Nashville’s transit referendum appears to be boosting turnout during early voting — which surpassed 27,000 ballots on Thursday.
The pace to likely to top what is typically a low count during local May primaries.
And countywide, about 13 percent of voters thus far have requested a transit-only ballot — not the Democratic or Republican versions — meaning that they skipped the rest of the races altogether.
As is often the case, the early polling place in Hermitage is leading the way on turnout, followed by the Green Hills, Edmondson Pike, Belle Meade and Bellevue locations.
The Davidson County Election Commission says it is anticipating 100,000 voters through May 1. That would be far more than typical for a May primary and,
as The Tennessean reports, would land between two of Nashville’s other major referendums.
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