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How to Qualify for Absentee Voting for August Election
NASHVILLE, TN — Absentee Ballots must be received
by mail at the Election Commission office (P.O.
Box 650 Nashville, TN 37202-0650) by Election Day in
order to be counted for the August 6, 2020 election.
How to Qualify for Absentee Voting
To vote Absentee (by mail), a registered voter must fall
under one of these categories:
You are sixty (60) years of age or older;
You are hospitalized, ill, or physically disabled and because
of such condition, cannot vote in person;
You have determined it is impossible or unreasonable
to vote in person due to the COVID-19 situation, and
therefore qualify as hospitalized, ill, or disabled and unable
to appear at your polling place;
You are a caretaker of a person who is hospitalized, ill,
or disabled;
You will be outside Davidson County during the early
voting period and all day on Election Day;
You or your spouse is enrolled as a full-time student
in an accredited college or university outside Davidson
County;
You have a physical disability and an inaccessible polling
location;
You reside in a licensed facility providing relatively
permanent domiciliary care, other than a penal institution,
outside Davidson County;
You are a candidate for office in the election;
You will be unable to vote in person due to service as
a juror for a Federal or State court;
You serve as an Election Day official or as a member
or employee of the Davidson County Election Commission;
Your observance of a religious holiday prevents you
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from voting in person during the early voting period and
on Election Day;
You are a member of the military or are an overseas
citizen. Learn more about military and overseas citizen
absentee voting at the Federal Voting Assistance Program
website.
Note: A request to the Election Commission for a ballot
may not be processed more than ninety (90) days before
an election. The last day to receive a request for an
Absentee Ballot is seven (7) days before the election.
Permanent Absentee Voters
To become a Permanent Absentee Voter and automatically
have a Request for an Absentee Ballot application
sent to you before every election:
Complete the permanent absentee ballot form;
Your physician must complete the physician’s statement
(included in the permanent absentee ballot form)
certifying that, in the physician’s judgment, you are medically
unable to vote in person. The statement must be filed
no less than seven (7) days before an election.
More Information about Absentee Voting
Read more about Absentee Voting at the Tennessee
Secretary of State – Division of Elections website or contact
our Absentee/Early Voting Department at 615-862-
8815 or moaballot@nashville.gov
Movement Demanding: ‘Trump/Pence Out Now!’
By Clint Confehr
Refuse Fascism, a self-described
movement of people, marched against
the Trump Administration in Tulsa,
Okla. the day after Juneteenth to drive
that regime “from power through nonviolent
protests.”
“Vote with your feet in the street,”
says “Coco Das,” an Austin, Tex.-area
resident who: admits to using a pseudonym;
reports some Refuse Fascism activists
have received death threats; and
says she wishes she wrote the slogan.
Das is Refuse Fascism’s national
spokesperson and a member of the
group’s editorial board.
Massive protests, she says, are a
way to show influential people that the
masses and like-minded citizens outnumber
the Trump Administration and
its supporters. Refuse Fascism leaders
say “the Trump/Pence regime poses a
catastrophic danger to humanity and the
planet” and must be removed before the
Nov. 3 election.
“We’re not waiting for the election,”
she said, referring to her essay “Who
Says We Can’t Drive Out a Tyrant?” It’s
at RefuseFascism.org. Examples of fascists’
removal without elections include
Richard Nixon’s resignation because of
“splits at the top of society,” Das said.
Last summer, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo
Rossello resigned after weeks of
protests. In 2017, South Korean President
Park Geun-hye was ousted for corruption
after hundreds of thousands of
people protested in the streets. Arab
Spring protests shook regimes across
the Middle East, including Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
After George Floyd was killed,
sparking a month of protest since his
May 25 death, she says, “things depolarized”
on: the use of American
soldiers for political reasons; Trump’s
“anti-truth” campaign; immigrants in
concentration camps; and the value of
black lives.
“Black lives won’t matter as long as
this regime is in power,” she said. The
Trump Administration “represents a
resurgence of white supremacy” that
includes a “strong base of Christian
fascists” who back Trump because they
believe he can establish the theocracy
they want.
A co-initiator of Refuse Fascism in
late 2016 is Carl Dix, a national spokesperson
for the Revolutionary Communist
Party USA.
“Trump brings an American fascism
[that’s]: rooted in the Confederacy;
wrapped in the flag; and Mike Pence’s
Bible-taken-literally — spreading its
poison of white supremacy, misogyny,
xenophobia, and oppressive, fundamentalist
‘traditional’ values,” Dix says.
