Shady Valley, Tennessee Public Records

Registration deadlines fall 30 days before an election, and online registration requires a Tennessee driver license or ID card. New residents and first-time voters may need to provide proof of residency and identification. As an unincorporated community, Shady Valley does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents participate in Johnson County and state elections, including county commission seats representing their district and countywide offices such as County Mayor (County Executive), Sheriff, Trustee, Register of Deeds, County Clerk, and Assessor of Property. Voters here also cast ballots in state legislative elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives (District 2) and Tennessee Senate (District 3), as well as federal elections for U.S. House (Tennessee's 1st Congressional District), U.S. Senate, and President. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the polling location lookup tool at GoVoteTN.com by entering their name and date of birth or address. Johnson County typically operates multiple voting precincts, and voters may be assigned to a precinct in or near the community depending on Election Commission districting. Early voting is available at designated sites in Mountain City for approximately two weeks before Election Day, with schedules posted on the Johnson County Election Commission website and the state election portal. Tennessee election records that are public include voter registration lists (available for purchase for legitimate election related purposes), certified election results by precinct and county, candidate filings, and campaign finance disclosures. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are searchable online through the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance at sos.tn.gov/products/elections. Precinct-level election results are published by the Tennessee Secretary of State and the Johnson County Election Commission after certification. Specific precinct data for the area is available from the Election Commission. All 99 Tennessee House seats and half of the 33 Tennessee Senate seats will be contested. Johnson County voters will also elect county officials including County Commission seats, and depending on the election cycle, offices such as Sheriff, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Trustee, and Circuit Court Clerk. Judicial retention elections for appellate judges may also appear on the ballot. Local ballot measures or referenda, if any, will be announced by the Election Commission closer to the election date. Tennessee allows absentee voting by mail for voters who meet specific criteria: those over 60, voters who will be outside the county during early voting and Election Day, hospitalized or ill voters, caretakers of hospitalized persons, full-time students outside the county, election workers, candidates, and persons with physical disabilities. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Johnson County Election Commission or online at GoVoteTN.com. Completed applications must be received by the Election Commission by 7 days before Election Day. Voted absentee ballots must be returned by mail and received by the close of polls on Election Day to be counted. Tennessee does not have universal no-excuse mail voting; voters not meeting absentee criteria should vote early in person or on Election Day.