Stella Parton Alleges Ballot Switching in Tennessee

Stella Parton says she had to correct her selection three times while early voting at Nashville’s Hermitage Library because the machine repeatedly displayed Republican Marsha Blackburn after she tried to choose another candidate. Other voters in nearby Williamson County have reported similar difficulties, though the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office says it has received one complaint of this kind among roughly 400,000 ballots cast. State officials say voters can review their selections on screen and check the paper record, and should alert a poll worker if they see a discrepancy before casting their ballot. The reports have prompted concern, but they do not establish that voting machines intentionally changed votes.