 |
|
|
WZTV FOX 17 - Top Stories
The election may be over but the complaints are not. A coalition of groups led by Tennessee Citizen Action is finishing a comprehensive report detailing problems at Nashville polling places last week. Volunteer poll watchers joined members of 6 different groups, including the League of Women Voters and the NAACP, outside the Metro Election Commission Monday. They detailed voting problems ranging from running out of provisional ballots used for people whose names aren't on the rolls, to excessive waits, to poor allocation of manpower. These weren't glittering generalities. They had specific examples.
"Paragon Mills School in Antioch, over 2500 registered voters, only 3 machines were allocated to that precinct and one machine operator," says Tennessee Citizen Action's Mary Mancini. "The list of that goes on and on."
The Metro Election Commission will start counting those provisional ballots in the morning. Coming up TONIGHT on FOX17 NEWS, more examples critics say proves election officials failed their primary mission to provide equal access to all eligible voters.
"Paragon Mills School in Antioch, over 2500 registered voters, only 3 machines were allocated to that precinct and one machine operator," says Tennessee Citizen Action's Mary Mancini. "The list of that goes on and on."
The Metro Election Commission will start counting those provisional ballots in the morning. Coming up TONIGHT on FOX17 NEWS, more examples critics say proves election officials failed their primary mission to provide equal access to all eligible voters.
Monday, November 12 2012, 09:07 PM CST
Tennessee News
2 appellate court judges are stepping down
May 24, 2013 21:29 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Tennessee appellate court judges have notified Gov. Bill Haslam that they will not run for another term on the bench in the August 2014 retention election.
Patricia J. Cottrell, a judge on the Court of Appeals, and Joseph M. Tipton, who sits on the Court of Criminal Appeals bench, will both leave after September of next year.
The announcements come after the state legislature left Tennessee without a way to replace judges who step down or die when a commission expires at the end of next month.
Members of the soon-to-be-defunct Judicial Nominating Commission will make recommendations for replacements to give to Haslam before the panel expires. Haslam will appoint the replacements from those recommendations.
Related Stories
News Stories
Local Headlines
2 appellate court judges are stepping down
Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest
Trial wraps up in international custody battle
County to ponder school building use by suburbs
DA: Victims shot after drugs handed over
Hungry TennCare eating more of state budget
Court rules against man who lost handgun permit
Solar panels that obscure school might be moved
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
Business News
US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for military and civilian aircraft and an increase in business investment.
Consumer Info
BC-US--Dow Record-Three Personal Stories, 1st Ld-Writethru,1173
Dow Record: Three tales of ups, downs and changes
AP Photo FX102, FX103
Eds: With BC-US--Dow Record. Adds photos.
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- When the Dow first crossed 14,000, investors were overjoyed. ...
Science/Tech News
IN THE NEWS: RESTAURANT FLAP LEADS TO INTERNET MELTDOWN
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- It isn't exactly to curry favor with your restaurant customers -- even if your specialty isn't curry.
Get This
BEST BEACH
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Dr.
IE6 Float Fix
