Goodlettsville, Tennessee Public Records

Those residing in the Sumner County portion are served by the Sumner County Election Commission at 355 North Belvedere Drive, Room 205, Gallatin, TN 37066, phone (615) 452-1220. Tennessee residents can register to vote online at https://ovr.govote.tn.gov, which allows eligible citizens to complete registration electronically using their Tennessee driver license or ID card. The registration deadline falls 30 days before any election. New residents and those updating addresses should register promptly. The state requires voters to present valid photo identification at the polls, including Tennessee driver licenses, U.S. passports, military IDs, or other government-issued photo IDs. Online registration is also available at GoVoteTN (https://ovr.govote.tn.gov). The city conducts municipal elections for mayor and city council, known as the Board of Commissioners. Operating under a commission form of government, it elects a mayor and four commissioners at-large. Municipal elections take place in November of odd-numbered years, with the most recent held in November 2023. The next municipal election is scheduled for November 2027. Candidates for municipal office file with the Sumner County Election Commission, as the city's original charter designated Sumner County despite the city now being split between counties. Information about local candidates, ballot measures, and municipal election results is available through the City of Goodlettsville website at www.cityofgoodlettsville.org and the Sumner County Election Commission. To find their assigned polling place, residents should visit the Tennessee Secretary of State's GoVoteTN portal at https://tnmap.tn.gov/voterlookup or contact their county election commission. Polling locations are assigned based on residential address and precinct boundaries. Early voting is available at designated locations in the weeks preceding each election. Publicly accessible Tennessee election records include voter registration lists, available for purchase by approved requestors under T.C.A. § 2-2-139, campaign finance disclosures filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance (https://www.tn.gov/tref), candidate filings and petitions, and certified election results by precinct. The Davidson County Election Commission publishes unofficial and official election results on its website following each election. In the November 2024 presidential election, Davidson County reported approximately 62% voter turnout among registered voters, with roughly 350,000 ballots cast countywide. Local precincts showed participation rates generally consistent with county averages. On November 3, 2026, voters in Goodlettsville and Davidson County will decide several significant races. Tennessee does not have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2026. However, voters will elect the Governor of Tennessee, as the gubernatorial election occurs in midterm years. All 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives and 17 of 33 Tennessee Senate seats will be on the ballot. Local voters will elect their state representative for District 64 and state senator for District 19, depending on redistricting. Davidson County offices on the ballot include County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Assessor of Property, Trustee, and various judgeships including Circuit Court, Criminal Court, Chancery Court, General Sessions Court, and Probate Court. Metropolitan Nashville Council districts covering the area will also be decided. Additionally, any local referenda or charter amendments may appear on the ballot. Tennessee voters can request absentee ballots if they meet specific criteria outlined in T.C.A. § 2-6-201, including being 60 years or older, having a physical disability, being a full-time student outside the county, serving as an election official, being hospitalized or ill, or being unable to vote during early voting and Election Day due to religious obligations or work schedule. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Davidson County election commission, and completed ballots must be returned by the close of polls on Election Day. Tennessee does not offer universal mail-in voting; voters must qualify under specific statutory categories to vote absentee.