Dolly Parton's sister claims voting machine altered her ballot
The short version
- Stella Parton, Dolly Parton's sister, claims a voting machine at her local Tennessee polling station changed her ballot.
- She said the machine cast her vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn.
- The incident occurred during early voting ahead of the Tennessee gubernatorial election.
- The claim has brought renewed scrutiny to touchscreen voting machines.
- Stella Parton is 77 years old and reported the issue at her polling station.
What we don’t know yet
- Whether the voting machine malfunctioned or was tampered with.
- If other voters at the same polling station experienced similar issues.
- The official response from election authorities to the claim.
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First reported by Daily Mail Dolly Parton’s sister Stella claims voting machine repeatedly switched her ballot to Republican candidate ‘she’d never vote for’ in upcoming Tennessee gubernatorial election
NewsNation Dolly Parton’s sister says a voting machine kept changing her vote