We were fortunate to be able to vote by mail in the Primaries, but it’s looking like the same may not be true for the November election.
My husband voted early in Hermitage and was impressed by the measures being taken to keep everyone safe, but that was just one location, and he had the flexibility to vote early first thing in the morning. We will try to keep everyone informed of any changes as we get closer to November.
August 5, 2020 from the Tennessean:
Fear of COVID-19 will not be a reason to vote by mail in the November general election, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Absentee ballots filed for Thursday’s primary will remain valid, according to the court.
The high court’s decision reverses a Nashville judge’s injunction that allowed any voter concerned about COVID-19 to vote by mail. But the full lawsuit remains unresolved.
Concerned voters filed lawsuits in Davidson County Chancery Court earlier this year asking for an expansion of the existing policy as cases of the novel coronavirus began to sweep through Tennessee.
Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle ruled on June 4 that the state must add a COVID-19 exemption to the list of possible excuses. The state appealed, and the Supreme Court agreed to take the case directly.