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Tennessee’s voter restoration process is now before a federal court

Marianna Bacallao

January 16, 2025

A federal appeals court will soon decide on the future of voting restoration in Tennessee. Here’s what arguments it heard.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, Campaign Legal Center, disenfranchisement, felons, felony conviction, Free Hearts, NAACP, Tennessee State Election Commission, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

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 voter wants Harris to win — but didn’t vote for her

Cynthia Abrams

November 5, 2024

After Anna Rose Mahoney cast her ballot in East Nashville on Tuesday, she felt hopeful — and a bit anxious. Mahoney said she hopes to see Kamala Harris elected at the end of the night. However, she didn’t vote for her. Instead, Mahoney opted to vote third party, with the humanitarian conflict in Gaza at […]

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gaza, Israel, Kamala Harris, voting

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

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

Disenfranchised Tennesseans can vote in this election, Nashville judge rules

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

FBI shares election security plans and hotline

WPLN Staff

November 4, 2024

Any threats to election integrity in Tennessee will be taken up by the FBI and the Department of Justice at a specially established command post. The agencies are encouraging residents to report suspicious activity. The FBI says it staffs its command centers 24 hours per day and is ready to look into vote suppression, cyber […]

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

Tennessee statewide turnout down during early voting

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

‘We want people to hear our voices’: Election Day inside a Nashville jail

Marianna Bacallao

October 29, 2024

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Election Day is one week away for the majority of Nashvillians. But for people incarcerated in Davidson County’s jails, in-person voting happens one week earlier, on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County jail, Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Elections 2024, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

A Nashville judge restored her voting rights. Then the state stepped in.

Marianna Bacallao

October 28, 2024

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A Nashville judge will soon decide if a group of disenfranchised voters can cast a ballot in this election. The order could pave the way for more people to restore their voting rights.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: disenfranchisement, Elections 2024, felony conviction, Free Hearts, voter registration in Tennessee, Voters, voting, voting rights

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