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Elections 2024

The race is so close. Here’s what happens if there’s a 269-269 Electoral College tie.

By Ashley Lopez, NPR

November 5, 2024

It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here’s how the next president would be determined.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, electoral college, NPR

She changed his mind and made him vote

By Paige Pfleger

November 5, 2024

Haynes studied political science, and is a Kamala Harris supporter. Her friend Jordan is a Republican.

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

‘An exercise in futility’: Why some Tennesseans aren’t voting today

By Justin Barney

November 5, 2024

For many in Tennessee, Election Day is just another regular day — and for various reasons, they’re not casting ballots.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics Tagged With: Elections 2024, voting rights

Emotional first-time voters — one age 18, the other 65 — cast ballots in Hermitage

By Meribah Knight

November 5, 2024

Arian Mireles, 18, bounced out of the Hermitage Library with a smile on his face after voting for the first time. “I am really hoping I can make a change in America,” he said. The Lipscomb University student initially struggled to decide who would get his first vote. “I had to talk to my parents […]

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

Students at Belmont make voting social this Election Day

By Rose Gilbert

November 5, 2024

Nashville is known as the “Athens of the South” in part because it is home to so many colleges and universities. That means it’s also home to lots of young, first-time voters today. I cast my ballot this morning at my polling location on Belmont University’s campus, where I saw some students have made this […]

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics Tagged With: Belmont University, Elections 2024

NashVillager Podcast: It’s Election Day

By Nina Cardona

November 5, 2024

Listen

Have you cast your ballot yet? Plus the local news for November 5, 2024.

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

Disenfranchised Tennesseans can vote in this election, Nashville judge rules

By Marianna Bacallao

November 4, 2024

Monday’s ruling has opened the door for disenfranchised Tennesseans to cast a ballot, but the final decision still rests in the state election commission’s hands.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, disenfranchisement, Elections 2024, felony conviction, Free Hearts, Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee State Election Commission, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here’s how it’s done.

By Robert Yoon, AP

November 4, 2024

One question that will be asked over and over again on election night is “Who won?” The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States. Just what goes into determining the winners?

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Elections 2024

Tennessee statewide turnout down during early voting

By Tony Gonzalez

November 3, 2024

Tennessee’s statewide early voter turnout this year was down 2.89% compared to 2020. One key difference was far fewer absentee ballots — down 61% — compared to the special permissions allotted during the pandemic.

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

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