Politics & Government
Nashville Mayor's Election: Election Day, Early Voting Set
The Davidson County Election Commission scheduled the Metro mayoral election for May 24 following a Supreme Court ruling.
NASHVILLE, TN -- Nashville voters will become very friendly with their neighborhood poll workers in May.
The Davidson County Election Commission officially re-scheduled the special election for Metro mayor for May 24 Wednesday, following a ruling from the state Supreme Court this week that the election to complete former Mayor Megan Barry's term could not be delayed until August.
Early voting in that election will run May 4 through May 19. A runoff, if necessary, is scheduled for June 28.
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Early voting for the mayoral election will begin just three days after Davidson County voters go to the polls on the transit referendum and in various county primaries. Early voting in those elections began Wednesday.
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Fourteen candidates qualified initially for the mayor's race - when it was planned for August - but at least one, former Metro councilman Roy Dale, dropped out with the new date.
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