Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes have been cast for President Donald Trump, but despite a Supreme Court ruling over the weekend, Gov. Bill Lee says he wants to wait until the Electoral Collage results have been formalized to recognize Joe Biden as president-elect.
The Tri-Star State: Answering Your Questions About Absentee Voting In Tennessee
Recent court rulings have created a lot of confusion regarding who can request mail-in ballots and voting in general.
Tennessee Election Officials Always Worry About Lack Of Poll Workers. Teenagers Are Making It Better.
Tennessee has launched a campaign to help counties recruit poll workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. About 3,000 have signed up through this initiative. Many of them are teenagers.
Voter-ID Appeal Sharply Questioned by Judges
A legal challenge to Tennessee’s voter-ID requirement went before a state appeals court yesterday. Early voting just got underway in the first presidential election since the law passed.
High Voter Turnout Despite Photo ID Law
Of the more than 600-thousand votes cast in Tennessee’s primary elections last week, 277 were from provisional ballots because voters didn’t have a valid photo I.D.