Hillsboro, Tennessee Public Records

Applicants must be United States citizens, Tennessee residents, at least 18 years old by the next election, and not have been convicted of certain felonies unless voting rights have been restored. Registration must be completed at least 30 days before an election. Tennessee requires photo ID to vote, including a Tennessee driver's license, U.S. Passport, Tennessee photo ID issued by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, or certain other government-issued photo identification. As an unincorporated community without municipal government, Hillsboro doesn't hold separate city elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote in Coffee County elections for county offices and in state and federal elections. County elections include races for County Mayor, County Commission members representing various districts, County Clerk, County Trustee, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Assessor of Property, Circuit Court Clerk, Criminal Court Clerk, General Sessions Judge, and other county offices. These elections typically occur in August for partisan primaries and November for general elections during even-numbered years. Local voters can find their assigned polling place through the Tennessee Voter Information Portal at https://web.sos.tn.gov/voterinquiry/, which allows entry of name and date of birth to view registration status, assigned polling place, sample ballot, and district information. The county operates multiple voting precincts, with residents assigned based on residential address. The Election Commission also provides polling place information by phone. Public election records in Tennessee include voter registration lists with certain personal information redacted, precinct-level election results, campaign finance reports for candidates and political action committees filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance and searchable at https://apps.tn.gov/tncamp-app/public/cesearch.htm, candidate qualifying petitions and declarations, and absentee ballot statistics. Individual voter history showing which elections a person voted in - but not how they voted - is also public record. These records are available through the Election Commission and the Tennessee Secretary of State's Division of Elections. The county cast approximately 12,000 votes in the presidential race, with detailed precinct results available through the Election Commission and the Tennessee Secretary of State. On November 3, 2026, voters in this community will participate in the Tennessee gubernatorial election as Governor Bill Lee's term expires in January 2027, elections for all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives including the area's representative in District 49, elections for approximately half of the Tennessee Senate seats depending on the district cycle, and Coffee County offices including County Mayor, County Commission seats for some districts depending on staggered terms, and other county constitutional officers whose terms expire in 2026. Residents will elect a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th Congressional District, which includes Coffee County. The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Bill Hagerty is not up for election in 2026, with his next election in 2028, while Senator Marsha Blackburn's seat will be contested in 2024, not 2026. Local ballot measures, if any are proposed, would also appear on the November 2026 ballot. Tennessee offers absentee voting by mail for voters meeting specific criteria: voters over age 60, voters who will be outside the county during early voting and Election Day, hospitalized or ill voters, caretakers of hospitalized or ill persons, voters with disabilities preventing them from voting in person, election day workers, voters observing religious holidays that prevent voting, and certain other circumstances. Absentee ballot applications must be requested from the Election Commission and returned with appropriate documentation. The state also offers early voting for all registered voters during a period beginning 20 days before an election and ending five days before Election Day, with no excuse required. Early voting locations and hours are announced before each election, typically including the Election Commission office and potentially other locations in Coffee County. All voters must present photo identification when voting early or on Election Day.