Paris, Tenn.—Henry County Elections Administrator DeLaina Green presented a program on the duties of her office at the Paris Quota meeting.
Green began her job in 2009 and became certified in 2015. She handed out some election flyers with August and November calendars. The theme of her office is “Please Vote”, she said.
She and her office begin preparations for an election 15-18 months in advance. There are 75-80 poll workers in 13 precincts which make up five districts.
For the first time, Henry County will not have a primary in May since both parties have decided to caucus. A primary costs $40,000 so this will save the county some money.
Green said that her office makes every effort to ensure that every citizen who is registered to vote has a means to vote. They go into the nursing homes and assisted living facilities; take machines and let residents early vote. They also go to the jails and prisons to allow inmates to early vote.
They have absentee ballots for college students, military and missionaries. There are also permanent absentee ballots for anyone over 65 years of age. If anyone has any questions or concerns, she urges them to call her office.
Melanie Townsend announced that she and Suzanne Richter are selling tickets for the Mark Twain Himself program by Richard Garey that will be at KPAC on March 17th at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 each.
Pat Bailey passed out index cards with the name and address of someone in Quota near the Parkland, Florida school shooting tragedy, so we may contact them to let them know we are thinking about them.
Beth Watkins announced the Easter Bonnet Bake Sale on March 31st, beginning at 8 am, at Mineral Wells Branch of Commercial Bank & Trust Company. She gave away a pan of her homemade sour dough rolls to the first person to respond to Susan Pemberton’s mailing. The winner was Janice Teas.
Linda Foulks asked members to bring two dozen plastic Easter Eggs filled with wrapped candy to the March 14th meeting, to send to Western Mental Health Institute.
Janice Teas reported that the club has 2.5 cases of pecan pieces left to sell.
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