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#WeAreNashville and we vote

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This post is a special to readers in Nashville and Davidson County.

Metro Nashvillians head to the polls today in a flood-delayed primary election. Contested offices include Juvenile Court Clerk, Criminal Court Clerk, and Circuit Court Clerk. Nate Rau reports that three polling places have moved due to the damage:

• Voters who normally vote at precinct 7-4 at Cornelia Fort Air Park will vote instead at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 512 Rosebank Ave.

• Voters who usually vote at precinct 23-4 at Belle Meade City Hall will vote instead at Immanuel Baptist Church, 222 Belle Meade Blvd.

• Voters who normally vote at precinct 35-2 at South Harpeth Church of Christ will vote instead at Harpeth Valley School, 7840 Old Harding Pike.

Interestingly, the election commission office is also accepting voters from any precinct. The polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Nashville friends, please do your part and vote today. And thank you for reading this site.

Wake of the flood

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Chas Sisk captured the essentials from last night’s Nashville Junior Chamber gubernatorial forum at Lipscomb University in Nashville. Not surprisingly, much of the conversation centered on crises and government responses to them. The audience heard from Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, Jackson businessman Mike McWherter, and Third District U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp.

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey was not at the forum, as he was active in his role as Speaker of the Senate at the time.

Voter turnout dampened

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County primary elections will be lightly attended regardless, but what about in parts of Middle Tennessee, where precinct polling places are under water, and roads are impassable? It is not as easy as simply moving the date to a drier spot on the calendar.

Nashville’s Post Politics is following the developments as Secretary of State Tre Hargett and Elections Coordinator Mark Goins look for options.

Will the threat of high water keep you away from the polls?