cycles with elections in 2026. School Board seats may also be on the ballot. Cornersville municipal elections for Mayor and Board of Aldermen will occur in November 2025, not 2026. Tennessee offers absentee voting by mail for voters meeting specific criteria: those 60 years or older, voters who will be outside the county during early voting and Election Day, hospitalized or ill voters, caretakers of hospitalized or ill persons, election day workers assigned outside their precinct, students enrolled outside the county, and persons with disabilities. Absentee ballot applications are available at GoVoteTN.com or from the Marshall County Election Commission. The application deadline is 7 days before Election Day. Completed ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day. Tennessee does not offer universal no-excuse mail voting; voters not meeting absentee criteria should vote during early voting or on Election Day.