Dolly Parton's sister claims voting machine switched her vote

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 13:58 · Archive

Stella Parton, 77, alleged that a voting machine at a Nashville library repeatedly switched her ballot to Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn during early voting.

Stella Parton, 77, alleged that a voting machine at the Hermitage Library in Nashville repeatedly changed her vote to Republican gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn during early voting last week. She said she had to correct her ballot three times before it registered her intended choice.

Parton posted about the incident on Facebook on Wednesday, stating: 'In Tennessee last week at the Hermitage Library where I voted, I had to go back three times and correct my vote because it kept defaulting to Marsha Blackburn.' She said she would never vote for Blackburn. She urged other voters to check their ballots, adding: 'Do it anyway. Don't let them rig this election.'

Parton expressed that she was 'frightened and frustrated' rather than simply angry about the alleged issue. Some of her social media followers claimed they had experienced similar problems at the Hermitage Library and other voting centres across Tennessee. Blackburn is running against Democrat Jerri Green in the gubernatorial race, with polling showing Blackburn ahead by 12 points.

How it is being reported

• Dolly Parton's sister Stella claims voting machine repeatedly switched her ballot to Republican candidate 'she'd never vote for' in upcoming Tennessee gubernatorial electionStella Parton, 77, claims the voting machines at her local Tennessee polling station erroneously cast her ballot for Republican gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn.Daily Mail · 23 Oct, 13:44
• Dolly Parton’s sister claims Tennessee voting machine flipped her vote to RepublicanStella Parton, younger sister of the late country music star, has raised serious allegations of vote rigging in TennesseeIndependent World · 22 Oct, 15:01

In this story: Stella Parton · Marsha Blackburn · Jerri Green · Hermitage Library · Nashville · Tennessee

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