438 Voters Assigned Wrong Ballots In Davidson County Can Cast Provisional Ballots (Update 11.10.22)

Davidson County Voters That Were Mistakenly Assigned Ballots With The Wrong Congressional Or State House Districts Are Eligible To Cast Provisional Ballots On Election Day, November 8th.

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Election Season Comes Down To The Wire

Election Day Comes Tuesday, Putting A Range Of Major Issues Up For Grabs As Both Parties Battle For Control Of The House, Senate And Gubernatorial Races Around The Country.

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Op-Ed: Who’s Ballot Is It Anyway?

The First Instance Of Absentee Voting Came During The Civil War, When Union Soldiers Were Given The Opportunity To Vote In Home District Elections. Attitudes Towards Absentee Voting Have Certainly Changed. At First, Absentee Balloting Was Restricted To Individuals Doing Active Military Service. However, Last In Vermont (1896) And Kansas (1901 And 1911) Extended The Option To Anyone Who Had A Valid Reason For Being Away From His Home Precinct On Election Day. This Has Become Universal. The Trend Has Continued Towards A More Liberal Interpretation, Including Absence Due To Illness Or Infirmity. Oregon Voted In 1998 To Make Absentee Voting Moot By Eliminating All Physical Voting Places And Conducting All Elections By Mail. And So “It” Began. Could Someone Close The Door Please? I Feel A Chill In Here.

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Why Tennessee Primary Turnout Is the Lowest In U.S. (William Haupt III Exclusive Editorial)

Next Time You Complain About A Massive Property Tax Hike To Your County Commissioner, Just Ask Yourself? Did You Vote For Him In The Last Primary Election? Did You Know That He Also Works For The County Road Department, And His Division Got A Huge Increase In Funding? Or Did You Vote At All?

Every Election There’s A Lot Of Focus On Who Voted. But There’s Little Debate About Who Didn’t Vote.

Most People Think Voting Is Casting Votes On Election Day Amongst A Frenzy Of Signs And Banners For State And National Offices. Those Who Say “I Voted For The Lesser Of Two Evils” Are Usually Those Who Seldom Carefully Study Their Candidates And Vote For The Best Ones Running In The Primaries.

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Less Than A Quarter Of Registered Voters Will Likely Decide Races In Today’s Election

According To The Secretary Of State’s Website, Just 11% Of Registered Tennessee Voters Have Voted Early Or Absentee So Far In Today’s Election; 132,720 Fewer Voters Than This Time Two Years Ago. Out Of The 4,210,456 Registered Voters In The State Only 477,873 Have Already Voted.

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Collegiate Student Athlete Advisory Committees Propose Election Day as Federal Holiday For Everyone

In 2020, The SAAC Received Unanimous Approval For Legislation That Required DI Schools To Make Election Day A Complete Day Off From Any Required Competitions, Practice Or Meetings. This Spurred Them On To Create An Initiative To Bring This Opportunity To Everyone – Not Just Athletes.

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PBS Hosts City Of Chattanooga Mayoral Candidates Forum

WCTI PBS Has Produced A Series Of Forums For Mayoral Candidates For The City Of Chattanooga. The Forums Focus On Three Main Topics: Local Economy, Cradle-To-Career Education And Civic Infrastructure.

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Trump Or Biden? American Voters Decide Today, Even If Outcome Isn’t Known Right Away

It’s Decision Day in the U.S. as millions of voters head to the polls to cast their ballot for president.
Will Americans decide that Republican President Donald Trump deserves another four years in office? Or will they turn to Democrat Joe Biden?

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