Final preparations are being made for the beginning of early voting for the May 3 primary.

Early voting begins Tuesday at the Shelby County Courthouse.  Election official Jeff Sponsel notes that on May 3 the county will have vote centers.  It doesn’t necessarily make handling the election easier especially since early voting centralizes voters for the next several weeks anyway.

He says they are readying equipment for opening tomorrow.

Sponsel says it seems like there are plenty of days to vote before the primary but he understands why they may be needed in this day and age.