TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 5, 2023

A review of the November election process in Nashville — conducted by state Elections Coordinator Mark Goins — found that Nashville election officials made erroneous updates to voter lists and failed to follow steps to make sure they were accurate. The Associated Press first reported on Nov. 1, 2022, that some Nashville voters were being given ballots with the wrong congressional and statehouse races. Trying to correct the problem under a tight timeframe led to over-corrections, the report states. However, the review determined that none of the errors were egregious enough to affect the outcomes of the races in which erroneous ballots were cast. The Tennessean has more on the report.