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.votebox, .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { About one-third of Tennessee’s 95 counties have not explicitly informed voters on their website they can cast an absentee ballot due to concerns over COVID-19, according to a Tennessean review. } .inner_percentage.Republican { .votebox_legend { Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. There were no incumbents in this race. } Ballot measure laws | .votebox_legend .non_result_row { Likewise, voters in Madison County who want to obtain a mail-in ballot application are presented with a document that does not mention COVID-19 as an applicable excuse. Source. display: inline-block;

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width: 95% !important; defer(); Incumbent Eliot Mitchell defeated Jennifer Moss in the general election for Williamson County Board of Education District 3 on August 6, 2020. .results_row { float: left; } } } margin-top: 1em; Dozens of other counties have taken a similar approach, sending voters seeking an absentee ballot to the state's website. padding-bottom: 7px; In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; Incumbent Sheila Cleveland won election in the general election for Williamson County Board of Education District 7 on August 6, 2020.


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The state asked the judge for clarification Thursday on whether they should be responsible for telling county election commissions what information to provide, arguing that neither were the counties named defendants, nor has any ruling specifically named them. } One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is a Pivot County. position: relative; Ballotpedia researches issues in school board elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many school districts. Franklin TN  37064, Email request forms to: Kristal Knight, a volunteer with Organize Tennessee, a nonpartisan voter protection effort created last year, said the state’s lack of direction with county officials has generated questions among voters. Mail-in ballots can now be tracked according to a recent announcement from the Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett. display: block;

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But in the weeks since, dozens of Tennessee counties have zero, little or in some instances outdated information about voters’ ability to obtain an absentee ballot. }

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Click here to view or fill out the survey. But the websites also contain absentee ballot applications that mention COVID-19. .inner_percentage.Green {

Earlier this week, attorneys on behalf of the Tennessee residents who filed a lawsuit to enable vote-by-mail found 20 counties without some form of complete accurate information or updated applications forms available online. “We should have a centralized process,” she said.

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State legislature | .results_row td:first-child { The state's vote-by-mail process requires registered voters to apply for an exemption to voting in person. Early voting begins July 17 and runs through Aug. 1.

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“Everyone is operating off of their own ethos of what they should do in their county.”. In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points.

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Complicating matters more, The Tennessean’s review found 12 counties have no government website or county election commission webpage at all. .votebox-results-metadata-p { They include Bedford County, which largely has no information about absentee ballots. max-height: 580px; The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016. Williamson County Schools is located in Williamson County, Tennessee. Voter registration data current as of October 8th, 2020.

In total, The Tennessean’s review found 49 of the state’s 95 counties have some information on their website about obtaining an absentee ballot, the current application or direct voters to the Secretary of State’s website on absentee ballots.

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padding-top: 3px; }. The state has appealed Lyle's overall decision to allow any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot if they are worried about the coronavirus.

Fisher commented before Lyle's ruling.