Members of the County-Owned Property Committee have voted to ask Washington County commissioners to purchase a former hardware building in Jonesborough to meet the early voting needs of the county’s Election Commission.The recommendation to buy the Olde Towne Ace Hardware building, 220 N. 2nd Ave., now goes to the county’s Budget Committee meeting next week.“The time to do something is now,“ said County Commissioner Danny Edens, who made the motion to purchase the 10,700-square-foot property.