For some, the biggest Election Day revelation thus far has been that they’d arrived to the wrong polling place.
Tennessee votes today for governor, congressional seats, constitutional amendments and state legislature
The top race on the ballot is for governor: Republican incumbent Bill Lee faces Jason Martin, a Democratic doctor. Tennesseans are also voting on the state’s nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Tennessee early voting turnout down dramatically compared to 2018
Turnout was down — and down big — during Tennessee’s early voting period as 882,310 residents cast ballots.
Nashville voters: Read these instructions if you worry officials misassigned your voting district
Nashville voters who were mistakenly assigned to the wrong voting districts are being given special instructions to ensure their ballots are counted this week.
Lawsuit prompts Nashville to fix ballot mistake, and a state investigation will look closer
Nashville election officials are moving to make sure voters cast ballots in the correct midterm contests.
What each state constitutional amendment means on the Nov. 8 ballot
On Nov. 8, Tennessee voters will have the chance to alter the state constitution. The four amendments on the ballot are verbose, but on Thursday’s episode of This Is Nashville, WPLN reporters Alexis Marshall, Blake Farmer and Paige Pfleger broke down the choices voters are facing. Here’s a quick summary of each amendment.
Amendment 4 asks Tennessee voters to strike the ban on ministers serving in the legislature, but not the ban on atheists
Update: Amendment 4 was passed by Tennessee voters, so the language of the state’s constitution will be updated accordingly. Find all of WPLN’s live Election Day coverage here. A violation of the Tennessee Constitution is pretty easy to spot at Nashville’s Lee Chapel AME any given Sunday.
Nashville voters cast ballots in wrong race after confusion over redrawn districts
Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers after more than 200 early voters were given the wrong ballot in Davidson County. Those voters in some parts of Nashville voted in the wrong congressional race.
Republican candidates are listed first on Tennessee’s ballots. Here’s why that matters.
Republican candidates are listed first on the ballot in Tennessee. That could give them a slight advantage, according to new research on ballot order.
At Nashville voting sites, expect more poll watchers than normal
Nashville has seen an uptick in poll watchers this election season as conservatives nationwide put more scrutiny on voting sites. At least 240 people have been approved, according to the Davidson County Election Commission — more Republicans than Democrats — and more people are expected to sign up.
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