Become a CHAVotes Partner
CHAVotes is a nonpartisan civic initiative created by the City of Chattanooga to increase voter participation by creating a culture of pride, celebration, and information about the act of voting.
VoteEarlyCHA
The City of Chattanooga is partnering with VoteEarlyTN, a statewide nonpartisan public information initiative, to encourage and excite residents and organizations to “adopt” an early voting day to help generate turnout during the 14 days of early voting.
The City’s early voting campaign is called VoteEarlyCHA and is part of CHAVotes, a nonpartisan advocacy initiative started by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke two years ago to create a culture of pride, celebration, and information about the act of voting.
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever that Chattanoogans take advantage of early voting, which begins in Hamilton County on Wednesday, October 14 and ends Thursday, October 29.
Early voting is the safest option to cast a ballot because it offers the most flexibility. Voters can choose to visit any early voting location in Hamilton County and, traditionally, when you vote early there are shorter lines and fewer people waiting.
We encourage you to get involved and vote early!
VoteEarlyCHA Partners
- ArtsBuild
- Bridge Refugee Services
- Chattanooga Sister Cities
- City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)
- Climate Chattanooga
- Elder Scholars at UTC
- green|spaces
- Hamilton County Education Association (HCEA)
- Hamilton County Veterans Day
- I AM Foundation
- La Paz Chattanooga
- League of Women Voters of Chattanooga (LWV)
- Latina Professionals of Chattanooga
- Mayor’s Council for Women (MCW)
- Mayor’s Council on Disability
- Mayor’s Council on Livability and Aging
- Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC)
- Tennessee Valley Pride
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC)
- Urban League of Greater Chattanooga
- UTC Office of Multicultural Affairs
*Any group is allowed/encouraged to participate, but partisan organizations will not be included in the City of Chattanooga partner list.
VoteEarlyCHA Partner Schedule
Wednesday, October 14 – Pride at the Polls Day
I AM Foundation, Tennessee Valley Pride
Thursday, October 15 – Women Vote Early Day
League of Women Voters of Chattanooga, Mayor’s Council for Women
Friday, October 16 – Sister Cities and New Americans Vote Early Day
Bridge Refugee Services, Chattanooga Sister Cities, City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs, UTC Multicultural Affairs
Saturday, October 17 – Students and Youth Vote Early Day
Mayor’s Youth Council, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Monday, October 19 – Yo Voto CHA Day
La Paz Chattanooga, Latina Professionals of Chattanooga
Tuesday, October 20 – TBD
Wednesday, October 21 – Educators Vote Early Day
Hamilton County Education Association
Thursday, October 22 - Seniors + Older Scholars Vote Early Day
Elder Scholars at UTC, Mayor’s Council on Livability and Aging
Friday, October 23 – Veterans Vote Early Day
Hamilton County Veterans Day
Saturday, October 24 – National Vote Early Day
Office of Mayor Andy Berke
Monday, October 26 - #ArtsVote Early
ArtsBuild
Tuesday, October 27 – Vote the Planet Day
Climate Chattanooga, green|spaces
Wednesday, October 28 - TBD
Thursday, October 29 - TBD
Volunteer
The City of Chattanooga is part of the Hamilton County Voters Coalition, a non-partisan group of organizations and individuals that educate, register, and empower voters in Hamilton County. Join this coalition and help ensure more people vote in our community.
Phone Calls
Join fellow coalition volunteers to help Hamilton County get #VoteReady! These calls can be done from home to inconsistent voters to encourage them to vote and equip them with information about how to do so. Linda Allen Rudder is leading phone. banking please contact her by email blarudder@gmail.com for more information. If you are ready to put your activism into action join this work and help our community get #VoteReady.
Texting
The Equity Alliance is recruiting -NOW- phone bankers and (“Hustlers”)- P2P Texting volunteers. You will work with a voter contact list of 17,000 purged voters to offer them an opportunity to re-register to VOTE! Hustle texting APP is the best and quickest way to connect with new voters- please consider getting the training, getting the app and let’s re-invite the 17,000 voters that have been purged from Tennessee’s voter rolls the opportunity to be a part of democracy. Contact Dennis Clark dennis@theequityalliance.org to learn more and get started.
Voter Registration Drives
The League of Women Voters is registering people safely, outdoors and in-person. If you are willing to do outdoors, in-person voter registration, please contact Sharon Alexander at sharon.w.alexander@gmail.com with any times you are available and want to help.