A total of 629,485 Tennesseans cast ballots during the early voting period, a 14.6 percent decline from the total of 736,885 in 2010, the last mid-term election, according to the state Division of Elections website. In 2012, a presidential election year, early voter turnout in Tennessee was 1,407,021.
Some elaboration from The Tennessean:
Whether the explanation for lighter turnout is that voters are waiting longer to make a decision because of the four constitutional amendments on the ballot, or there is widespread disinterest because of the lack of sexy, competitive races, will be determined at the polls Tuesday.
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Some elaboration from The Tennessean:
Whether the explanation for lighter turnout is that voters are waiting longer to make a decision because of the four constitutional amendments on the ballot, or there is widespread disinterest because of the lack of sexy, competitive races, will be determined at the polls Tuesday.
Read the rest here...
http://bit.ly/1vzX89F
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