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Elections 2024

Disenfranchised Tennesseans will have their votes counted in the 2024 election, officials say

Marianna Bacallao

November 22, 2024

The votes of six formerly incarcerated Tennesseans will be counted in the 2024 election, despite a state election policy that disqualifies them from voting. The decision from Tennessee’s coordinator of elections comes as the state continues to oppose restoring the voting rights of Tennesseans with certain felony convictions.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, disenfranchisement, Elections 2024, felony conviction, Jonathan Skrmetti, Mark Goins, Tennessee State Election Commission, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

Tennessee’s motion to stop formerly incarcerated Tennesseans from voting fails a second time. The state isn’t giving up.

Marianna Bacallao

November 18, 2024

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A Nashville judge has maintained that disenfranchised Tennesseans can restore their voting rights, counter to a state election rule.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, disenfranchisement, Elections 2024, felony conviction, Free Hearts, Tennessee State Election Commission, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

This Kurdish Nashvillian supports Trump. The reason is rooted in history.

Rose Gilbert

November 13, 2024

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During his first term in office, Donald Trump had a complicated track record when it came to Kurdistan. Following his reelection, a politically engaged member of Nashville’s Kurdish community weighs in.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, from Nashville to Erbil, History, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Elections 2024, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Kurdish Republican Party of Nashville, Nashville Kurds, Tennessee Republican Party

Your Turn to Talk: Post-Election Debrief, Part 2

Mary Mancini

November 7, 2024

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Yesterday, we aired a post-election debrief, and the response was overwhelming. Some of you are happy; some aren’t. 

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Programs Tagged With: Elections 2024, Garrison Hayes

NashVillager Podcast: Down the ballot

Nina Cardona

November 7, 2024

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How did the referendums fare? Plus the local news for November 7, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024

Your Turn to Talk: Post-Election Debrief

Mary Mancini

November 6, 2024

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The 2024 General Election was last night, and the results are in. Some Americans across the country and in Tennessee are elated. Some are not.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Programs Tagged With: Elections 2024

Tennessee voter turnout just shy of 2020 election

Char Daston

November 6, 2024

Tennessee voters turned out at almost the same numbers they did in 2020, when the state set a record. The Secretary of State’s office says 3,060,293 Tennesseans cast a ballot, which is 99.5% of the 2020 turnout.

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Early voting, Elections 2024

NashVillager Podcast: The morning after

Nina Cardona

November 6, 2024

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How are things feeling post-Election Day?  Plus the local news for November 6, 2024.

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, History, NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024

Republican incumbent Rep. Jeff Burkhart reelected, fending off challenge from mother forced to travel for a medically necessary abortion

Rose Gilbert

November 5, 2024

Republican incumbent Jeff Burkhart has been reelected to the Tennessee House, defeating political newcomer Allie Phillips.   More: ‘I have to be the change that I need to see.’ Meet three first-time candidates running for the Tennessee House in 2024 Phillips decided to run for office after she had to travel out of state for a […]

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics Tagged With: abortion rights, Allie Phillips, District 75, Elections 2024, Jeff Burkhart

State Rep. Bo Mitchell defeats first challenger since 2018 to hold onto District 50

Rose Gilbert

November 5, 2024

Democratic incumbent Rep. Bo Mitchell has fended off a challenge from Republican Metro Councilmember Jennifer Frensley Webb, his first since 2018.  Mitchell was first elected to the seat in 2012, by a margin of just 156 votes over Republican Charles Williamson. Mitchell won several hard-fought victories over the next few elections, eventually converting District 50 […]

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bo Mitchell, District 50, Elections 2024, Jennifer Frensley Webb

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