EARLY VOTING IN TENNESSEE BEGINS ON FRIDAY AND RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 2ND. STATE PRIMARY AND COUNTY GENERAL ELECTIONS ARE UP FOR GRABS. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHLY CONTESTED DISTRICT ONE CONGRESSIONAL RACE IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. MANY FEEL THAT EARLY VOTING IS CONVENIENT FOR VOTERS AND OFFERS AN EARLY GLIMPSE INTO VOTER TRENDS. TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING ON A BILL THAT CALLS FOR OPTICAL SCANNERS AND VOTER VERIFIED PAPER BALLOTS TO BE IN USE BY 2010.