The proposal would put a stop to one of the two races current Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, has her hat in. She’s running for reelection and Congress.
New bill would tighten access to absentee voting in Tennessee
Update: The Tennessee Senate passed the bill Monday, Feb. 12 on a party line vote. The Tennessee General Assembly is poised to tighten the state’s absentee voting process. Right now, voters can request an absentee ballot seven days before an election, but Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, wants to change the cutoff date to 10 days […]
Leaders emerge for at-large Metro Council
Runoff early voting results are in, and Delishia Porterfield, Quin Evans-Segall, Burkley Allen and Olivia Hill are leading the race for the four remaining at-large seats on Nashville’s Metro Council.
Freddie O’Connell leads in Nashville mayor’s race as early voting totals are released
With polls officially closed and the early voting totals starting to roll in, Freddie O’Connell has emerged as the leader in the mayoral race.
Minor voting hiccups across Nashville on Election Day
Nashvillians casting their ballots in today’s election need to do so at their assigned precinct. That’s different from early voting, and that can cause some confusion. Poll official Adam Kemper said the rule impacted voters at the Hermitage Branch Library today. “Probably 75% of the people that have come here today have really ended up […]
Guests on This Is Nashville discuss what they want to see in the next Nashville mayor
In the next few hours, we’ll learn who will be Nashville’s next mayor. And even before today, more than 68,000 people cast early ballots. Whoever wins between Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli will face clear demands from local citizens after recent challenges that put Nashville in the national spotlight and at odds with the Republican-controlled […]
Nashville voters take their convictions to the ballot box
As polls opened at 7 a.m. today in Nashville, early bird voters brought strong opinions to their balloting for mayor and seven remaining seats on the Metro Council. (Some parts of the county are also deciding the House District 51 contest today.) At Eakin Elementary, Lien Nguyen said she’s concerned about political participation in Nashville’s […]
Early voting for the Nashville runoff ends with a spike in turnout
Nashville early voting ended this weekend with a total of 68,319 Nashvillians — or about 14% of registered voters — making their decisions on a ballot headlined by the mayoral runoff between candidates Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli.
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