Rugby, Tennessee Public Records

Residents must register at least 30 days before an election to be eligible to vote, providing a Tennessee driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Same-day registration is offered during early voting with proof of residency. As an unincorporated community, Rugby does not hold municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, residents vote in Morgan County elections for county mayor, county commission, sheriff, trustee, register of deeds, circuit court clerk, general sessions court clerk, assessor of property, and other constitutional offices. County constitutional offices are typically elected in even-numbered years. Voters here also participate in Tennessee state elections for governor (four-year term, last elected 2022, next election 2026), Tennessee General Assembly (State Senate District 12 and State House District 36), and statewide executive offices. Residents can find their assigned polling place by entering their address at GoVoteTN.gov or by contacting the Election Commission. Tennessee will elect a Governor (incumbent Bill Lee is term-limited, creating an open seat), a full slate of statewide constitutional officers (Secretary of State, Attorney General if applicable, State Treasurer, others), all seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives (99 districts, two-year terms), and half of the Tennessee Senate (odd-numbered districts, four-year staggered terms). Tennessee does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Rugby voters are published by the Tennessee Secretary of State Division of Elections (https://sos.tn.gov/elections). Morgan County will elect county commission seats and potentially other county offices depending on term schedules. Tennessee public election records include voter registration lists (available with restrictions), campaign finance disclosures filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance (searchable at tn.gov/tref), candidate filings, precinct-level election results, and early voting and election day statistics. The Election Commission provides results on election night and official certified results after canvassing. Tennessee offers absentee voting by mail for qualified voters including those 60 and older, those with disabilities, hospitalized or ill voters, full-time students outside the county, and those who will be outside the county during early voting and election day. Absentee ballot applications are available at GoVoteTN.gov or from the County Election Commission and must be received by seven days before the election. Tennessee also provides early in-person voting for approximately two weeks before election day at locations designated by the county, offering no-excuse early voting to all registered voters. Early voting has become increasingly popular in Tennessee, often exceeding election day turnout.