“While the movement to defend Black
lives and end white supremacist police
murder has inspired protests all over the
world, it has terrified one person in particular
– that bloated bag of fascist feces
named Donald Trump. We’re at a crucial
crossroads with a beautiful protest
movement bringing a great diversity of
people into the streets with a determination
to see white supremacy and other
horrors caused by this system ended on
the one side and a fascist regime determined
to crush this protest movement
Refuse Fascism’s Emma Kaplan speaks in Tulsa’s Deco District before the president’s rally. The
group wants non-violent protests to prompt Donald Trump’s ouster. Refuse Fascism photo
Tulsa Police display this photo showing a protest against Donald Trump and his June 20
rally rescheduled a day after Juneteenth.
as part of hammering full-on fascist
rule into place.”
Protestors in Tulsa last weekend may
not have outnumbered those attending
the president’s rally on June 20. Regardless,
Das says protests since the May 25
police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis
“have inspired people around
the world and suddenly the movement
has shaken people awake.”
Das says Refuse Fascism refrained
from encouraging demonstrations because
of the coronavirus pandemic.
Since Floyd’s death and protests, the
group wants people in the streets because
Trump is afraid of an overwhelming
number of “ordinary people” protesting
in the streets.
Refuse Fascism spokesperson Emma
Kaplan says the group opposes voter
suppression but calls for Trump’s ouster,
noting in 2016 his regime “maneuvered
elections … for which he was impeached.”
Fascism is: a political philosophy,
movement, or nationalist regime frequently
exalting race over individuals;
and government led by a dictator who
stamps out opposition, and regiments
industry.
2020 Lexus ES 300h Ultra Luxury
By Tribune Staff Writer
The new 2020 Lexus Lexus ES 300h
is a luxury sedan that features daring design,
combined with imaginative technology
and dynamic performance.
It’s the most fuel-efficient among all
non-plug-in luxury vehicles, featuring a
2.5-leter engine that’s the most powerful
ES Hybrid yet.
Combining next-generation hybrid
technology and a highly potent 2.5-liter
engine, this is the best of everything the
ES has to offer. Its battery is not only remarkably
small and lightweight, but it’s
also strategically placed as close to the
middle of the vehicle as possible for optimized
front/rear weight distribution and
a lower center of gravity. And with paddle
shifters that deliver driving dynamics
similar to the bigger ES 350 model, all of
these features help to bring you closer to
the road than ever before. And it gives the
ES bragging rights to being the most fuelefficient
among all non-plug-in luxury
vehicles, period. And a Super Ultra-Low
Emission Vehicle certification means it
produces fewer smog-forming emissions
than conventionally powered vehicle.
Inside, the ES offers a spacious and
inviting cabin with class-leading rear
legroom. Other interior comforts include
a power rear sunshade and supple semianiline
leather–trimmed seats, including
a 14-way driver seat and a 10-way front
passenger seat.
The sculpted character lines compliment
the daring exterior design with innovative
engineering. The sounds of the
roads and streets are for the outside, so
once you’re inside the ES you hear less
of what’s outside, so that driver and passengers
can thoroughly enjoy the interior
sounds of whatever is taking place. Building
on the sound-dampening capabilities
of the flagship LS, the ES features redesigned
components that minimize engine
vibration and significantly reduce road
noise, allowing you to focus more on pure
driving.
The ES offers contemporary styling
and modern luxury. Discover interior
comforts like 10-way adjustable power
seats with heating and ventilation. Unlike
conventional ventilated seats, these seats
pull air directly from the climate-control
system to more effectively and efficiently
cool you.
The ES Hybrid builds upon its bold exterior
styling with a sleek, concealed exhaust.
This provides an incredibly refined
ride. The rigid platform and Lexus-first
Hybrid-Acoustics offer unprecedented
sound-dampening measures, such as highprecision
noise-canceling technology, to
ensure the quietest drive possible.
The All-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise
Control system uses radar and camera
technology to help you maintain a preset
speed and following distance from the vehicle
ahead. Whether at highway speeds
or in stop-and-go traffic, the system is
designed to detect if you get closer than
the preset distance and automatically slow
your vehicle—even to a complete stop. If
driving at highway speeds and the road
ahead clears, your Lexus returns to its preset
speed.
THE NUMBERS: MSRP/about
$55,690 - MPG: 43/City - 44/Hwy
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