Knoxville early voting totals are very low. Maybe a cookie will help?

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Early voting in the Knoxville City Council primary election is halfway over, and only 2,002 early votes were cast as of Aug. 14. That means just 2% of Knoxville's eligible voters have cast ballots.

Additionally, 472 absentee ballots have been cast.

It's the lowest early voting participation at the halfway point in the past four city elections, officials said. The next-lowest was in 2021, when 2,419 votes were cast at the halfway point.




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