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Early voting

At the halfway mark of early voting, just 5% of Davidson County voters had cast ballots

Chas Sisk

October 27, 2022

Only about 5% of voters in Davidson County cast ballots during the first week of early voting. That’s compared to 20% during the same period in the last midterm election, in 2018. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, Elections 2022, midterm elections, november 8, Tennessee Politics, TN05, TN06, TN07, tnpol, voting

Early voting starts today. Here’s where to go in Nashville.

Julia Ritchey

October 18, 2022

Here’s where to vote in Davidson County.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Early voting, Elections 2022, gubernatorial race, Jason Martin, midterm elections, november 8, Tennessee Politics, TN05, TN06, TN07, tnpol, voting

Early voting begins as Davidson County voters fill out longest ballot yet

Blaise Gainey

July 15, 2022

Today is the first day of early voting in Tennessee. And in Davidson County, there’s a lot on the ballot. It’s the longest ballot in county history, according to the election commission.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, election, Elections 2022

Early voting for the Aug. 4 election kicks off Friday. Here’s what you need to know.

Blaise Gainey

July 12, 2022

Early voting starts this Friday for state and federal primaries in Tennessee — and this year’s ballot will be longer than usual. The state’s top election official is urging voters to take advantage of this two-week period to cast their ballots early.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, election, Elections 2022, Tre Hargett, Voters

Williamson County’s new voting machines get first test after errors triggered hand count

Blake Farmer

April 24, 2022

Chad Gray

Williamson County election officials are still dealing with some lingering mistrust after an apparent miscount in Franklin’s city elections in October. They hope to right that with new voting machines.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Chad Gray, Early voting, election security, Elections 2022, voting

President Trump Wants Supporters To Be Poll Watchers. In Tennessee, Not Everyone Can Do It.

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

October 14, 2020

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Early voting in Tennessee starts Wednesday, and voters heading to the polls might notice some people inside the voting room watching. This is not abnormal — and they are not random people. In fact, these “poll watchers” have an established role under Tennessee law.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Early voting, Election 2020

Nashville Sees 30% Jump In Registered Voters Ahead Of General Election

Alexis MarshallandSamantha Max

October 13, 2020

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Nearly 450,000 Nashvillians have registered to vote, up from about 340,000 in the last presidential election, and many of them signed up only in the last few months.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, Election 2020, voter registration in Tennessee, voting

As Tennesseans Take Advantage Of Expanded Mail-In Voting, Many First-Timers Must Show Up In Person

Alexis Marshall

July 16, 2020

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Tennessee was ordered to dramatically expand access to absentee voting last month to protect people from the coronavirus. But as early voting begins tomorrow, the state says that first-time voters still must verify their identities in person before requesting a mail-in ballot.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: absentee voting, Early voting, Election 2020, voting

African American Voters Turn Out For Nashville’s Judicial Elections

Emily Siner

May 1, 2014

The campaigners in front of Bordeaux Library on Thursday afternoon were vocal and animated, holding signs and shouting candidates’ names to voters walking toward the library. As of Thursday morning, more people had voted here this week than any other early voting location.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bordeaux, Early voting, Voters

Final Days of Early Voting Produce Long Lines

Blake Farmer

October 30, 2012

Early voting continues to produce lines more than an hour long in some parts of Middle Tennessee. More than 1.1 million people statewide have cast a ballot early.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 2012election, Early voting

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