# Stella Parton reports repeated machine selection of Blackburn in Tennessee vote

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dolly-partons-sister-stella-claims-voting-machine-repeatedly-switched-her-ballot-to-republican-candidate-shed-never-vote-for-in-upcoming-tennessee-gubernatorial-election/
- Published: 2026-10-23T12:44:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T12:52:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16232877/dolly-parton-sister-stella-voting-machine-tennessee.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- Stella Parton says her ballot selection defaulted to Marsha Blackburn three times.
- Tennessee officials say the systems have safeguards against recording errors.
- Other voters reported selection problems, but officials found no discrepancies.

## Summary

Stella Parton says a voting machine at a Nashville polling site repeatedly selected Republican gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn when she tried to vote. She says she corrected the selection three times and urged voters to check their ballots, raising concerns about whether voting systems reliably record voters’ choices.

Parton did not disclose whom she voted for. Tennessee election officials said the systems have safeguards to record voter intent, while the state elections coordinator described reported problems as possible unintended touches rather than votes being switched. Other voters online described similar difficulties, but officials in Williamson County said they had found no equipment discrepancies; the article says there is no credible evidence that Russia or Elon Musk interfered with the election.

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